<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>Sat (Satellite Technology) HOWTO: Requirements</TITLE> <LINK HREF="Sat-HOWTO-5.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="Sat-HOWTO-3.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="Sat-HOWTO.html#toc4" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="Sat-HOWTO-5.html">Next</A> <A HREF="Sat-HOWTO-3.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="Sat-HOWTO.html#toc4">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s4">4. Requirements</A></H2> <P>Here we will see what we need to try a Sat system. <H2><A NAME="ss4.1">4.1 Knowledge requirement</A> </H2> <P>For this trying you need some experience in internetworking under Linux (as from <A HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Net-HOWTO/index.html">Net-HOWTO</A>) and a very little of practical experience with parabolic antenna and sat systems (you should be able to pointing out your antenna, with right angles). <H2><A NAME="ss4.2">4.2 Hardware</A> </H2> <P>We need: <P> <OL> <LI>Parabolic antenna, also taken from an analog system.</LI> <LI>Digital converter to be placed in the middle of the antenna.</LI> <LI>Receiver card DVB compatible.</LI> <LI>a PC to connect to.</LI> </OL> <H2><A NAME="ss4.3">4.3 Software</A> </H2> <P>Here you need a <P> <OL> <LI>driver for the DVB card working under your O.S. (Linux, Windows or other).</LI> <LI>right setting to use it</LI> <LI>external application in some cases (such as VPN-PPTP client for ISP like Netsystem or Starspeeder).</LI> </OL> <P>For the software under Linux you can found the Siemens DVB driver at <A HREF="http://www.linuxtv.org">Linux TV Project</A>. <H2><A NAME="ss4.4">4.4 TV Software</A> </H2> <P>There is also some Video software used to implement TV reception: <H3>Under Windows</H3> <P> <OL> <LI>MultiDec <A HREF="http://www.erkner.com/free/digi/MultiDec66b.zip">MultiDec 6.6b</A> (free with source code)</LI> <LI>TPREdit <A HREF="http://come.to/uhura">TPREdit</A> (for Technotrend)</LI> <LI>WinTV DVBs <A HREF="http://www.hauppauge.de/software.htm">Hauppauge</A> or <A HREF="http://www.technotrend.de">Technotrend</A>(for Siemens compatible card, Hauppauge, Technotrend, Technisat, etc... )</LI> <LI>WinDVB2000 <A HREF="http://www.odsoft.org/english.html">WinDVB2000</A> (about 19$).</LI> </OL> <H3>Under Linux</H3> <P> <OL> <LI>gVideo is an application included in Siemens driver</LI> <LI>Vdr Video Recoder (good for watch TV)</LI> </OL> <HR> <A HREF="Sat-HOWTO-5.html">Next</A> <A HREF="Sat-HOWTO-3.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="Sat-HOWTO.html#toc4">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>