Hauppauge HVR-1950 QAM help wanted

[constrabus]

I have analog TV working fine with guide and remote control.

I had to add the tuner to direct.ini ass suggested here: http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...light=1950


Only problem is, now how do I add the tuner for QAM? :confused:
(perhaps i am confused with ATSC and QAM? (I want digital via coax cable feed) )

the HVR-1950 is a hybrid analog/digital with an internal hardware decoder.

(PS: How do I determine whether or not the feed is actually being decoded
via the tuners hardware decoder and not a software decoder)

[constrabus]

UPDATE:
I've got the card detected!

I ran FilterCheck and went through the output log.
Then I added a few lines to the bda.ini


But! I am unsure about the "TUNING_TYPE"
(any other errors you see.. dont hesitate ^.^ )

Would someone please check my entry?


bda.ini entery:

[Hauppauge HVR-1950 (ATSC)]
TUNING_TYPE=ATSC
FILTER_TUNER=Hauppauge HVR USB2 BDA Tuner/Demod
FILTER_CAPTURE=Hauppauge HVR USB2 TS Capture
PIN_TUNER_IN=Input0
PIN_TUNER_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_IN=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_OUT=MPEG2 Transport

[Hauppauge HVR-1950 (QAM)]
TUNING_TYPE=ATSC
TUNING_SPECIAL=2
FILTER_TUNER=Hauppauge HVR USB2 BDA Tuner/Demod
FILTER_CAPTURE=Hauppauge HVR USB2 TS Capture
PIN_TUNER_IN=Input0
PIN_TUNER_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_IN=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_OUT=MPEG2 Transport

FilterCheck.log:

10:23:24.781 INFO Log started
10:23:24.782 INFO Filter Check v1.0
10:23:24.782 INFO
10:23:24.782 INFO
10:23:24.783 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_CAPTURE filters
10:23:24.799 INFO found: Line in at rear panel (White)
10:23:24.804 INFO - (output) Recording Control
10:23:24.804 INFO - (input) Input1
10:23:24.804 INFO
10:23:24.805 INFO found: Mic in at rear panel (White)
10:23:24.807 INFO - (output) Recording Control
10:23:24.807 INFO - (input) Input1
10:23:24.807 INFO
10:23:24.808 INFO found: Alienware Integrated Webcam
10:23:24.818 INFO - (output) Capture
10:23:24.818 INFO - (input) Video Camera Terminal
10:23:24.818 INFO
10:23:24.819 INFO found: Hauppauge HVR USB2 Video Capture
10:23:24.823 INFO - (input) Analog Video In
10:23:24.823 INFO - (input) Analog Audio In
10:23:24.823 INFO - (output) Capture
10:23:24.823 INFO - (output) Audio Out
10:23:24.823 INFO - (output) VBI
10:23:24.823 INFO - (output) 656
10:23:24.823 INFO
10:23:24.823 INFO
10:23:24.823 INFO
10:23:24.823 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_ENCODER filters
10:23:24.825 INFO found: Hauppauge HVR USB2 MPEG Encoder
10:23:24.829 INFO - (input) 656
10:23:24.829 INFO - (output) MPEG
10:23:24.829 INFO - (output) Mpeg Index
10:23:24.829 INFO
10:23:24.829 INFO
10:23:24.829 INFO
10:23:24.829 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_CROSSBAR filters
10:23:24.830 INFO found: Hauppauge HVR USB2 Crossbar
10:23:24.833 INFO - (input) 0: Video Tuner In
10:23:24.833 INFO - (input) 1: Video Composite In
10:23:24.833 INFO - (input) 2: Video SVideo In
10:23:24.833 INFO - (input) 3: Audio Tuner In
10:23:24.833 INFO - (input) 4: Audio Line In
10:23:24.833 INFO - (output) 0: Video Decoder Out
10:23:24.833 INFO - (output) 1: Audio Decoder Out
10:23:24.833 INFO
10:23:24.833 INFO
10:23:24.833 INFO
10:23:24.833 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_TVTUNER filters
10:23:24.834 INFO found: Hauppauge HVR USB2 Tuner
10:23:24.836 INFO - (output) Analog Video
10:23:24.836 INFO - (output) Analog Audio
10:23:24.836 INFO
10:23:24.836 INFO
10:23:24.836 INFO
10:23:24.836 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_TVAUDIO filters
10:23:24.837 INFO found: Hauppauge HVR USB2 TvAudio
10:23:24.838 INFO - (input) TVAudio In
10:23:24.838 INFO - (output) TVAudio Out
10:23:24.838 INFO
10:23:24.838 INFO
10:23:24.838 INFO
10:23:24.838 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_VBICODEC filters
10:23:24.839 INFO
10:23:24.839 INFO
10:23:24.839 INFO Checking KSCATEGORY_BDA_NETWORK_TUNER filters
10:23:24.840 INFO found: Hauppauge HVR USB2 BDA Tuner/Demod
10:23:24.843 INFO - (input) Input0
10:23:24.843 INFO - (output) MPEG2 Transport
10:23:24.843 INFO
10:23:24.843 INFO
10:23:24.843 INFO
10:23:24.843 INFO Checking KSCATEGORY_BDA_RECEIVER_COMPONENT filters
10:23:24.845 INFO found: Hauppauge HVR USB2 TS Capture
10:23:24.846 INFO - (input) MPEG2 Transport
10:23:24.846 INFO - (output) MPEG2 Transport
10:23:24.846 INFO

[whurlston]

Those entries look correct.

[imagn]

PS: How do I determine whether or not the feed is actually being decoded
via the tuners hardware decoder and not a software decoder)

Hardware decoding is for Analog, there is no decoding done in digital as the stream is already in the correct format

UPDATE:
But! I am unsure about the "TUNING_TYPE"

Tuning type for US digital will always be ATSC even if its QAM

[constrabus]

Thank you for your time guys. I appreciate it.

imagn: if i am using analog, how do i know it is being decoded? or is it just done automatically by the device?


[SIZE="3"]For future reference for anyone that needs Hauppauge HVR-1950 support...[/SIZE]

[SIZE="3"]Add the following to your direct.ini[/SIZE]

Code:

[Hauppauge HVR-1950]
INIT_MODE=ECP
INIT_MSP=0
SUPPORTS_FM_RADIO=0
BLACKBIRD=1
CONEXANT=1
FILTER_CROSSBAR=Hauppauge HVR USB2 Crossbar
FILTER_CAPTURE=Hauppauge HVR USB2 Video Capture
FILTER_TV_TUNER=Hauppauge HVR USB2 Tuner
FILTER_TV_AUDIO=Hauppauge HVR USB2 TvAudio
FILTER_ENCODER=Hauppauge HVR USB2 MPEG Encoder
PIN_CROSSBAR_VIDEO_TUNER_IN=Video Tuner In
PIN_CROSSBAR_AUDIO_TUNER_IN=Audio Tuner In
PIN_CROSSBAR_VIDEO_DECODER_OUT=Video Decoder Out
PIN_CROSSBAR_AUDIO_DECODER_OUT=Audio Decoder Out
PIN_TVTUNER_ANALOG_VIDEO_OUT=Analog Video
PIN_TVTUNER_ANALOG_AUDIO_OUT=Analog Audio
PIN_TVAUDIO_TV_AUDIO_IN=TVAudio In
PIN_TVAUDIO_TV_AUDIO_OUT=TVAudio Out
PIN_CAPTURE_ANALOG_VIDEO_IN=Analog Video In
PIN_CAPTURE_ANALOG_AUDIO_IN=Analog Audio In
PIN_CAPTURE_I2S_OUT=I2S
PIN_CAPTURE_656_OUT=656
PIN_ENCODER_I2S_IN=I2S
PIN_ENCODER_656_IN=656
PIN_ENCODER_OUT=MPEG
PIN_WRITER_INPUT_IN=Input

and


[SIZE="3"]Add the following to your bda.ini:[/SIZE]

Code:

[Hauppauge HVR-1950 (ATSC)]
TUNING_TYPE=ATSC
FILTER_TUNER=Hauppauge HVR USB2 BDA Tuner/Demod
FILTER_CAPTURE=Hauppauge HVR USB2 TS Capture
PIN_TUNER_IN=Input0
PIN_TUNER_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_IN=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_OUT=MPEG2 Transport

[Hauppauge HVR-1950 (QAM)]
TUNING_TYPE=ATSC
TUNING_SPECIAL=2
FILTER_TUNER=Hauppauge HVR USB2 BDA Tuner/Demod
FILTER_CAPTURE=Hauppauge HVR USB2 TS Capture
PIN_TUNER_IN=Input0
PIN_TUNER_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_IN=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_OUT=MPEG2 Transport

[sub]

Thanks for posting the entries. I've added them to the master files for the next release.

imagn: if i am using analog, how do i know it is being decoded? or is it just done automatically by the device?

You seem to have decoding/encoder mixed up. This device has a hardware MPEG2 encoding on its analog tuner. When you do a analog recording, GB-PVR will take the output of the hardware MPEG2 encoder and write this to the resulting .mpg file.

For digital, the stream is already encoded by the broadcaster prior to transmission, and the app simply saves the raw stream to disk (via a little remuxing).

For both analog or digital recordings, when you play the recording the application uses software decoding provided by the decoders on your machine.