Sabrent TV-PCIRC
Introduction
This page is specific to the:
Sabrent PCI TV Tuner Card 7130 TV-PCIRC01061000290 UPC 1 88218 00082 8 Item Code: TV-PCIRC
If you have a different model of Sabrent TV-PCIRC card - well, good luck. They rebadged pretty much anyone's overstock tuner card, so buyer beware.
The 'MPEG4' feature advertized on the box is software only. There is no hardware MPEG support on the device.
I just want it to work under Linux!
Use the audio-pass through cable. The remote control works, and the card tunes NTSC.
modprobe saa7134 card=28 tuner=2 # (maybe tuner=32 for PAL?)
Things on The Card
Encoder/PCI Bridge
Clearly labelled, it's a Philips SAA7130HL.
Tuner
If you peel away (carefully!) the OEM label, the 'tin can' tuner has a sticker that says:
SAMSUNG TCPN9082DC270(T) - - - - - - - - 030527 AIO
The tuner is on i2C bus address 0x60 (which is a pretty standard place for the tuner to be)
Crystals
One 4.000 and one 32.110
The Mystery IR Chip
18-pin package, label removed.
Some sort of IR decoder.
Remote Control
Oddly enough, the remote control keymap is identical to the 'ir_codes_pctv_sedna' keymap.
| Key | Linux KeySym |
|---|---|
| 0x00 | KEY_0 |
| 0x01 | KEY_1 |
| 0x02 | KEY_2 |
| 0x03 | KEY_3 |
| 0x04 | KEY_4 |
| 0x05 | KEY_5 |
| 0x06 | KEY_6 |
| 0x07 | KEY_7 |
| 0x08 | KEY_8 |
| 0x09 | KEY_9 |
| 0x0a | KEY_AGAIN |
| 0x0b | KEY_CHANNELUP |
| 0x0c | KEY_VOLUMEUP |
| 0x0d | KEY_MODE |
| 0x0e | KEY_STOP |
| 0x0f | KEY_PREVIOUSSONG |
| 0x10 | KEY_ZOOM |
| 0x11 | KEY_TUNER |
| 0x12 | KEY_POWER |
| 0x13 | KEY_MUTE |
| 0x15 | KEY_CHANNELDOWN |
| 0x18 | KEY_VOLUMEDOWN |
| 0x19 | KEY_SHUFFLE |
| 0x1a | KEY_NEXTSONG |
| 0x1b | KEY_TEXT |
| 0x1c | KEY_RADIO |
| 0x1d | KEY_RECORD |
| 0x1e | KEY_PAUSE |
Where the Pins Go
SAA7130HL
| Pin | Symbol | Direction | Connects to... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | GPIO23 | Input | Resistor Pads R20/R23 (Unused) |
| 57 | GPIO22/TS_LOCK | Input | Resistor Pads R19/R22 (Unused) |
| 58 | GPIO21/TS_S_D | Input | Resistor Pads R18/R21 (Unused) |
| 59 | GPIO20/TS_CLK | NC | |
| 60 | GPIO19/TS_SOP | NC | |
| 61 | GPIO18 | Input | Resistor Pad R72 (Unused) |
| 67 | GPIO17 | NC | |
| 68 | GPIO16 | Input | Resistor Pad R24 (Unused) |
| 69 | GPIO15 | Input | IR Chip Pin #17 |
| 70 | GPIO14 | Input | IR Chip Pin #13 |
| 71 | GPIO13 | Input | IR Chip Pin #12 |
| 72 | GPIO12 | Input | IR Chip Pin #11 |
| 75 | GPIO11 | Input | IR Chip Pin #10 |
| 76 | GPIO10 | Input | IR Chip Pin #9 |
| 77 | GPIO9 | Input | IR Chip Pin #8 |
| 78 | GPIO8 | Input | IR Chip Pin #7 |
| 79 | GPIO7 | NC | |
| 80 | GPIO6 | NC | |
| 81 | GPIO5 | NC | |
| 82 | GPIO4 | NC | |
| 83 | GPIO3 | Input | Resistor Pad R52/R53 (Unused) |
| 84 | GPIO2 | NC | |
| 85 | GPIO1 | NC | |
| 86 | GPIO0 | NC | |
| 87 | GPIO27 | NC | |
| 88 | GPIO26 | NC | |
| 89 | GPIO25 | NC | |
| 90 | SCL | Bi | Tuner Can I2C Clock |
| 91 | SDA | Bi | Tuner Can I2C Data |
| 94 | LEFT2 | A.In | Tuner Can Audio Out |
| 96 | LEFT1 | A.In | External Audio In |
| 98 | RIGHT1 | A.In | External Audio In |
| 100 | RIGHT2 | A.In | Tuner Can Audio Out |
| 103 | OUT_RIGHT | A.Out | Audio Output Jack |
| 104 | OUT_LEFT | A.Out | Audio Output Jack |
| 109 | CV2_C | V.In | Tuner Can Video Out |
Mystery IR Chip
| Pin | Symbol(?) | Connects to... |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NC | |
| 2 | NC | |
| 3 | NC | |
| 4 | IR | IR Sensor |
| 5 | GND | Ground |
| 6 | IR | IR Sensor (VCC?) |
| 7 | DATA0 | SAA7130HL GPIO8 |
| 8 | DATA1 | SAA7130HL GPIO9 |
| 9 | DATA2 | SAA7130HL GPIO10 |
| 10 | DATA3 | SAA7130HL GPIO11 |
| 11 | DATA4 | SAA7130HL GPIO12 |
| 12 | DATA5 | SAA7130HL GPIO13 |
| 13 | KEY_UP_1 | SAA7130HL GPIO14 |
| 14 | ? | VCC? GND? |
| 15 | XTAL1 | 4.000 Crystal |
| 16 | XTAL2 | 4.000 Crystal |
| 17 | KEY_UP_2 | SAA7130HL GPIO15 |
| 18 | NC |