Version: v3.0.0

Dektec Setup

See Release Notes for the recommended version to install.

note

The Dektec drivers need to be installed on the host system, not the docker containers that Bitstreams services run on.

To setup Dektec cards to work with Bitstreams the Dektec drivers need to be installed.

Install DKMS:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install dkms build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)

Download Dektec's SDK from their support site on to the system. Locate the section named “DekTec SDKs for Linux”. Select the download identified as “LinuxSDK” or “DTAPI – C++ API for all DTA, DTU, DTE devices”.
Decompress the SDK package
```
tar xvf LinuxSDK_v*.tar.gz
```
To install the Dektec device drivers into the DKMS build system, use the following command:
```
sudo LinuxSDK/Drivers/Install
```
Reboot the server

Verify the drivers have been installed

sudo dmesg |grep DtPcie

Below is an example output, verfiy that the driver has been loaded successfully.

[    3.317250] DtPcie: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[    3.317259] DtPcie: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[    3.369807] DtPcie: The DtPcie driver V3.6.4.398 has loaded successfully.
[    3.369899] DtPcie 0000:03:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)

Check modinfo for DtPcie kernal modules using:

sudo modinfo DtPcie

Below is an example output:

filename:       /lib/modules/6.8.0-124-generic/updates/dkms/DtPcie.ko.zst
license:        GPL
description:    DtCorePcie_IAL_ Series Driver
author:         DekTec Digital Video B.V.
license:        GPL
license:        GPL
srcversion:     62229F997304A4338D281A8
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed00000897sv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed0000A882sv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed00000882sv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed0000087Fsv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed0000B8E2sv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed0000B87Esv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed0000087Csv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed0000C85Bsv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed0000B85Bsv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed00000854sv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed0000B853sv00001A0Esd00000853bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed00000850sv00001A0Esd00000850bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed0000084Fsv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed0000084Dsv00001A0Esd0000084Dbc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed0000B844sv00001A0Esd00000844bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed00000844sv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed0000B83Fsv00001A0Esd0000083Fbc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed0000083Esv00001A0Esd0000083Ebc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001A0Ed00000834sv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*
depends:
retpoline:      Y
name:           DtPcie
vermagic:       6.8.0-124-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
sig_id:         PKCS#7
signer:         nvme-cli430 Secure Boot Module Signature key
sig_key:        32:51:21:5D:56:B0:40:B0:DA:FA:8D:39:B3:C1:AA:C8:F1:08:6B:63
sig_hashalgo:   sha512
signature:      26:D6:FC:6B:B4:6B:3E:43:24:C3:5C:EB:97:B4:44:7B:5C:01:13:00:
                38:97:F8:7B:34:62:7E:87:B0:C0:61:B7:DD:C8:32:8F:8A:CA:3D:F0:
                56:5B:81:98:7F:C8:C9:01:9D:23:99:67:B3:1E:52:15:54:FC:AD:BA:
                0B:72:94:DC:27:E2:D3:6E:F5:1C:47:50:83:1D:5C:AD:43:03:FB:89:
                A3:54:0E:C5:D5:4F:7F:94:35:45:15:31:D3:3B:6A:A1:26:66:71:1C:
                CA:D7:E2:49:C3:67:EB:11:C3:C5:05:CF:DC:6D:27:F6:B9:A9:90:93:
                D0:48:A7:B1:9F:47:4B:91:BD:34:52:56:49:BB:42:12:A2:41:4F:6A:
                B0:5D:11:31:80:70:4E:69:3B:27:58:5A:E5:A4:A8:12:37:88:C0:87:
                A1:AA:E6:EA:B8:31:92:AF:C6:FB:4E:A6:29:37:3E:86:84:5F:9C:81:
                62:B1:17:8E:7F:BF:AA:AD:E8:BC:58:CD:79:30:07:8F:34:58:C9:64:
                05:96:B6:AC:64:49:8D:5B:4D:F5:92:2A:44:C3:C1:47:AC:35:09:35:
                04:78:59:B2:AA:96:D6:C1:CC:20:2F:71:1E:4E:A6:3F:F1:EA:6A:AD:
                A1:69:F9:A9:4C:B9:96:23:49:1B:0D:E5:2A:6D:48:09
parm:           g_DtPcieMaxDevices:int
parm:           g_DtPcieMajor:int

Supported Dektec Cards

The following Dektec Cards have been validated with Bitstreams and are tested with each Bitstreams release. Other cards may work with the current release but they may no longer work with future release. Use at your discretion.

DTA-2931C
- ATSC Demodulation only

Supported Dektec Cards​

Supported Dektec Cards