Manu Abraham wrote: > > Andreas Oberritter wrote: > >> >> Manu Abraham wrote: >> >> >> >>> >>> Andreas Oberritter wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Btw. such a change has been proposed by me last summer and Johannes >>>> >>>> suggested using a common prefix like "fe-" although I'd vote for using >>>> >>>> "nim_". >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> generally, the demod is called a NIM, and the entire tuner is called >>> >>> the >>> >>> frontend. >>> >>> I think the "fe_" sounds more appropriate. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> You're wrong. A NIM is the complete module. >> >> >> >> >> > > > > Ah, thanks for correcting it. Since FE == NIM, why should a change to > > "NIM_*" be important (but rather it is just a cosmetic change which > > yields yet another level of confusion), any specific reason you have, > > considering everywhere else in the API it is "FE_*" ? > This may end up as being a duplicate, so apologies in advance, but presently it doesn't appear my initial reply made it through. Anyways, here she be again (albeit with the benefit of some minor word choice & grammatical updates): While a NIM is a complete frontend, a frontend need not be a NIM. A NIM includes the tuner + demodulator(s) on its PCB (Hence, why they are also known, but less commonly, as ITD; integrated tuner demodulators). And this also explains the "M" portion of NIM; being a module, they are essentially a drop in frontend that can be integrated into a device -- whether it be a STB, pc card ... Examples of cards that don't use a NIM are the Fusion 3's and the pcHDTV HD-3000 --- they use an analog frontend in conjunction with an external digital demodulator. ...it is this combination that constitutes the complete frontend for these cards. _______________________________________________ linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
