I've got alot of free time on my hands lately. And having managed to actually accomplish something with this IC before, I'm itching to try something else.
I'd like to be able to (legitimately) watch satellite TV on a linux machine. I would subscribe to the service, and receive a smart card that I pay the subscription fee on. I already have a DVB-S tuner card (pci) that can receive signals from the satellite, but of course they are encrypted. What I've been thinking is that I might get one of these: http://www.bravekit.com/ftdi_modules/FT2232_USB_DIP_module_FTDI_dual_UART_FIFO_COM_port_FT2232D_JTAG_SPI (or at least, something similar). One end of it would hook up to the smart card, and another would hook up to a traditional satellite receiver's smart card slot. I'd simply proxy one port to the other, and eavesdrop on that protocol. If I could come to understand it well enough, I could then have mplayer send the same protocol to a subscribed card, receive the decrypt keys, and play the decrypted video from the sat tuner. So, I ask you guys... can the 2232D do ISO-7816 serial protocol? Could it do it from the linked device, without much extra supporting electronics? Any suggestions or ideas are most appreciated. Also, please understand I'm not interested in doing anything illegal. Thanks, John O. -- libftdi - see http://www.intra2net.com/en/developer/libftdi for details. To unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
