
Highly integrated DTV front-end, with
IEEE 1394/Device Bay transport stream output
In the fast moving digital broadcast market, where TV and PC
technologies are converging, the high performance IEEE 1394 bus is
now
the
established high-speed, real-time true plug-and-play serial bus
system. As its popularity grows, it is becoming the accepted standard for
connecting a variety of digital consumer electronics equipment to each
other, as well as to multimedia PCs and workstations. Drawing on
Philips Semiconductors acknowledged expertise in digital TV systems
and IEEE 1394 interface devices, this reference design combines these
technologies in the emerging Device Bay format, creating a simple
high performance DTV receiver for PC and other IEEE 1394-based
applications.
Based around a proven 8-VSB (Vestigial SideBand) demodulator with
on-chip digital tuner AGC control, used in the established ‘Coney’
PCI-based ATSC/NTSC PC-TV board, this reference design also
incorporates Philips advanced IEEE 1394 devices: a high-performance
Link layer controller with isochronous operation and embedded
IEC61883 support; and a three-port Physical layer interface. These
high-speed devices enable the digital TV signal (MPEG2 transport
stream) to be transferred over the IEEE 1394 bus at 200 Mbits/s, output
via either 1394 port or Device Bay connections.
This reference design enables platform providers to concentrate on
developing the user interfaces and applications that will differentiate
them in a market where competition is very fierce. A licence is available,
royalty-free, from Philips Semiconductors to use the PCB layout
(Gerber) files as well as the original design schematics.
Committed to flexible digital TV and PC/TV solutions,
Philips Semiconductors has developed a complete
DTV receiver reference design based on proven ICs from
other reference designs. It is laid out according to Device Bay
physical specifications and allows a DTV transport stream to be
carried over Device Bay or IEEE 1394 connections.
Applications
Digital ATSC-compliant terrestrial reception
Personal computers with digital television capabilities
Modular digital home entertainment systems
Highly featured board
Outputs a DTV transport stream over IEEE 1394
or Device Bay connections
Reference design laid out according to
Device Bay physical specifications
Single-chip TDA8960 ATSC-compliant 8-VSB
demodulator and decoder front-end
PDI1394P11 IEEE 1394-1995 Physical layer controller
supports data transfer at up to 200 Mbits/s
PDI1394L11 IEEE 1394-1995 A/V Link layer
controller with hardware support for IEC61883
TDA9829 IF downconversion for VSB
IEEE 1394/Device Bay
ATSC DTV receiver
Reference design
MSD052
TUNER
IF
ADC
1394
PHYSICAL
LAYER
1394 LINK
LAYER
CONTROLLER
DATA
FORMATTING
& CONTROL
I
2
C
μ
C
80C51
I
2
C
EEPROM
64k8
SRAM
64k8
1394
PORT
1394
POWER
DEVICE BAY
CONNECTORS
POWER
ENABLE
LOGIC
1394
PHYSICAL
LAYER
8-VSB
DEMODULATOR