patch-2.4.20 linux-2.4.20/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/Tuners

• Lines: 121
• Date: Thu Nov 28 15:53:08 2002
• Orig file: linux-2.4.19/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/Tuners
• Orig date: Wed Oct 17 14:19:20 2001

diff -urN linux-2.4.19/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/Tuners linux-2.4.20/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/Tuners
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+1) Tuner Programming
+====================
+There are some flavors of Tuner programming APIs.
+These differ mainly by the bandswitch byte.
+
+    L= LG_API       (VHF_LO=0x01, VHF_HI=0x02, UHF=0x08, radio=0x04)
+    P= PHILIPS_API  (VHF_LO=0xA0, VHF_HI=0x90, UHF=0x30, radio=0x04)
+    T= TEMIC_API    (VHF_LO=0x02, VHF_HI=0x04, UHF=0x01)
+    A= ALPS_API     (VHF_LO=0x14, VHF_HI=0x12, UHF=0x11)
+    M= PHILIPS_MK3  (VHF_LO=0x01, VHF_HI=0x02, UHF=0x04, radio=0x19)
+
+2) Tuner Manufacturers
+======================
 
 SAMSUNG Tuner identification: (e.g. TCPM9091PD27)
   TCP [ABCJLMNQ] 90[89][125] [DP] [ACD] 27 [ABCD]
@@ -10,6 +23,7 @@
    M= BG+I+DK
    N= NTSC 
    Q= BG+I+DK+LL
+ [89]: ?
  [125]:
    2: No FM
    5: With FM
@@ -23,43 +37,49 @@
  [ABCD]:
    3-wire/I2C tuning, 2-band/3-band
 
+ These Tuners are PHILIPS_API compatible.
+
 Philips Tuner identification: (e.g. FM1216MF)
-  F[IRMQ]12[1345]{MF|ME|MP}
-  [IRMQ]:
-   I: Tuner Series
-   R: Tuner + Radio IF
-   M: Tuner + FM
-   Q,MR: specials
+  F[IRMQ]12[1345]6{MF|ME|MP}
+  F[IRMQ]:
+   FI12x6: Tuner Series
+   FR12x6: Tuner + Radio IF
+   FM12x6: Tuner + FM
+   FQ12x6: special
+   FMR12x6: special
    TD15xx: Digital Tuner ATSC
-  [1345]
-   1: PAL BG
-   3: NTSC
-   4: PAL I
-   5: Pal DK
+  12[1345]6:
+   1216: PAL BG
+   1236: NTSC
+   1246: PAL I
+   1256: Pal DK
   {MF|ME|MP}
-   MF: w/ Secam
-   ME: BD DK I LL
-   MP: BG DK I
+   MF: BG LL w/ Secam (Multi France)
+   ME: BG DK I LL   (Multi Europe)
+   MP: BG DK I      (Multi PAL)
    MR: BG DK M (?)
    MG: BG DKI M (?)
+  MK2 series PHILIPS_API, most tuners are compatible to this one !
+  MK3 series introduced in 2002 w/ PHILIPS_MK3_API
 
 Temic Tuner identification: (.e.g 4006FH5)
    4[01][0136][269]F[HYNR]5
-    40x2: Tuner (5V/33V), different I2C programming from Philips !
+    40x2: Tuner (5V/33V), TEMIC_API.
     40x6: Tuner 5V
     41xx: Tuner compact
     40x9: Tuner+FM compact
    [0136]
-    0: PAL BG
-    1: Pal DK, Secam LL
-    3: NTSC
-    6: PAL I
+    xx0x: PAL BG
+    xx1x: Pal DK, Secam LL
+    xx3x: NTSC
+    xx6x: PAL I
    F[HYNR]5
     FH5: Pal BG
     FY5: others
     FN5: multistandard
     FR5: w/ FM radio
    3X xxxx: order number with specific connector
+  Note: Only 40x2 series has TEMIC_API, all newer tuners have PHILIPS_API.
 
 LG Innotek Tuner:
   TPI8NSR11 : NTSC J/M    (TPI8NSR01 w/FM)  (P,210/497)
@@ -76,13 +96,20 @@
   TADC-H002F: NTSC (L,175/410?; 2-B, C-W+11, W+12-69)
   TADC-M201D: PAL D/K+B/G+I (L,143/425)  (sound control at I2C address 0xc8)
   TADC-T003F: NTSC Taiwan  (L,175/410?; 2-B, C-W+11, W+12-69)
-
-  (API,Lo-Hi-takeover/Hi-UHF-takeover)
-   I2C APIs:
-    L= LG programming (VHF_LO=0x01, VHF_HI=0x02, UHF=0x08, radio=0x04)
-    P= Philips progr. (VHF_LO=0xA0, VHF_HI=0x90, UHF=0x30, radio=0x04)
-    T= Temic progr.   (VHF_LO=0x02, VHF_HI=0x04, UHF=0x01)
   Suffix: 
     P= Standard phono female socket
     D= IEC female socket
     F= F-connector
+
+Other Tuners:
+TCL2002MB-1 : PAL BG + DK       =TUNER_LG_PAL_NEW_TAPC
+TCL2002MB-1F: PAL BG + DK w/FM  =PHILIPS_PAL
+TCL2002MI-2 : PAL I		= ??
+
+ALPS Tuners:
+   Most are LG_API compatible
+   TSCH6 has ALPS_API (TSCH5 ?)
+   TSBE1 has extra API 05,02,08 Control_byte=0xCB Source:(1)
+
+Lit.
+(1) conexant100029b-PCI-Decoder-ApplicationNote.pdf