| TSReader | Hardware Support |
Win7 added support for the latest drivers. SkyStar S2 Driver: 48 MB: Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP: SkyStar HD Driver v1.0.7.6: 101 MB: Technisat SkyStar HD Driver for Windows Vista, Windows XP. Technisat Drivers 4.6.0 Lite: 1.14 MB: WDM and BDA drivers light pack. SkyStar 2 Driver for LINUX: 94 kb: Linux drivers for SkyStar 2: Old. Find TechnoTrend AG software downloads at CNET Download.com, the most comprehensive source for safe, trusted, and spyware-free downloads on the Web. Windows Version 1.9.0.1.
Updated March 25, 2008
Hardware Notes
MPEG-2 transport streams can be sent over a number of different medium. Your choice of hardware depends on which service you wish to receive and also where you are located in the world. These are the medium standards TSReader supports:
| System | |||
| ATSC | Terrestrial | 8VSB modulation in 6MHz bandwidth | Canada, South Korea, USA |
| DCII | Satellite | QPSK/OQPSK modulation. Used mostly by cable systems in the Americas at their headends | Americas |
| DSS | Satellite | QPSK modulation. Used on DIRECTV systems. Non-standard MPEG-2 transport stream. | Brazil, Latin America, USA |
| DVB-C | Cable | QAM modulation in 6-8MHz bandwidth (also known as Annex A) | Worldwide |
| DVB-S | Satellite | QPSK modulation | Worldwide |
| DVB-S2 | Satellite | QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK, 32QPSK modulation | Worldwide |
| DVB-SNG | Satellite | QPSK and Trellis-decoded 8PSK | Americas |
| DVB-T | Terrestrial | COFDM carriers with either QPSK or QAM modulation | Australia, Europe, Singapore, Taiwan |
| DVB-ASI | Coax Cable | 270 Mbps SDI format but with MPEG-2 data bursts | Professional MPEG applications |
| DVB-SPI | Parallel Cable | Up to 108 Mbps using low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) | Professional MPEG applications |
| Ethernet packets carring MPEG-2 transport over multicast or unicast IP | Worldwide | ||
| BST-OFDM modulation | Japan, Brazil | ||
| QPSK and and Trellis-coded 8PSK | Japan | ||
| SCTE QAM | Cable | QAM modulation in 6MHz channels, either 64QAM or 256QAM (also known as Annex B) | American cable systems |
| 19.4 Mbps used for feeding transmitters | North America |
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TSReader can process MPEG-2 transport streams in real time from the following interfaces. The piece of software that ties the hardware to TSReader is called the Source Module and you must select the appropriate module when you configure TSReader for the first time.
| Satellite | Details | Source Module | Website |
| Twinhan DST-1020 satellite card. | Twinhan1020 | http://www.twinhan.com | |
| Twinhan DST-1020a satellite card. Supports both DVB-S and DSS standards. | Twinhan1020 (DVB) Twinhan1020dss (DSS) | http://www.twinhan.com | |
| Twinhan 1022/102g satellite card. Supports DVB-S only. | Twinhan1020 | ||
| Twinhan DST-1030 satellite card. | Twinhan1030 | http://www.twinhan.com | |
| Twinhan DST-1030a satellite card. | Twinhan1030 | http://www.twinhan.com | |
| Chaintech DST-1000 satellite card. | Twinhan1020 | http://www.chaintech.com.tw/ | |
| TechnoTrend Budget PCI satellite card. This card is manufactured by a number of different vendors including Hauppauge Computer Works. | TTBudgetS | http://www.technotrend.com http://www.hauppauge.com | |
| Sky2PC (SkyStar) Satellite. Supports DVB-S. Note 1 | B2C2s | http://www.bbti.us/ | |
| Broadlogic/V@Box Satellite Express 2030. Note 3 | Broadlogic | ||
| Pinnacle PCTV Sat CI. Supports DVB-S. | PinnacleSatCI | ||
| TechnoTrend Connect 2400. Supports DVB-S with a USB 2.0 interface. | TTUSB20S | ||
| Tongshi DVB-S satellite card. | TongshiS | ||
| DVBWorld USB 2.0 DVB-S. Supports DVB-S and DSS. Users should read this note first. | DVBWorld_S2101 (DVB) DVBWorld_S2101dss (DSS) | ||
| Hauppauge Computer Works Nova-S Plus | HCWPCI92xxx | ||
| Hauppauge Computer Works Nova-SE2 | HCWPCI92xxx | ||
| Alitronika AT600PCI - DVB-S to USB2. | Alitronika600 | ||
| Alitronika AT600USB - DVB-S to USB2. | Alitronika600 | ||
| Alitronika AT60USB - DVB-S to USB2. | Alitronika600 | ||
| TechnoTrend TT-budget S2-3200. Supports DVB-S and DVB-S2. Use TechnoTrend's 'data' driver downloadable from their website. | TTBudgetS2 | ||
| TechnoTrend TT-connect S2-3600. Supports DVB-S and DVB-S2. Use TechnoTrend's 'data' driver downloadable from their website. | TTUSB20S2 | ||
| CielPlus card. Connects TSReader to various Sky (UK) satellite receivers. | CielPlus_Sky | ||
| Genpix Electronics 8PSK to USB adapter. Supports DVB-S, Turbo-coded QPSK, 8PSK and 16QAM, all Digicipher II modes and DSS QPSK. | Genpix_8PSK | ||
| Genpix Electronics SkyWalker-1 USB adapter. Supports DVB-S, Turbo-coded QPSK, 8PSK and 16QAM, all Digicipher II modes and DSS QPSK. | Genpix_8PSK | ||
| DVBTech 8PSK to USB adapter. Supports DVB-S, Turbo-coded QPSK, 8PSK and 16QAM, and all Digicipher II modes. | DVBTech_8PSK | ||
| Hauppauge HVR-4000 DVB-S, DVB-S2 and DVB-T interface. | HCWPCI69xxx | ||
| HIKARISOFT ISDB-SADP2 USB2 interface. Supports ISDB-S | Hikarisoft | ||
| Hauppauge Nova-S-USB2 DVB-S | |||
| Hauppauge WinTV-HVR3000 DVB-S | |||
| Terrestrial (DVB-T) | Source Module | Website | |
| Twinhan VisionDTV Mini Ter. | TwinhanDTT | http://www.twinhan.com | |
| Twinhan VisionDTV Ter. | TwinhanDTT | ||
| TechnoTrend Budget PCI terrestrial card. | TTBudgetT | http://www.technotrend.com http://www.hauppauge.com | |
| Air2PC-DVB (AirStar) Terrestrial. Note 1 | B2C2t | http://www.bbti.us/ | |
| Nebula Electronics DigiTV PCI Version. | Nebula | http://www.nebula-electronics.com | |
| Nebula Electronics DigiTV USB 2.0 Version. | Nebula | http://www.nebula-electronics.com | |
| Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-T pci | HCWDVBTSource | ||
| Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-T usb | HCWDVBTSource | ||
| Terratec Cinergy T² (USB 2.0). Users should read this note first. | TerratecT2 | ||
| TechnoTrend TV-Stick (USB 2.0). | TTUSB20T | ||
| TechnoTrend Connect 2400. Supports DVB-T with a USB 2.0 interface. | TTUSB20T | ||
| Digital Now Tiny USB2 DVB-T receiver. Note 4 | TinyUSB2 | ||
| Dibcom STK3000-P USB2 DVB-T receiver module. Note 4 | DVBTBDASource | ||
| Hauppauge Computer Works WinTV-HVR900 Hauppauge Computer Works WinTV-HVR900H | HCWDVBTSource | ||
| Hauppauge Computer Works WinTV-HVR930 | |||
| Hauppauge Computer Works WinTV-HVR1100 | |||
| Hauppauge Computer Works WinTV-HVR1110 | |||
| Hauppauge Computer Works WinTV-HVR1300 | |||
| Hauppauge Computer Works WinTV-HVR3000 | |||
| Twinhan DTT-CI | TwinhanDTT-CI | ||
| Alitronika AT800PCI - DVB-T to PCI. | Alitronika800 | ||
| Alitronika AT800USB - DVB-T to USB2. | Alitronika800 | ||
| Alitronika AT80USB - DVB-T to USB2. | Alitronika800 | ||
| RF Central RFX-MDR-PC. 2 GHz DVB-T to USB2. To use this device with TSReader, you must change the Windows driver. | RFCentral_RFX-MDR-PC | ||
| Hauppauge HVR-4000 DVB-S, DVB-S2 and DVB-T interface. | HCWDVBTSource | ||
| Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1200 | |||
| Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1700 | |||
| Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2200 | |||
| Sencore DTU-235 DVB-T analyzer. USB2 connection | SencoreDTU235 | ||
| Terrestrial (ATSC) | Source Module | Website | |
| Air2PC-ATSC Terrestrial. Note 1 | B2C2a | http://www.bbti.us/ | |
| Sasem OnAir USB HDTV adapter. Users should read this note first. | SasemUSB_8VSB | ||
| Twinhan 3220 8VSB PCI adapter. | Twinhan8VSB | ||
| Twinhan 3250 8VSB/analog PCI adapter. | Twinhan8VSB | ||
| ATI HDTV Wonder. Note 4 | ATSCBDASource | ||
| V@Box Communications USB-A 3560. 8VSB to USB 2.0. Note 4 | ATSCBDASource | ||
| AverMedia A180 8VSB card. Note 4 | ATSCBDASource | ||
| AirStar HD-5000 PCI | B2C2a | ||
| pcHDTV 3000 8VSB card. Although designed for Linux, it's supplied with BDA drivers. Note 4 | ATSCBDASource | ||
| Sencore DTU-234 analyzer | SencoreDTU234_8VSB | ||
| AutumnWave OnAir USB HDTV Creator. Users should read this note first. | AutumnWave_8VSB | ||
| Hauppauge WinTV HVR-950 Hauppauge WinTV HVR-950Q | HCWATSCSource | ||
| AutumnWave On-Air GT | ATSCBDASource | ||
| HDHomeRun. Dual tuner 8VSB/QAM via Ethernet. Information about this interface is here. | HDHomeRun_8VSB | ||
| Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1600 | HCWATSCSource | ||
| AirStar HD-5000 USB. Supports 8VSB and SCTE QAM | B2C2a | ||
| Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1250 | |||
| Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1500 Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1500q | |||
| Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1800 Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1800lp | |||
| Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1950 | |||
| Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 | |||
| Source Module | |||
| HIKARISOFT ISDB-TADP2 USB2 interface | Hikarisoft | ||
| Cable (DVB-C Annex A) | Source Module | Website | |
| Twinhan Vision DTV Cab-CI. | TwinhanDCT-CI | http://www.twinhan.com | |
| Twinhan 2021 DTV Mini-Cab. | TwinhanDCT | ||
| TechnoTrend Budget PCI cable card. | TTBudgetC | http://www.technotrend.com http://www.hauppauge.com | |
| Cable4PC (CableStar) Cable. Note 1 | B2C2c | http://www.bbti.us/ | |
| TechnoTrend Connect 2400. Supports DVB-C with a USB 2.0 interface. | TTUSB20C | ||
| Alitronika AT700PCI - DVB-C QAM to PCI. | Alitronika700 | ||
| Alitronika AT700USB - DVB-C QAM to USB | Alitronika700 | ||
| Alitronika AT70USB - DVB-C QAM to USB2. | Alitronika700 | ||
| DVB-ASI | Source Module | Website | |
| Linear Systems ATSC Master. A full duplex 270 Mbps card used with DVB-ASI interfaces found on professional MPEG-2 equipment. | Linsys | http://www.dveo.com | |
| Linear Systems DVB Master FD. A full duplex 270 Mbps card used with DVB-ASI interfaces found on professional MPEG-2 equipment. | Linsys | http://www.dveo.com | |
| Linear Systems DVB Master II Rx. A receive only 270 Mbps card used with DVB-ASI interfaces found on professional MPEG-2 equipment. | Linsys | ||
| Linear Systems DVB Master III Rx. A receive only 270 Mbps card used with DVB-ASI interfaces found on professional MPEG-2 equipment. | Linsys | ||
| Linear Systems DVB Master Quad/i. Four channel 270 Mbps receive card for use with DVB-ASI interfaces. | Linsys | ||
| Linear Systems DVB Master FD-B. Full duplex ASI card with failsafe protection. | Linsys | ||
| Dektec DTA-120 DVB-ASI receive card. | Dektec | ||
| Dektec DTA-124 Quad DVB-ASI receive card. | Dektec | ||
| Dektec DTA-140 DVB-ASI transmit/recieve card. | Dektec | ||
| Dektec DTA-145. Dual channel DVB-ASI transmit/receive card. | Dektec | ||
| Dektec DTA-2145. Dual channel PCI Express DVB-ASI transmit/receive card. | Dektec | ||
| Dektec DTU-225. DVB-ASI to USB 2.0 interface. | DektecUSB | ||
| Dektec DTU-245. DVB-ASI to USB 2.0 interface. | DektecUSB | ||
| Alitronika AT200USB and AT400USB DVB-ASI & DVB-SPI to USB 2.0 interfaces. | Alitronika2345 | ||
| Alitronika AT20USB - ASI to USB2 interface. | Alitronika2345 | ||
| Alitronika AT200PCI and AT400PCI DVB-ASI & DVB-SPI PCI cards. | Alitronika2345 | ||
| Teleview TSP102. Handles both DVB-ASI and SMPTE 310M streams. | Teleview_TSP102_ASI Teleview_TSP102_310M | ||
| Alitronika AT4 'AsiPod' - ultra compact ASI to USB2 interface. | Alitronika2345 | ||
| DVB-SPI | Details | Source Module | Website |
| Our own DTVWorks brand DVB-SPI USB 2.0 interface | DTVWorks_SPI | ||
| Dektec DTA-122 DVB-SPI receive card. | Dektec | ||
| Alitronika AT200USB and AT400USB DVB-ASI & DVB-SPI to USB 2.0 interfaces. | Alitronika2345 | ||
| Alitronika AT22USB - SPI to USB interface | Alitronika2345 | ||
| Alitronika AT200PCI and AT400PCI DVB-ASI & DVB-SPI PCI cards. | Alitronika2345 | ||
| LN Systems DVB-SPI USB 2.0 interface with BDA driver and peripheral I/O | |||
| Source Module | |||
| Sasem OnAir USB HDTV adapter. Users should read this note first. | SasemUSB_QAM | ||
| AirStar HD-5000 PCI. Note 1 | B2C2q | ||
| Sencore DTU-234 analyzer | SencoreDTU234_QAM | ||
| AutumnWave OnAir USB HDTV Creator. Users should read this note first. | AutumnWave_QAM | ||
| AutumnWave OnAir GT. | AutumnWave_GT_QAM | ||
| HDHomeRun. Dual tuner 8VSB/QAM via Ethernet. Information about this interface is here. | HDHomeRun_QAM | ||
| Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1600 | HCWQAMSource.dll | ||
| AirStar HD-5000 USB | B2C2q | ||
| Hauppauge WinTV-HVR950Q | |||
| Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1250 | |||
| Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1500q | |||
| Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1800 Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1800lp | |||
| Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1950 | |||
| Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 | |||
| Source Module | |||
| Receivers like the Novra S75 DVB-S shown take the transport stream from the RF network and retransmit as multicast UDP packets on LANs. TSReader has sources that can receive multicast and unicast UDP, UDP/RTP or UDP/HRTP traffic. | HRTPMulticast (Harmonic RTP) HRTPUnicast (Harmonic RTP) HTTP (HTTP) RTPMulticast (RTP) RTPUnicast (RTP) TCP (Raw TCP) UDPMulticast (Raw UDP) UDPUnicast (Raw UDP) | ||
| Firewire devices that are compatible with the 'meidvhs' driver for Windows XP. This includes some cable TV set-top-boxes like the Scientific Atlanta 3250HD and the Motorola 620X series. | Firewire Firewire_DVHS |
Note 1: Use of BBTI drivers version 4.4 are required for operation with TSReader.
Note 2: This card isn't fully functional yet in TSReader primarily because we either can't get a card or don't have that format of modulation available to test with. If you have one of these cards, please contact us - we'd like to work with owners to get TSReader debugged on these cards.
Note 3: This card has an eight PID maximum demux severely limiting it's performance in TSReader. Please see this note about cards with demultiplexers.
Note 4: This interface is supported using Microsoft Windows BDA drivers.
Output Destinations
Technotrend Drivers
TSReader can output a single channel version from the multiplex being received and send it real time to the following devices:
Technotrend Bda Drivers
| Interface | Product | Website |
| Stradis Professional MPEG-2 decoder cards. Some versions support the 4:2:2 video profile. | http://www.stradis.com | |
| D-VHS decks via Firewire on Windows XP. Some models (such as the JVC HM-DH30000 shown) have internal MPEG-2 decoders so in addition to recording, you can stream HD to the deck using it as an MPEG-2 decoder. | Various | |
XBox Media Player's XNS protocol is supported by TSReader. This allows streaming of a program from TSReader over the LAN interface on the XBox hardware. XBox Media Center is also supported by the XNS interface. | ||
| VideoLAN.org's VLC player can use an HTTP connection to stream MPEG from TSReader. We also include control over the VLC client so that channel changes in TSReader correctly restart VLC. | http://www.videolan.org | |
| Roku HD1000 Digital Media Player. TSReader can stream SD and HD video in realtime using the CinemaSix or MPlay Media Players. | http://www.up.org/cinemasix/ http://www.permanence.com/MPlay/ |