Are you getting error messages 'Setup could not detect your product', TV Tuner not available' or 'Unable to locate capture filter' after Windows 10 installed an update?

The Driver Monitoring is a new system based on a camera to monitor driver alertness, that not only recognizes the driver, but also checks his or her level of vigilance. The purpose of the Driver Monitoring system is to alert the driver when signs of drowsiness or distraction are detected. No, unless somebody writes a driver that merges the functionality of the kernel serial port driver and the lircserial driver. This is not trivial. I need a IR transmitter device to control my TV/VCR/Settop box.

This is a known 'feature' of the new release of Windows 10, related to video cameras but also affecting TV tuners and video recorders.

The latest versions of WinTV v10, v8.5, WinTV v8 and Hauppauge Capture automatically update the Windows 10 drivers to fix this error message. If you need to manually fix this, click here.

Questions or problems? Please contact Hauppauge support at: techsupport@hauppauge.com

• Prodinfo: get information on your Hauppauge TV tuner

  Prodinfo.exe is a program you can run which will extract information about the WinTV product you have installed such as model and serial number, MAC address, revision, and features which can be used to identify the exact model of your product. The driver for the device must be installed in order to run Prodinfo.exe

• HCWClear: remove the Hauppauge driver and applications from your PC

  HCWCLEAR.exe is a program you run to remove all driver and files that were installed with the installation of the WinTV program.

• Digital Signal Monitor: displays the relative strength of the digital signal on the channel you are tuned to

  The Signal Monitor is a handy tool which can be used to either adjust your digital TV antenna, or when used with digital cable TV, to know if your digital signal is too weak to receive a signal without distortion.

• Rescan for TV channels: How to re-scan for channels in the WinTV application

  If your TV channel line up has changed due to a change in transmission frequencies, we recommend that you erase the WinTV channel database before you re-scan for channels.

• IR Blaster setup

  The IR Blaster is suppored on some model HD PVR 2's and the Colossus 2. Learn how to setup the IR Blaster to control your cable or satellite set top box in WinTV v10.

Windows 10 requires special drivers to avoid errors during the Hauppauge product installation.

The latest versions of WinTV v10, 8.5 and WinTV v8 and Hauppauge Capture include these drivers. But if you are looking just for the Windows 10 driver, these are updated drivers which can be used with Windows 10.

North America products

• WinTV-dualHD
• WinTV-quadHD USB
• ImpactVCB-e
• HD PVR 2 (all models)
• Colossus2

European products

• WinTV-dualHD, WinTV-soloHD

How to find the product code of your Hauppauge product:

Hauppauge product codes on WinTV internal boards are normally found on the TV tuner. This is a five digit number normally followed by a revision (REV). You need to look at the first two numbers to determine the product type. The other numbers are related to the accessories which are on the product.

On the MediaMVP, WinTV-USB and other 'boxes', the product code is normally on a label on the bottom of the case.

165xxx WinTV-quadHD PCIe
204xxx WinTV-dualHD
111401, 72001 WinTV-HVR-955Q, WinTV-HVR-950Q
72301, 65301 111XXX WinTV-HVR-850
65XXX WinTV-HVR-950
1111XX WinTV-HVR-850, WinTV-Analog Stick
122XXX USB-Live2
131201 Colossus
67XXX WinTV-HVR-1150
22XXX, 79XXX, 118xxx WinTV-HVR-1250, -1260, -1265
723x WinTV-HVR-1260 (HP)
88XXX WinTV-HVR-2250
75XXX WinTV-HVR-1950
74XXX WinTV-HVR-1600
78XXX WinTV-HVR-1800
85XXX WinTV-HVR-1850
77XXX WinTV-HVR-1500
150xxx WinTV-HVR-55xx
69xxx, 121xxx WinTV-HVR-4xxx
23XXX WinTV-PVR-500
26XXX, 25XXX WinTV-PVR-150
28XXX WinTV-PVR-160
29XXX, 24XXX WinTV-PVR-USB2
48XXX WinTV-PVR-250/350
32XXX WinTV-PVR-250
30XXX WinTV-PVR-250

34XXX 88X based WinTV boards

86XXX MediaMVP

110XXX MediaMVP-HD

49XXX HD PVR

Hauppauge has a new SDK available for .NET applications. The SDK simplifies the development of TV applications in .NET. The SDK makes it easy for applications to perform functions like querying the available channels, start watching a channel in an application supplied window, pause/play, adjust volume, display OSD graphics, record live tv to a file, etc.

The SDK is provided under NDA and can be requested at techsupport@hauppauge.com or sdk@hauppauge.co.uk

The following page will show you how to build your own infrared receiver for the serial port. Please note that the serial port driver in the LIRC package only supports 8250 compatible UARTs (this includes the most common 16450 and 16550A types). That means that it won't work with exotic multi-port cards that need a special driver.

From my own experience, the hardest thing in building your receiver hardware is getting a suitable infrared receiver IC. Hence, here is a list of ICs that have been successfully used to build a serial port receiver. But be aware that not all of them have the same pin-out!

• Vishay TSOP 1738 (available in the US at Newark Electronics)
  
• Vishay TSOP 1838
  
• Vishay TSOP 11.. series
• Siemens SFH 506 (not produced any more)
• Siemens SFH 5110 (successor of SFH 506)
• discontinued: Radio Shack 276-0137 (other Radio Shack part numbers)
• Radio Shack 276-640
  Warning: There have been reports that the signal quality these receivers produce is very unstable. YMMV. If possible use another receiver IC.
• Hebei IT PL-IRM0101-3
• Everlight IRM-2238
• Everlight IRM 8100-3-M (Radio Shack part no. 276-0137B)
• Everlight IRM-8601M
• Mitsumi IR Preamp KEY-COOSV (0924G)
• TOSHIBA TK19 444 TFMS 5360 (known in Italy as Mivar IC)
• TEMIC TFMS 5380 by Telefunken Semiconductors
• Sharp IS1U60 (available at RS, it seems that this IC draws much more current than the others)
  Warning: Some users have reported problems with the IS1U60 receiver. It picks up ambient light and is nearly unusable with fluorescent lamps. If ever possible get a different receiver.
• Sony SBX 1404-01
• Sony SBX 1620-12
• Sharp 1u521X
• Sharp GP1U52XB
• Sharp GP1U271R (available from RS)
• Sharp GP1UD261XK (available from Digikey)
• Panasonic PNA4602M (available from Digikey)
• Panasonic PNA4611M (36 kHz, available from Digikey)
• Panasonic PNA4612M (38 kHz, available from Digikey)
• Kodenshi PIC-12043S
• Daewoo DHR-38 C 28
• ZD1952 (available in Australia at Jaycar)
  Check the pinout, it's different from most other modules.
• Z1955 (available in Australia at Dick Smith Electronics)
  Check the pinout, it's different from most other modules.
• A-Tronic TRM38 IR module
• TRM1038 (manufacturer unknown), pinout
• Sharp Electronics GP1UD277XK (Digikey part no. 425-1122-ND)
  This is a 56kHz type receiver. It has been reported to also work well with 38kHz remotes.

Most of these receivers come in variations adapted to a specific carrier frequency. You should choose the 38kHz types because most remote control standards use this frequency. 36kHz types should work as well. The receiver won't stop working if your remote uses another frequency but the range will decrease. If in doubt which IR receiver type to choose you should read this more detailed description on how IR receivers work internally.

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There are also some brands that use 56kHz carrier frequency. A 38kHz receiver should still work to create a config file for these kinds of remotes at short range but if you plan to use them regularly you should use a 56kHz receiver. Bang & Olufsen uses 455kHz for their remotes so you will need a matching receiver. 38kHz or 56kHz receivers won't work.

Some HiFi components also have a remote control output which carries the IR signal at TTL level. If you plan to integrate your computer into the HiFi rack, you might be able to reuse this output instead of using a dedicated receiver.

Additionally to the receiver you will need the following parts:

• C1 - 4.7µF capacitor
• D1 - 1N4148 diode
• R1 - 4k7 resistor (4.7 kOhm)
• IC2 - 78L05, 100mA, voltage regulator (TO-92 casing)
• 9-pin or 25-pin SUB-D socket

The pin-out of the voltage regulator usually looks like this (bottom view):

But you should check the data sheet anyway to make sure you have the same type of regulator that is used here.

Finally we come to the circuit itself. It's rather simple and can be explained in a few words. Here's also a nicer version of the ASCII arts below. There's also a suggestion how to layout the circuit on a 5x5 hole-matrix board. The connector pins on the (DCD=0) by the serial port.

It should be noted that the circuit described above does not fully comply to the RS232 standard as latter demands a voltage swing of at least -3V/3V for the signals. This circuit will provide approximately 0V/5V which the majority of serial ports will also accept. If you have problems with this circuit or want to use it on a serial port that does not provide enough voltage for the regulator, you should use the more advanced circuit (PCB layout) suggested by Thomas Breuer in this mailing list post. This circuit addresses both problems but will need some additional parts.

Here is a small overview of the most important pins of standard 9-pin and 25-pin SUB-D serial port connectors:

The following pictures were taken from the lirc-0.3.6 package with kind permission of its author, Ralph Metzler. They show the receiver build into a SUB-D hood. The original circuit used resistors to get the 5V voltage but as this caused problems for many people it shouldn't be used anymore.

Andreas Nestler came up with a nice idea for a receiver casing. He assembled the infrared receiver inside an old mouse. Note that he had to replace the old mouse plug because not all the necessary signals were passed through.

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Here's a highlight for all Star Wars fans: Petri Damstén built his receiver inside a TIE fighter model.