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Deluge D4LP Low Profile PCI 4 Port DVB-ASI Interface
Deluge D4LP 4 Port Low Profile PCI DVB-ASI Interface and the new D4LPe 4 Port Low Profile PCI Express DVB-ASI Interface
VideoPropulsion achieves another cost-per-stream milestone with the Deluge D4LP Low Profile PCI and PCI Express cards, providing four DVB-ASI ports from a single low profile PCI module slot. Each port can be user configured as either an input or output enabling unprecedented flexibility to configure high density systems. Whether receiving or transmitting multiple program transport streams (MPTS) or single program tranport streams (SPTS) on any of the four DVB-ASI ports, the D4LP and D4LPe provide you with the tools to solve your system problems economically and efficiently.
Product Highlights
- Four DVB-ASI compliant copper interfaces
- Each DVB-ASI port is software configurable for either transmit or receive
- Supplied with either BNC or mini SMB connectors
- Integrated low jitter DVB-ASI encoders, decoders, and serializers
- Factory option: Adaptive equalization for long cables
- Full power-up and service diagnostics
- D4LP: PCI Version 2.2, compatible with 32 bit and 64 bit PCI systems
- D4LPe: PCI Express Version 1.0a
Using patented architecture and timing mechanisms, the Deluge D4LP and D4LPe provide more MPEG output per low profile PCI slot than any comparable modules being shipped today, delivering the lowest cost per stream in the industry.
VPiTVTM Libraries, the VideoPropulsion standardized application interfacing software, enables developers to build interactive VoD applications across a multi-vendor server environment. Customers can select from a broad range of interconnect hardware and use a common application program interface (API) which supports a fully heterogeneous server environment for the most popular operating systems: Sun Solaris on SPARC, Sun Solaris x86 on Intel, Linux, Windows 2003/XP, and FreeBSD.
- Features
- Specifications
Functional Specifications
- Four 270 Mbps DVB-ASI compliant copper ports
- On-board multiplexing
- Hardware assists for data manipulation and movement
Input:
- DVB-ASI compliant MPEG-2 transport stream data through ports configured for receive or passed to card via DMA.
Output:
- MPEG-2 single program transport streams (SPTS) and/or multiple program transport streams (MPTS) over DVB-ASI through ports configured for transmit, or transport stream data from receive ports to system memory via DMA.
Software Compatibility:
- API identical to other VideoPropulsion DVB-ASI and QAM products allowing customers to configure multiple products without changing the applications software. Support for Sun Solaris on SPARC, Sun Solaris x86 on Intel, Linux, Windows 2003/XP, and FreeBSD.
Downstream Compatibility:
- MPEG/DVB-ASI compliance with set top decoder boxes (e.g. SA Explorer, GI DCT, Pace, Tandberg, NDS ); QAM & QPSK modulators, and other DVB-ASI compliant devices.
Performance Characteristics:
- 4 channels of multiplexed DVB-ASI receive or transmit delivering up to 210 4 Mbps programs
- Patented queuing style command/DMA interface between board and host driver allows multiple commands or DMAs to be issued and outstanding to the board at once
- Patent pending timing mechanisms guarantee precise control of bit rates
- Hardware assists requiring minimal host overhead for multiplexing & data movement
- High density board dramatically reduces number of servers required
Primitives:
- Mux initialization, open, close of independent DVB-ASI channels
- Program stream initialization, open, close, stop immediately or stop after stream rundown
- Output stream priming
- PAT/PMT/SDT/NIT/SID table support
- PID remapping and PID drop support
- PCR restamping
- Bandwidth management
- Packet size support: 188 byte (204 byte support on request)
- Dynamic Buffer Control
Driver Support
- The VideoPropulsion Mux Drivers for the Deluge D4LP and D4LPe use hardware assists for multiplexing and a highly efficient patent pending architecture for precise timing. Designed to automatically detect and configure to the DVB-ASI hardware, these drivers offer numerous options to users. The driver accepts any combination of single program transport streams (SPTS) or multiple program transport streams (MPTS) and multiplexes them into a single, multiple program transport stream (MPTS). The MPTS is transmitted as DVB-ASI conforming to the DVB standard. The streams must be Constant Bit Rate (CBR) encoded and may contain embedded PAT, PMT and PCR data. The product is capable of remapping PIDs and restamping PCRs as needed for the multiplexing. Memory allocation routines are provided for managing the on-board SDRAM memory buffers. Included with the driver are sample programs and their sources for guidance in using the API to interface with higher level applications.
- Mux Driver Transmit Support is currently available for:Solaris on Sun SPARCLinux on Intel platformsWindows XP/2003 on Intel
| D4LP Detailed Specifications | |
| DVB-ASI Interfaces (4): | Rate: 270 megabit/second data rate Impedance: 75 ohm |
| PCI Bus: | D4LP: PCI-64/66 PCI Version 2.2 D4LPe: PCI Express Version 1.0a |
| Environmental: | 5C to 60C Operating Temperature Range 0% to 95% Humidity, non-condensing |
| Device Drivers and API: | Linux Solaris on SPARC Solaris x86 on Intel Windows XP/2003 FreeBSD |
| Power Requirements: | D4LP: 3.3V @ 1.5 Amps 5 Volts @ 0.5 Amps D4LPe: 3.3V @ 1.5 Amps 12 Volts @ 1 Amps |
| Connectors: | BNC connectors |
| Integral Protocol Engine: | PTSC PSC1000A 100 MHz RISC processor Proprietary packet processing FPGA 32 bit data paths |
| Platform Support: | Linux Solaris on SPARC Solaris x86 on Intel Windows NT/2000/XP FreeBSD |
| Standards: | DVB-ASI PCI Version 2.2 PCI Express Version 1.0a |