Digital Devices
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General
Benefit
Digital Devices Products are designed ultra compact and normaly in low-profile format. You can operate up to 8 Tuners, using one Mainboard Bracket! Also, you can connect the Digital-Devices CI and link that up to 4 tuner (your CAM must support MTD too).
You can mix Receiving-Types DVB-T/-C/-S2, connected to a Cine-Card or a Bridge. So you are able, using -as example- a Cine S2 as main card and connect 2 DuoFlex CT on the extension slots, to get 2 Tuners of each receiving type (DVB-T/-C/-S2).
Feel free to extend your setup everytime and with all combinations, using a new bracket.
Known Issues
- CT-Versions supports only one decryption through Hardware-CI for each tuner, so you have to setup a cam-limit of 1!
Some user's reports, that the MediaPortal-TV-Server handle this better (against ARGUS TV) and without error.
We can not confirm this, at the moment - so please try and report. Thanks!
Devices
Following cards are known to work :
Supported Cards
| Card Name | Receiving-Type | Type | Bracket | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cine S2 v6 | DVB-S2 | fully qualified DVB-Card | PCIe | - 2 Tuner on Board - provides 2 Extension-Slots (so you can have 6 Tuner or 4 Tuner and one CI) |
| Cine CT v6 | DVB-T/-C | fully qualified DVB-Card | PCIe | - 2 Tuner on Board - provides 2 Extension-Slots (so you can have 6 Tuner or 4 Tuner and one CI) - which type of receiving (DVB-T/-C) you are using, you can select in CineConfig - has 1 signal-input-connector and one output, signal is looped through |
| Max S8 | DVB-S2 | fully qualified DVB-Card | PCIe | - 4/8 Tuner on Board - Supported Configurations 1) Quad-LNB / Multiswich, 4 Tuner available 2) Quattro LNB / Multiswitch Cascase, 8 Tuner available 3) EN50494 (Unicable®), 8 Tuner available 4) EN50607 (JESS®), 8 Tuner available |
| mini PCIe Bridge | DVB-T/-C/-S2 | connection card only | mini PCIe | - no Tuner on Board, you nead at least 1 Extension card - provides 2 Extension-Slots (so you can have 4 Tuner or 2 Tuner and one CI) - which type of receiving (DVB-T/-C/-S2) you are using, you can select in CineConfig |
| Octopus LE Bridge | DVB-T/-C/-S2 | connection card only | PCIe | - no Tuner on Board, you nead at least 1 Extension card - provides 2 Extension-Slots (so you can have 4 Tuner or 2 Tuner and one CI) - which type of receiving (DVB-T/-C/-S2) you are using, you can select in CineConfig |
| Octopus Bridge | DVB-T/-C/-S2 | connection card only | PCIe | - no Tuner on Board, you nead at least 1 Extension card - provides 4 Extension-Slots (so you can have 8 Tuner or 6 Tuner and one CI or 4 Tuner and 2 CI or any other mix) - which type of receiving (DVB-T/-C/-S2) you are using, you can select in CineConfig |
| Octopus miniPCIe Bridge | DVB-T/-C/-S2 | connection card only | mini PCIe | - no Tuner on Board, you nead at least 1 Extension card - provides 4 Extension-Slots (so you can have 8 Tuner or 6 Tuner and one CI or 4 Tuner and 2 CI or any other mix) - which type of receiving (DVB-T/-C/-S2) you are using, you can select in CineConfig |
| DuoFlex S2 | DVB-S2 | extension card | none | - 2 Tuner on Board, you nead at least 1 Cine- or a Bridge Card - will connected to a Cine- or Bridge using a internal ribbon cable |
| DuoFlex CT v1 | DVB-T/-C | extension card | none | - 2 Tuner on Board, you nead at least 1 Cine- or a Bridge Card - will connected to a Cine- or Bridge using a internal ribbon cable - v1 has 2 signal-input-connectors, so you can mix DVB-T and DVB-C using one card! - v1 is out of production |
| DuoFlex CT v2 | DVB-T/-C | extension card | none | - 2 Tuner on Board, you nead at least 1 Cine- or a Bridge Card - will connected to a Cine- or Bridge using a internal ribbon cable - v2 has 1 signal-input-connector and one output, signal is looped through |
Common Interface Modules
| Name | Bracket | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comon Interface Extension | none | - will connected to a Cine- or Bridge using a ribbon cable |
Install and preparing your cards
Prepare your system
The manufacturer recommends for proper operation:
- deactivate (CPU/PCIE) "Spread Spectrum" within BIOS
- set PCI-frequency fix to 100 within BIOS, these setting can also be called "PCIe Frequency", "PCIe Overclocking" or "BCLK/PEG Frequency".
this can be important, if you have trouble with connected CI
install driver
Digital Devices provides one general driver for Cine-, DuoFlex-Series, Max, Bridge- and CI-Modul.
Download the driver, related to your Operating System, from the 
Digital Devices Download Site
Install the downloaded file, the setup is self explained, a reboot is required after installation.
Setup using CineConfig
CineConfig has been replaced with DD Control Center.
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Troubleshooting
Signal Quality
It's known, that DVB-Cards from Digital-Devices needs better signal-quality as other manufacturer. So, please use high quality signal cables, splitter and amplifier!
How to improve signal quality
- If you daisy chaining your cards (CT-Versions), it can be important in which order you're doing this. As example, a Cine CT has a much higher Output-attenuation as a DuoFlex CT, so you should begin the loop at a DuoFlex.
