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SupraTV 260

Set-Top Box Processors

Overview

Overview

The SupraTV® 260 family of processors also supports single or dual tuner Digital Video Recording (DVR) through a USB 2.0 high speed interface.

Combining the key functions required to support digital cable Set-Top Boxes, the SupraTV® processor enables products with enhanced flexibility and performance to be developed at the lowest possible system cost.

Adding Zoran’s HDXtreme™ II device enables a cost effective, high quality HDMI solution.

A high performance MIPS® processor provides access to Zoran and industry standard middleware and leverages previous SupraTV® software. With a comprehensive set of software drivers, proven tool kit and reference platforms, the SupraTV® family keeps product development times to a minimum.

SupraTV® 260 Family Development Platform

A comprehensive development platform is available for the SupraTV® 260 family of processors, including tuner boards for digital cable Set-Top Boxes. An Integrated Development Environment includes a proven windows based GNU tool kit, Zoran’s SiliconSoftware® registration drivers, and applications that add functions such as flash memory burning, high performance code download, software protection, a sophisticated GUI development tool, (Embedded Wizard), and an automatic code generator.

The SupraTV® 260 family platform significantly reduces the time taken to develop high performance, cost optimized cable Set-Top Box products. The SupraTV® 260 family based evaluation board supports all needed peripherals including ethernet and USB. The platform is available with a cable tuner. Single and dual tuner Digital Video Recording capabilities can be achieved by adding a USB based hard drive, Zoran’s DVR software, additional memory, and a second front end (for dual tuner DVR).

Zoran SiliconSoftware® API Package

Zoran provides software support for the SupraTV® 260 family of processors and a documented Application Programming Interface. Based on the company’s extensive Set-Top Box, DVD and Digital TV experience, the API provides a stable base on which users can build their own applications.

The software stack, including the operating system (Nucleus+), is available on a royalty-free basis. Zoran’s SiliconSoftware API is supported from previous SupraTV® ICs. Software portability from one generation to the next minimizes project design time and effort while enabling the software to be reused. Other components of the standard software package include a sample Electronic Programming Guide (EPG), close captioning, DVB and US subtitle and OSD Teletext decoding, DVB common interface module software.

Features

Overview

CPU

  • MIPS® 4KEc CPU with MMU
  • 300 MHz / 400 Dhrystone MIPS®

Memory

  • 6 bit DDR2 DRAM controller
  • Serial interface to flash memory

Demodulator

  • QAM Annex A/B
  • ADCs plus IF and IQ tuner interfaces

Transport stream demultiplexer with advanced security

  • Programmable multi-stream transport demultiplexer
  • Two transport stream interfaces
  • Support for single and dual tuner Digital Video Recording (DVR)
  • DVB/DES/3DES/ICAM descrambling - NDS certified
  • Local triple DES encrypt/decrypt engine
  • 1KB OTP memory and secure boot
  • Dual Smart Card interfaces with integrated protection & control

Video and imaging decoder

  • MPEG-2, ISO/IEC13818-2 (MP@ML) at up to 15Mbits/sec
  • MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile (ASP)
  • Standard definition Picture-In-Picture (PIP)
  • JPEG hardware decoding

Graphics and video processing

  • Advanced DMA engine to support 2D graphics
  • 4, 8 bit CLUT, 16bit RGB with OSD, anti-flicker filtering
  • Flexible down/up-scaling of video
  • 5 graphic planes

Video Output

  • Integrated PAL/NTSC/SECAM Video Encoder
  • VBI (Teletext, WSS, CC, TVGI, Nielsen) and VPS reinsertion
  • Simultaneous Component, S-Video and RGB output
  • Progressive Scan Output (PSO) interface to HDXtreme® II
  • 5 video DACs

Audio support

  • Audio processor unit for standard audio formats
  • Stereo audio DACs integrated
  • Two-channel audio output using I2S or analog
  • SPDIF output
  • BTSC encoder

Interfaces

  • USB 2.0 High Speed controller and PHY
  • USB based updates, cards and devices (hard drives)
  • 10/100 ethernet MAC with RMII interface to external PHY
  • UARTs, I2C, IR, GPIOs
  • Integrated digital timing oscillator replacing VCXO

Package

  • 208-pin PQFP (260) or 272 BGA (265) packages

Diagrams

SupraTV® 260 Family IC Block Diagram

 

SupraTV® 260 Family Set Top Box Block Diagram