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Download DekTec drivers and software development kits (SDKs) here.

Our primary SDK, DTAPI, lets you develop tailored applications for DekTec devices.
It includes AvFifo API for SMPTE 2110 and 2022-5/6, and Matrix API for SDI solutions.

 

Installing DekTec Licenses

DekTec licenses are shipped as files with .dtlic extension. The application note below describes how you can install such license files.

Running Installers on Windows

To run setup programs (installers) on Windows, please right-click the extracted Setup.exe file and select "Run as administrator".

Please note, as of June 2023, driver updates for Windows 7, 8, and Server 2012 are no longer provided.
New installers will include the June 2023 drivers as the final versions for these Windows editions.

DekTec SDKs for Windows

DTAPI – C++ API for all DTA, DTU, DTE devices

SDK for writing applications with DekTec PC add-on devices.
Includes AvFifo API (SMPTE 2110, SMPTE 2022-5/6), Matrix API, DTAPI.NET, and Dta, Dtu, DtPcie, DtBb2 drivers.
Compatible with Visual Studio 2017, 2019, 2022.

Version
Sept 2024

383MB

DTAPI – C++ API for DTA, DTU, DTE devices

Legacy DTAPI version adding Visual Studio 2015 compatibility.
No support for AvFifo API, DTA-2110, 2111B, 2125, 2131B, DTU-331.

Version
Dec 2022.3

415MB

DTAPI-TS – Transport-stream analysis library

SDK for transport-stream analysis.

Version 1.11.4

Sept 2024

40MB

DirectShow SDK – Filters for DTA and DTU products

DirectShow capture filters for DekTec SDI devices.

Version 3.0.2

March 2024

51MB

SpRcApi – StreamXpress remote control API

Remote API for automating StreamXpress.
All StreamXpress commands are available through the API.

Version 1.11.0

May 2024

51MB

Windows Drivers

Dta – Driver for older DTA products

32/64-bit device driver for older DekTec PCI and PCIe cards.

Version 4.28.12

Sept 2024

20MB

Dtu – Driver for DTU products

32/64-bit device driver for all DekTec USB adapters, except for the new DTU-331.

Version 4.15.5

Sept 2024

23MB

DtPcie – Driver for DTA products

64-bit device driver for DekTec PCIe cards.
Required for DTA-2110, 2111B, 2116, 2125, 2127, 2131B, 2132, 2139B, 2139C, 2172, 2174B, 2178, 2178-ASI

Version 3.4.0

Sept 2024

24MB

DtBb2 – Driver for DTU-331

64-bit device driver for the DTU-331.

Version 1.0.1

August 2023

8MB

DekTec SDKs for Linux

DTAPI – C++ API for all DTA, DTU, DTE devices

SDK for creating Linux applications for DekTec devices.
Includes AvFifo API (SMPTE 2110, SMPTE 2022-5/6), Matrix API.
Requires GCC8 or later. All driver sources are included.
No support for DTU-331.

Version
Sept 2024

53MB

DTAPI – C++ API for all DTA, DTU, DTE devices

Older version with support for GCC4.8 and GCC5.1.

Version
Dec 2022.5

51MB

DTAPI-TS – Transport-stream analysis library

SDK for transport-stream analysis.

Version 1.11.4

Sept 2024

6MB

SpRcApi – StreamXpress remote control API

Remote API for automating StreamXpress.
All StreamXpress commands are available through the API.

Version 1.11.0

March 2024

601KB

SDK Examples

AvFifo – Code examples for Windows

Code examples with full source, demonstrating the usage of the AvFifo API for receiving and transmitting SMPTE 2110 streams.
Note: The AvFifo API is part of DTAPI.

Version

June 2023.2

2.5MB

AvFifo – Code examples for Linux

AvFifo code examples for Linux in a tarball.

Version

June 2023.2

2.5MB

DekTec Matrix API – Several example projects

Code examples with full source, demonstrating the usage of the DekTec Matrix API: Reading 4K uncompressed UHD, 4K player, audio/video recorder, picture-in-picture generation.

Version 1.4

March 2020

180kB

DtPlay – Command-line player software

Play a file to any DekTec output device using DTAPI.

Version 4.18.0

June 2024

3MB

DtRecord – Command-line recorder software

Record a stream from a DekTec input device in a file using DTAPI.

Version 4.15.1

June 2024

3MB