BCM94201

Features:

*Reference design based on the Broadcom BCM4201 universal satellite receiver
*BCM3440 CMOS satellite tuner
*Standard MPEG-2 output in DIRECTV^@ or DVB format
*25-pin output connector with on-board line drivers
*I²C bus interface to PC parallel port for system control
*On-chip Bit Error Rate Tester (BERT) to simplify lab tests
*Glueless interface to external BERT
*Low-power operation
*Low Noise Block (LNB) control
*Easy to use Broadband Studio Software provided for system evaluation




Description

The BCM94201 Satellite Receiver Evaluation System is intended for use by hardware and software engineers as a benchmark and development tool for accelerating the BCM4201 system design cycle.

This evaluation system reference design BCM94201 provides the ideal platform for evaluating the BCM4201 Universal Satellite Receiver, that supports the DigicipherTM II, DIRECTV and DVB standards. This design tool is the first system to demonstrate how lower design costs can be achieved by operating the BCM4201 in 480 MHz mode, utilizing low-cost 480 MHz output tuners. This compact, stand-alone system provides a complete development environment for rapid technology integration.