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==Somagic SMI-2020CBE==
 
==Somagic SMI-2020CBE==
http://www.somagic-hz.com/product_info.asp?id=60
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* Unknown microcontroller
 
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* SPI and I2C interfaces for controling an external tuner and modulator
 
* SPI and I2C interfaces for controling an external tuner and modulator

Revision as of 15:37, 31 May 2010

It is a Digital TV receiver (USB dongle) manufactured by Zinwell Inc. and sold in Brazil by IBAYO. It is compliant with the ISDB-T 1Seg DTV standard (japanese standard adopted in Brazil).

device ID: 5a57:4210 Zinwell

It is very similar to this reference design from Somagic: http://www.somagic.cn/english/product_info.asp?id=57

photos of the device board

ICs used in the device board

Somagic SMI-2020CBE

http://www.somagic-hz.com/product_info.asp?id=57

  • Unknown microcontroller
  • SPI and I2C interfaces for controling an external tuner and modulator
  • USB interface (used to communicate with the PC)

Maxim MAX2163

  • Tuner
  • Controlled through configuration/status registers accessible at I2C address 0xc0 (write) and 0xc1 (read)
  • Datasheet available here

MA50159

demodulator

Who is working on a free firmware implementation?

  • Felipe Sanches
  • Lucas Villa Real

We have some experimental code available on subversion.