Test Equipment: PCI and PCIe QAM (Clear QAM), 8VSB, and ATSC M/H Modulator Cards

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Frequency agile (55-810 MHz) "US clear channel" or DVB-C QAM 16/32/128/256 modulator with field upgradeability to other modes. Not compatible with SA or Motorola QAM STB's since they have proprietary signaling. PCI half-card with transport stream input via PCI bus or external input via BNC connector on bracket. IF and RF output targeted at only STB Testing, Digital Signage, and Laboratory Applications. Now ships with Windows XP based Transport Stream Player with scheduling. This device can feed either an antenna or coax cable.

Frequency Agile, Field Upgradeable with Other Modes, VHF/UHF 8VSB Modulator. PCI Half-Card with RF Out on BNC Connector. Pulls Transport Streams from HD via PCI bus or from External Devices from BNC Connector on Bracket. Both IF and RF Output Targeted at Digital Signage, STB Testing, and Laboratory Applications. Auxiliary ASI Out for Checking TS Data Flow. Now ships with Windows® Based Transport Stream Player with scheduling. Linux® and Windows® SDK Available for Customization. This Device can Feed Either an Antenna or Coax Cable.

Frequency Agile, Field Upgradeable with Other Modes, 2 Independent RF Channels, VHF/UHF 8VSB Modulator. PCI Half-Card with RF Out on BNC Connector. Pulls Transport Streams from HD via PCI bus or from External Devices from BNC Connector on Bracket. Both IF and RF Output Targeted at Digital Signage, STB Testing, and Laboratory Applications. Auxiliary ASI Out for Checking TS Data Flow. Now Ships with Windows® Based Transport Stream Player with scheduling. Linux® and Windows® SDK Available for Customization. This Device can Feed Either Two Antennas or Two Coaxial Cables.

Standard Features:

• Transport Streams pulled from HD via PCI bus or from external device via BNC on bracket
• 44 MHz/36 MHz IF output or on board channel selectable UHF output up-converter
• Programmable RF output level (0.5dB step)
• ITU-T J.83 Annex A, B, and C QAM compliant
• Can be reprogrammed to add 8VSB, QPSK, DVB T, and I-SDBT to the card
• Freq Config GUI supported via Win 2000, XP and Linux
• Supplied with Windows based Transport Stream Player application
• Playout Scheduler -- schedule tasks (5 maximum) to run daily, weekly or monthly at a certain time
• Includes transport stream analyzer
• Video viewer with zoom
• Supports up to 45 Mbps input streams
• Null Packets added automatically to adapt to selected bit rate for a particular QAM mode
• CMI can supply additional sample transport streams
• RF Level 0 dBm
• Complies with PCI 2.1 32 bit bus
  
  

Applications:

• Engineering labs
• In Store Demo of Plasma Televisions
• Public Space Digital billboards
• Test Equipment for RF demodulators
• Hotel and Lodging systems

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Standard Features:

• Transmits real time video or stored video from the server hard drive and sends it to multiple HD monitors simultaneously
• Input: IP, DVB-ASI or SMPTE 310M transport streams via PCI bus or BNC bracket connector
• Output: 8VSB
• When ASI is input the TS can be any rate since it is upconverted and remuxed to ATSC rate
• When DVB is input the bit rate can be anything above 2 Mbps or below 19 Mbps
• Includes ASI port for simultaneous ASI and RF output if TS is pulled from hard drive
• Frequency agile
• Field upgradeable – can be reprogrammed to add QAM, QPSK, DVB-T, and I-SDBT to the card
• 44 MHz/36 MHz IF output or on board Channel 2~69 selectable RF output up-converter
• Programmable RF output level (0.5dB step)
• Feeds either an antenna or coax cable
• Supplied with Windows® based Transport Stream Player application
• Playout Scheduler – schedule tasks (5 maximum) to run daily, weekly or monthly at a certain time
• Includes transport stream analyzer
• Freq Config GUI supported via Windows® 2000, XP and Linux®
• Customer oriented API is also available
• Sample transport streams available
• Supports EIA 50-860 MHz Band
• ECC: Reed Solomon (204, 188, T=8) encoding
• 8VSB: 2/3 Rate Trellis Coding Conforming to ATSC A.53 specs. Symbol Rate Fixed at 10.7622 Symbol/Sec

Applications:

• Engineering labs
• In Store Demo of Plasma Televisions
• Public Space Digital billboards
• Test Equipment for RF demodulators
• Hotel and Lodging systems
  

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Schedule Task (Click to enlarge) 

SI Table (Click to enlarge)

Standard Features:

• Transmits real time video or stored video from the server hard drive and sends it to multiple HD monitors simultaneously
• Input: IP, DVB-ASI or SMPTE 310M transport streams via PCI bus or BNC bracket connector
• Output: 8VSB
• When ASI is input the TS can be any rate since it is upconverted and remuxed to ATSC rate
• When DVB is input the bit rate can be anything above 2 Mbps or below 19 Mbps
• Includes ASI port for simultaneous ASI and RF output if TS is pulled from hard drive
• Frequency agile
• Field upgradeable – can be reprogrammed to add QAM, QPSK, DVB-T, and I-SDBT to the card
• 2 separate 44 MHz/36 MHz IF outputs or on board Channel 2~69 selectable RF output up-converters
• Programmable RF output level (0.5dB step)
• Feeds either two antennas or two coax cables
• Supplied with Windows® based Transport Stream Player application
• Playout Scheduler – schedule tasks (5 maximum) to run daily, weekly or monthly at a certain time
• Includes transport stream analyzer
• Freq Config GUI supported via Windows® 2000, XP and Linux®
• Customer oriented API is also available
• Sample transport streams available
• Supports EIA 50-860 MHz Band
• ECC: Reed Solomon (204, 188, T=8) encoding
• 8VSB: 2/3 Rate Trellis Coding Conforming to ATSC A.53 specs. Symbol Rate Fixed at 10.7622 Symbol/Sec

Applications:

• Engineering labs
• In Store Demo of Plasma Televisions
• Public Space Digital billboards
• Test Equipment for RF demodulators
• Hotel and Lodging systems

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Schedule Task (Click to enlarge) 

SI Table (Click to enlarge)

ATSC MH

Each modulator card can be licensed for
additional profiles upon payment of a license fee... Any card can have one, a few, or many profiles.

Profiles available are:

QAM, DVB-C, QPSK, DVB S, DVB-S2, 8VSB, T-DMB, DVB T+H, ISDB-T, CMMB , DTMB, ATSC M/H

Real time mixer for multiple VHF or UHF Modulated signals onto a single coaxial cable. These products come in combiners for 1-8 channels and are also available from Radio Shack or R.L. Drake.

Frequency Agile, Field Upgradeable with VHF/UHF 8VSB, QAM, DVB -S-S2 QPSK Modulator. PCI Half-Card with RF Out on BNC Connector. Pulls Transport Streams from HD via PCI bus or from External Devices from BNC Connector on Bracket. Both IF and RF Output Targeted at Digital Signage, STB Testing, and Laboratory Applications. Auxiliary ASI Out for Checking TS Data Flow. Ships with Windows® Based Transport Stream Player. Linux® and Windows® SDK Available for Customization. This Device can Feed Either an Antenna or Coax Cable.

Standard Features:

• Transmits real time video or stored video from the server hard drive and sends it to multiple HD monitors simultaneously
• Input: IP, DVB-ASI or SMPTE 310M transport streams via PCI bus or BNC bracket connector
• Output: 8VSB , QAM , and DVB-S-S2
• When ASI is input the TS can be any rate since it is upconverted and remuxed to ATSC rate
• When DVB is input the bit rate can be anything above 2 Mbps or below 19 Mbps
• Includes ASI port for simultaneous ASI and RF output if TS is pulled from hard drive
• Frequency agile
• Field upgradeable – can be reprogrammed to add QAM, QPSK, DVB-T, and I-SDBT to the card
• 44 MHz/36 MHz IF output or on board Channel 2~69 selectable RF output up-converter
• Programmable RF output level (0.5dB step)
• Feeds either an antenna or coax cable
• Supplied with Windows® based Transport Stream Player application
• Playout Scheduler – schedule tasks (5 maximum) to run daily, weekly or monthly at a certain time
• Includes transport stream analyzer
• Freq Config GUI supported via Windows® 2000, XP and Linux®
• Customer oriented API is also available
• Sample transport streams available
• Supports EIA 50-860 MHz Band
• ECC: Reed Solomon (204, 188, T=8) encoding
• 8VSB: 2/3 Rate Trellis Coding Conforming to ATSC A.53 specs. Symbol Rate Fixed at 10.7622 Symbol/Sec
• QAM conforms to ITU Annex B and C

Applications:

• Engineering labs
• In Store Demo of Plasma Televisions
• Public Space Digital billboards
• Test Equipment for RF demodulators
• Hotel and Lodging systems
  

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Schedule Task (Click to enlarge) 

SI Table (Click to enlarge)