TBS DVB-S2 Quad tuner TV Card, PCIe x1 (6984) (1 Viewer)

[elsmandino]

TBS DVB-S2 Quad tuner TV Card, PCIe x1 (6984).

I know that this card is pretty new (and pretty expensive), but was wondering if anyone had any experience of this card.

 

[mm1352000]

Apparently it hasn't been officially released yet. You're unlikely to find anyone with experience using an unreleased card until it is released.

 

[elsmandino]

Thanks for that, I'll hold off for a bit then and stick with what I have for the time being

 

[Vinegartom]

Looks as though this is available now. Anyone taken the plunge? I'm considering it....

TBS 6984 PCI-E DVB-S2 Quad Tuner TV Card [TBS6984] - US$249.99 : BuyDVB Online Store

 

[mm1352000]

Hi Vinegartom

I don't think mcraenz would mind me telling you that he has one. DiSEqC is not supported right now as TBS are using a different interface for that card compared to other cards. Aside from that, it *appears* to work. But speak to mcraenz...

mm

 

[flyingdead]

Hi mm1352000

any update on that?

DiSEqC is not supported right now as TBS are using a different interface for that card compared to other cards.

thanks

 

[raintree_county]

Hi Vinegartom

I don't think mcraenz would mind me telling you that he has one. DiSEqC is not supported right now as TBS are using a different interface for that card compared to other cards. Aside from that, it *appears* to work. But speak to mcraenz...

mm

Hi mm,
Guess "DiSEqC is not supported" due to the previous driver which has wrong DiSEqC command. New driver V1.0.1.2 fixed this problem and from our testing, DiSEqC is working with MediaPortal correctly. Thanks!

 

[mm1352000]

Hi raintree_county

So can you confirm that the NXP DiSEqC format is no longer required for the 6984, 6925 etc. ?

mm


[Edit: I should say Trident, not NXP.]

 

[raintree_county]

Hi mm,

NXP/Trident DiSEqC format is not used by TBS6984 or TBS6925. TBS uses self-defined DiSEqC interface and all information could be found from SDK on TBS website

 

[mm1352000]

Hi again

I only called it "NXP" because older versions of the SDK called the function "turbosight_nxp_send_diseqc". The latest versions of the SDK don't mention that. To clarify (this is code taken from the latest SDK on your website):

	[B]"QBOX" method[/B]
	if(nDeviceType == TBS5980 || nDeviceType == TBSQBOX3|| nDeviceType == TBS5922)
	{
		if (m_pKsCtrl)
		{		
			QBOXDVBSCMD DiSEqCRequest;
			ZeroMemory(&DiSEqCRequest, sizeof(DiSEqCRequest));

			CopyMemory(DiSEqCRequest.motor, cmd, 4);

			hr = m_pKsCtrl->Set(KSPROPERTYSET_QBOXControl,
				KSPROPERTY_CTRL_MOTOR,
				&DiSEqCRequest,sizeof( QBOXDVBSCMD ),
				&DiSEqCRequest,sizeof( QBOXDVBSCMD ));

			if (hr == S_OK)
			{
				bRet = TRUE;
			}

		}
	}

	[B]"NXP" method[/B]
	if(nDeviceType == TBS6925|| nDeviceType == TBS6922|| nDeviceType == TBS6984A
		|| nDeviceType == TBS6984B|| nDeviceType == TBS6984C|| nDeviceType == TBS6984D)
	{

		if (m_pKsCtrl)
		{		
			TBSDISEQC_MESSAGE_PARAMS DiSEqCRequest;
			ZeroMemory(&DiSEqCRequest, sizeof(DiSEqCRequest));

			DiSEqCRequest.uc_diseqc_send_message_length = cmdlen;
			CopyMemory(DiSEqCRequest.uc_diseqc_send_message, cmd, cmdlen);

			if (m_pKsCtrl->Set(KSPROPSETID_BdaTunerExtensionProperties, 
				KSPROPERTY_BDA_DISEQC_MESSAGE, 
				&DiSEqCRequest,sizeof(TBSDISEQC_MESSAGE_PARAMS),
				&DiSEqCRequest, sizeof(TBSDISEQC_MESSAGE_PARAMS)
				)  == S_OK)
			{
				bRet = TRUE;
			}


		}

	}//end if(nDeviceType = TBS6925)

	[B]"698x/892x" method[/B]
	if (nDeviceType == TBS6921 || nDeviceType == TBS8921|| nDeviceType == TBS8922
		|| nDeviceType == TBS8920|| nDeviceType == TBS6920|| nDeviceType == TBS6981A
		|| nDeviceType == TBS6981B|| nDeviceType == TBS6980A|| nDeviceType == TBS6980B)
	{
		if (m_pKsCtrl)
		{

			hr = m_pKsCtrl->QuerySupported(KSPROPSETID_BdaTunerExtensionProperties,
				KSPROPERTY_BDA_DISEQC_MESSAGE, 
				&TypeSupport);

			if (FAILED(hr))
			{
				// DiSEqC Interface Not Supported
			} 
			else
			{
				// DiSEqC Interface Found	

				DISEQC_MESSAGE_PARAMS DiSEqCRequest;
				ZeroMemory(&DiSEqCRequest, sizeof(DiSEqCRequest));

				if (cmdlen > 8)
					cmdlen = 8;
				DiSEqCRequest.tbscmd_mode = TBSDVBSCMD_DISEQC;
				DiSEqCRequest.uc_diseqc_send_message_length = cmdlen;
				CopyMemory(DiSEqCRequest.uc_diseqc_send_message, cmd, cmdlen);
				if (m_KsTunerPropSet->Get(KSPROPSETID_BdaTunerExtensionProperties, 
					KSPROPERTY_BDA_DISEQC_MESSAGE, 
					&DiSEqCRequest,sizeof(DISEQC_MESSAGE_PARAMS),
					&DiSEqCRequest, sizeof(DISEQC_MESSAGE_PARAMS),
					&bytesReturned)  == S_OK)
					bRet = TRUE;
			}

		}

Are you saying that the second method for TBS6925, TBS6922 and TBS6984 is not needed any more?

To add a further question: I have a TBS 5980 )). The QBOX DiSEqC command doesn't seem to work with it but the normal one (for 698x, 892x...) works nicely. This is a little confusing. Which cards/devices should the QBOX DiSEqC method be used for?

Thanks for your comments!

mm