ATSC 8-VSB modulator

Overview

The CMS0033 ATSC 8-VSB modulator with integrated Channel Coder has been designed specifically to implement the 8-VSB requirements of the ATSC Digital Television Standard (A/53).
The core provides all the necessary processing for 8VSB modulation of a single transport stream. Supported output formats include baseband I/Q and IF.
Every effort has been made to keep the size of the block to an absolute minimum in order to target the low-cost FPGA families, however this has not been at the expense of functionality.

Key Features

  • Compliant with ATSC A/53 8-VSB
  • Variable sample-rate interpolation provides ultra-flexible clocking strategy
  • Integrated Reed Solomon/Convolutional channel coder
  • Automatic insertion of Segment Sync, Field Sync and Pilot signals
  • Extension core available for SPI/ASI interface with integrated PCR TS re-stamping.
  • Extension core available for SMPTE 310M interface with DPLL timing synchronisation
  • Flexible DAC interface compatible with baseband I/Q and IF DAC subsystems
  • Optional interface to Analog Devices AD9857 DDS DAC
  • Modes that are not required may be removed with synthesis options to generate a compact, efficient design.
  • Designed for very efficient FPGA implementation without compromise to the targeting of gate array or standard cell structures.
  • Supplied as a protected bitstream or netlist (“megacore” also available for Altera targets).

Technical Specifications

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