gedankensplitter/DAB-usb-receiver.md
2022-07-29 11:36:10 +02:00

2.0 KiB

some chinese dab+ receiver:

ID 1234:1111 Brain Actuated Technologies mvsiicon 026 usb audio

[151974.121729] usb 2-2: new full-speed USB device number 44 using xhci_hcd
[151974.281931] usb 2-2: New USB device found, idVendor=1234, idProduct=1111, bcdDevice= 1.00
[151974.281939] usb 2-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[151974.281942] usb 2-2: Product: mvsiicon 026 usb audio
[151974.281944] usb 2-2: Manufacturer: MVSILICON
[151974.281947] usb 2-2: SerialNumber: 20151012
[151974.911246] usb-storage 2-2:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
[151974.911440] scsi host4: usb-storage 2-2:1.0
[151974.911553] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[151974.918100] usbcore: registered new interface driver uas
[151975.922059] scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access     WRADIO   DAB Stick        V1.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
[151975.922416] sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[151975.925832] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] 335544320 512-byte logical blocks: (172 GB/160 GiB)
[151975.929340] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
[151975.929345] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 0b 00 00 08
[151975.929828] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] No Caching mode page found
[151975.929833] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
[151975.943407]  sdc:
[151975.960879] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk

Howeever, the device simulate a usb drive, which should contain some mp3 files. those files are names after the station. If this file gets opened the LED blinks red while tuning and is stable green if successfully tuned.

the file DAB_VER.TXT contains the string: 20190218

more information can be found here: https://github.com/AlbrechtL/AP8224-DAB-Dongle and here: https://www.rundfunkforum.de/viewtopic.php?t=56487&start=30#p1507573 here: https://www.rtl-sdr.com/tysonpower-reviews-a-cheap-15e-dab-dab-usb-receiver-dongle-that-generates-an-mp3-stream/

there is one button

  1. hold down and inserting stick: possible firmware update mechanism (4 files, Bootloader_Version.txt [M1BOOT20190403a], FIRMWARE.BIN, Readme.txt, Update_Done.ctl)