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diff --git a/Documentation/media/v4l-drivers/saa7134.rst b/Documentation/media/v4l-drivers/saa7134.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..36b2ee9e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/media/v4l-drivers/saa7134.rst @@ -0,0 +1,113 @@ +The saa7134 driver +================== + +Author Gerd Hoffmann + + +This is a v4l2/oss device driver for saa7130/33/34/35 based capture / TV +boards. See http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/pip/saa7134hl for a +description. + + +Status +------ + +Almost everything is working. video, sound, tuner, radio, mpeg ts, ... + +As with bttv, card-specific tweaks are needed. Check CARDLIST for a +list of known TV cards and saa7134-cards.c for the drivers card +configuration info. + + +Build +----- + +Pick up videodev + v4l2 patches from http://bytesex.org/patches/. +Configure, build, install + boot the new kernel. You'll need at least +these config options: + +.. code-block:: none + + CONFIG_I2C=m + CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV=m + +Type "make" to build the driver now. "make install" installs the +driver. "modprobe saa7134" should load it. Depending on the card you +might have to pass card=<nr> as insmod option, check CARDLIST for +valid choices. + + +Changes / Fixes +--------------- + +Please mail me unified diffs ("diff -u") with your changes, and don't +forget to tell me what it changes / which problem it fixes / whatever +it is good for ... + + +Known Problems +-------------- + +* The tuner for the flyvideos isn't detected automatically and the + default might not work for you depending on which version you have. + There is a tuner= insmod option to override the driver's default. + +Card Variations: +---------------- + +Cards can use either of these two crystals (xtal): + +- 32.11 MHz -> .audio_clock=0x187de7 +- 24.576MHz -> .audio_clock=0x200000 (xtal * .audio_clock = 51539600) + +Some details about 30/34/35: + +- saa7130 - low-price chip, doesn't have mute, that is why all those + cards should have .mute field defined in their tuner structure. + +- saa7134 - usual chip + +- saa7133/35 - saa7135 is probably a marketing decision, since all those + chips identifies itself as 33 on pci. + +LifeView GPIOs +-------------- + +This section was authored by: Peter Missel <peter.missel@onlinehome.de> + +- LifeView FlyTV Platinum FM (LR214WF) + + - GP27 MDT2005 PB4 pin 10 + - GP26 MDT2005 PB3 pin 9 + - GP25 MDT2005 PB2 pin 8 + - GP23 MDT2005 PB1 pin 7 + - GP22 MDT2005 PB0 pin 6 + - GP21 MDT2005 PB5 pin 11 + - GP20 MDT2005 PB6 pin 12 + - GP19 MDT2005 PB7 pin 13 + - nc MDT2005 PA3 pin 2 + - Remote MDT2005 PA2 pin 1 + - GP18 MDT2005 PA1 pin 18 + - nc MDT2005 PA0 pin 17 strap low + - GP17 Strap "GP7"=High + - GP16 Strap "GP6"=High + + - 0=Radio 1=TV + - Drives SA630D ENCH1 and HEF4052 A1 pinsto do FM radio through + SIF input + + - GP15 nc + - GP14 nc + - GP13 nc + - GP12 Strap "GP5" = High + - GP11 Strap "GP4" = High + - GP10 Strap "GP3" = High + - GP09 Strap "GP2" = Low + - GP08 Strap "GP1" = Low + - GP07.00 nc + +Credits +------- + +andrew.stevens@philips.com + werner.leeb@philips.com for providing +saa7134 hardware specs and sample board. |