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Document title: Technical Requirements
Contents
1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 4
1.1 DOCUMENT PURPOSE ..............................................................................................4
1.2 DOCUMENT ORGANIZATION ....................................................................................4
3 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................... 7
5 SOFTWARE ................................................................................................................. 17
5.1 BROADCAST ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................17
5.2 TRANSMISSION SYSTEM STANDARD....................................................................17
5.3 AV COMPRESSION SCHEMES ................................................................................17
5.4 MPEG AUDIO DECODING ........................................................................................18
5.5 MIDDLEWARE...........................................................................................................18
5.6 ON-SCREEN DISPLAY .............................................................................................18
5.7 TELETEXT/SUBTITLING HANDLING........................................................................19
5.8 SI HANDLING ............................................................................................................20
5.9 LOADER SPECIFICATION ........................................................................................20
5.10 DOWNLOAD METHODS ...........................................................................................20
6 SERVICE REQUIREMENTS........................................................................................ 22
7 TECHNICAL PARAMETERS....................................................................................... 23
7.1 FRONT-END PARAMETERS ....................................................................................23
7.2 VIDEO BASEBAND PARAMETERS (TV SYSTEM)...................................................23
7.3 STEREO AUDIO PARAMETERS AT THE RCA OUTPUTS.......................................24
7.4 RF BYPASS...............................................................................................................24
8 DRAWINGS.................................................................................................................. 25
8.1 FRONT PANEL DRAWING........................................................................................25
8.2 FRONT PANEL LED INDICATORS ...........................................................................25
8.3 REAR PANEL DRAWING ..........................................................................................26
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Executive Product Summary.................................................................................................... 5
Table 2 Front-End................................................................................................................................. 7
Table 3 MPEG ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Table 4 Audio/Video ............................................................................................................................. 7
Table 5 Software................................................................................................................................... 7
Table 6 Related documents .................................................................................................................. 8
Table 7 Safety/EMC/Others .................................................................................................................. 8
Table 8 Front-End............................................................................................................................... 10
Table 9 Chipset................................................................................................................................... 10
Table 10 CA System........................................................................................................................... 11
Table 11 Audio and video ................................................................................................................... 11
Table 12 Return channel and communication ports ............................................................................ 12
Table 13 Front and rear panel connectors and controllers .................................................................. 12
Table 14 Power supply ....................................................................................................................... 14
Table 15 Physical features.................................................................................................................. 14
Table 16 Accessories ......................................................................................................................... 15
Table 17 Security................................................................................................................................ 16
Table 18 Broadcast Environment........................................................................................................ 17
Table 19 Transmission System Standards.......................................................................................... 17
Table 20 Video Compression Schemes .............................................................................................. 17
Table 22 Audio Compression Schemes .............................................................................................. 18
Table 22 Middleware .......................................................................................................................... 18
Table 23 On-Screen Display Options.................................................................................................. 18
Table 24 Teletext/Subtitling Options ................................................................................................... 19
Table 25 SI values .............................................................................................................................. 20
Table 26 Loader Specification ............................................................................................................ 20
Table 27 Download Methods .............................................................................................................. 20
Table 28 Front-End Parameters.......................................................................................................... 23
Table 29 Video baseband parameters (TV system) ............................................................................ 23
Table 30 Stereo Audio parameters at the RCA outputs ...................................................................... 24
Table 31 RF Bypass ........................................................................................................................... 24
Table 32 Front Panel LED indicators .................................................................................................. 25
1 Introduction
1.1 DOCUMENT PURPOSE
The purpose of this document is to specify any technical requirements of the STB
as well as its outward appearance.
Item/Component Comments
ARCHITECTURE
CPU STi5516
Tuner/Front-End DVB-T
Flash Memory 8 MB
RAM Memory 40 MB
Power Supply External PSU brick – 230VAC/ 50Hz +/- 10%,
12VDC/ 1.5A
Casing Plastic casing (brushed aluminium finish), 1x LED,
no buttons, no front panel 7-seg display
OUTPUTS
RF input/output 1x RF in, 1x RF out with loop-through functionality
Audio/Video outputs 1x SCART – TV output
3x RCA – video and fixed stereo audio output
S/PDIF Toslink – digital audio output
PSTN modem 1x RJ-11 – V.92 PSTN modem
Smart Card slot 1x Smart Card reader – single thickness, located on
front panel
ACCESSORIES
External PSU External PSU brick; 12VDC, 1.5A; “Power On”
indicator
RCU w/ batteries UEI, Focus 1 (set-top box dedicated)
SCART to SCART cable 1.2m
PSTN modem cable 5m
User Document “Getting Started” document
SOFTWARE
Middleware/API MHP 1.02
Loader ADB Loader for easy upgrades of platform’s s/w
Conditional Access Nagra, Conax, Irdeto embedded CA
Main Applications Installation, Menu with resized video preview,
Channel Banner, EPG, User Favourite Lists,
Programs Reminders
HARDWARE ROYALTIES INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCT
3 References
Table 2 Front-End
Table 3 MPEG
Table 4 Audio/Video
Table 5 Software
Table 7 Safety/EMC/Others
4.2 CHIPSET
* - Hardware options only and do not cover licensing - availability subject to the
operator's completion of particular license agreement(s).
4.3 CA SYSTEM
B PAL Yes
-B
-D
-G
-I
-K
-M
-N
C SECAM No
-B
-D
-G
-K
-L
Specify in Table 13 the front and rear panel connectors and controllers.
Table 13 Front and rear panel connectors and controllers
P TV Output No
Q RJ-11 Yes For V.92 PSTN modem
R RJ-45 No
S IEEE1394 No
T USB Type A Female No
U USB Type B Female No
B Operating temperature
Yes + 5°C ÷ + 45°C
range
C Storage temperature
Yes - 5°C ÷ + 45°C
range
D MTBF Reliability should be designed to provide for
Yes
greater than 50,000 hours MTBF
4.9 ACCESSORIES
4.10 SECURITY
5 Software
5.1 BROADCAST ENVIRONMENT
The STB supports MPEG audio decoding for mono, stereo sources and pass-
through mode for multichannel audio. Specify in the table below supported audio
compression schemes.
Table 21 Audio Compression Schemes
5.5 MIDDLEWARE
Specify in the table below any options concerning the on-screen data presentation.
Table 23 On-Screen Display Options
If the STB shall support teletext, specify any relevant teletext options in the table
below.
Table 24 Teletext/Subtitling Options
5.8 SI HANDLING
Table 25 SI values
Specify in the table below the name and version of the loader. Add any relevant
information. Also, put a reference to a Loader Specification document.
Table 26 Loader Specification
2 Foreground Yes
download
3 Scheduled STB checks if the download is Yes Details in UIS
download present: document
- Standby mode: at regular
intervals
- Operation mode: at
predefined time
6 Service requirements
No. Feature Specify [Yes/No] Comments
1 OTP or Protected Flash Memory IC
A OTP No
B Protected No
2 Connectors on the main PCB
A Debug serial port Yes Both connectors are the must in
case ADB is expected to service its
B JTAG Yes STBs
7 Technical parameters
7.1 FRONT-END PARAMETERS
Table 28 Front-End Parameters
Item Specification
Standard DVB-T
Referred to the channel center:
Input Frequency range - VHFIII: 177.5 – 227.5 MHz
- UHF IV/V: 474-858 MHz
Input Impedance 75 Ohm
Channel bandwidth 7/8 MHz (switchable)
Tuner step size 166.67 KHz
Modulation constellation QPSK, 16 QAM and 64 QAM
FFT modes 2K, 8K modes
Convolution codes 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8
Guard intervals 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4
Support for:
Network - SFN (Single Frequency Network)
- MFN (Multi-Frequency Network)
7.4 RF BYPASS
Table 31 RF Bypass
8 Drawings
8.1 FRONT PANEL DRAWING
PCB housed in plastic casing (silver, brushed aluminium finish). The front panel
drawings presented below are overview drawings of the casing look
Codenamed “Sunglasses”