MiniTioune - Revision history

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MiniTioune Software

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Definitions

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Software

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Signal input level

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Specifications

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Hardware overview

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 The MiniTioune receiver project, developed by Jean-Pierre F6DZP, consists of the home constructed MiniTiouner hardware which interfaces via a standard USB 2.0 port to a Windows PC running the MiniTioune software.
-The MiniTiouner hardware can also be used with the BATC [[Ryde Introduction|Ryde set-top box receiver]] running on a Raspberry Pi4 or the Portsdown DATV transceiver.
+The MiniTiouner hardware can also be used with the BATC [[Ryde Introduction|Ryde set-top box receiver]] running on a Raspberry Pi4 or the Portsdown DATV transceiver, the Portsdwon receiver or OpenTuner software.
-[[File:Serit complete.jpg|300px]]  Hardware <------------> Windows Software  [[File:G8GTZ 32 APSK Portsdown.jpg|300px]]
+[[File:Serit complete.jpg|300px]]

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 In CQ-TV269, Dave G8GKQ wrote Replacing a Sharp Tuner with a Serit' - which upgrades a V1 to a V2 Minitiouner with a flat form factor. This uses the schematic of the  [[MiniTiouner_hardware_Version_1|NIM adaptor board for reference.]]
-=== MiniTioune Software ===
+=== Software ===
 Full details of the MiniTioune software which is free to download and designed to be used with the MiniTiouner hardware are available here [[MiniTioune software]].
 [[File:20160507 Walbury GW8VPG.jpg|400px]]
 ===Band Pass filters===

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 * '''MiniTiouner''' = The complete project hardware with USB interface - this can be prefixed with the type of tuner eg "Sharp Minitiouner"
-The BATC Portsdown System receiver and BATC Ryde Set top Box Receiver also use the MiniTiouner hardware - more information on the BATC Ryde Receiver can be found here [[Ryde Introduction]]
+The BATC Portsdown DATV transceiver and BATC Ryde Set top Box Receiver also use the MiniTiouner hardware - more information on the BATC Ryde Receiver can be found here [[Ryde Introduction]]
 ===Specifications===

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 In CQ-TV269, Dave G8GKQ wrote Replacing a Sharp Tuner with a Serit' - which upgrades a V1 to a V2 Minitiouner with a flat form factor. This uses the schematic of the  [[MiniTiouner_hardware_Version_1|NIM adaptor board for reference.]]
-=== Software ===
+=== MiniTioune Software ===
 Full details of the MiniTioune software which is free to download and designed to be used with the MiniTiouner hardware are available here [[MiniTioune software]].

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	====Signal input level====		====Signal input level====
		+	The Serit 4334 NIM or tuner is designed to be used in a satellite receive system fed by an LNB on the dish with ~55dB of gain To compensate for this, MiniTiouner must always be used with external preamp followed by a satellite line amplifier when used to receive terrestrial signals.
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		+	For more details see [[MiniTiouner Power Level Indication\|this wiki page]]

	=== Hardware overview ===		=== Hardware overview ===

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	* Transmission modes = DVBS and DVBS2 all modulations from QPSK to 32 APSK		* Transmission modes = DVBS and DVBS2 all modulations from QPSK to 32 APSK

		+	====Signal input level====

	=== Hardware overview ===		=== Hardware overview ===

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	The MiniTioune receiver project, developed by Jean-Pierre F6DZP, consists of the home constructed MiniTiouner hardware which interfaces via a standard USB 2.0 port to a Windows PC running the MiniTioune software.		The MiniTioune receiver project, developed by Jean-Pierre F6DZP, consists of the home constructed MiniTiouner hardware which interfaces via a standard USB 2.0 port to a Windows PC running the MiniTioune software.

−	The MiniTiouner hardware can also be used with the BATC Ryde set-top box receiver running on a Raspberry Pi4 ~~- [[Ryde Introduction\|see for more details~~.]]	+	The MiniTiouner hardware can also be used with the BATC [[Ryde Introduction\|Ryde set-top box receiver]] running on a Raspberry Pi4 or the Portsdown DATV transceiver.

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−	The MiniTioune receiver project, developed by Jean-Pierre F6DZP, consists of the home constructed MiniTiouner hardware which interfaces via a standard USB 2.0 port to a Windows PC running the MiniTioune software. The MiniTiouner hardware can also be used with the BATC Ryde set-top box receiver running on a Raspberry Pi4 - [[Ryde Introduction\|see for more details.]]	+	The MiniTioune receiver project, developed by Jean-Pierre F6DZP, consists of the home constructed MiniTiouner hardware which interfaces via a standard USB 2.0 port to a Windows PC running the MiniTioune software.
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		+	The MiniTiouner hardware can also be used with the BATC Ryde set-top box receiver running on a Raspberry Pi4 - [[Ryde Introduction\|see for more details.]]

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 Details of the previous hardware versions [V1 using the Sharp and Eardtek NIMs and V1.2 using the adaptor board are [[Minitiouner Hardware|available here.]].
-In CQ-TV269, Dave G8GKQ wrote Replacing a Sharp Tuner with a Serit' - which upgrades a V1 to a V2 Minitiouner with a flat form factor. This uses the [[MiniTiouner_hardware_Version_1|NIM adaptor board .]]
+In CQ-TV269, Dave G8GKQ wrote Replacing a Sharp Tuner with a Serit' - which upgrades a V1 to a V2 Minitiouner with a flat form factor. This uses the schematic of the  [[MiniTiouner_hardware_Version_1|NIM adaptor board for reference.]]
 === Software ===