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UT-100C OpenCaster SE
USB DVB-T Modulator Bundle (Tx only)
50–950 MHz / 1200–1350 MHz
The UT-100C OpenCaster special edition bundles HiDes' USB bus-powered DVB-T modulator with OpenCaster, a toolset for creating, managing and transmitting complex digital video streams compliant with MPEG and DVB standards. The bundle adds the UT-100C "tsrfsend" application, which is not part of the standard OpenCaster package.
50–950 MHz / 1200–1350 MHz · 2/3/4/5/6/7/8 MHz bandwidth · USB bus powered, DVB-T EN 300-744
Datasheet — UT-100C OpenCaster SE
09 · Chipset & Software
Features
- 01 OpenCaster — Features — OpenCaster is a toolset for enabling creation, management and transmission of complex digital video streams compliant with MPEG and DVB standards. · Ready to go examples inside, with full source codes for study, reference and enhancement. · Target: developers, schools/universities, ICT firms, broadcasters. · Applications: Games, Infotainment, Poll, T-voting, T-commerce apps. · Registered users, in case of further interest and issues, will get support from Avalpa technical staff.
- 02 UT-100C — Features — USB based modulator/demodulator with support for EN 300-744 DVB-T transmission and reception. · Powered from the USB bus, so no external power adapter is required. · Full hardware modulation/demodulation, no host CPU computation required.
- 03 Modulator (Transmitter) — Direct digital conversion to 50~950MHz and 1200~1350 MHz for excellent signal quality. · Support only non-hierarchy mode. · Programmable digital attenuator. · Free Windows Stream Player. · Free Windows and Linux SDK.
- 04 Host requirements — CPU: Intel, AMD, ARM, MIPS · 128MB RAM of system memory or above · Higher CPU and memory required if DVB-T audio/video decoding is needed. · One available USB2.0 or 1.1 port (Note: USB 1.1 can only support 3~5 Mbps stream data rate).
- 05 Q: What exactly is the difference between the “plain” UT-100C and the OpenCaster bundle? — As of now the OpenCaster release 3.2 is officially only available on the bundle package, because we want people subsidizing the open source project to get MORE value for their money. This is how free (as freedom) software can sustain itself.
- 06 Q: The OpenCaster software is open source and freely available, so does this mean there is some additional component delivered with this bundle which is not part of the standard OpenCaster? — YES. The standard package is meant to use as TS source and sink the UDP transport. The UT100C application “tsrfsend” is only available on the bundle package. Of course it's still open source.
Specifications
General Specifications
- RF Connector
- 75-Ω MCX (female) connector
- Bandwidth
- UT-100C 2/3/4/5/6/7/8 MHz
- FFT
- 2K, 4K, 8K
- Constellation
- 64QAM/16QAM/QPSK
- Code rate
- 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
- Guard interval
- 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 or 1/32
- Frequency range
- 50~950MHz and 1200~1350MHz, step size 1KHz
- RF Output Level
- 0 dBm (108 dBuV)
- Digital Attenuator
- Range: +6/-25dB, Step size 1dB
- MER
- 50~950MHz: 35dB Typically; 1200~1350MHz: 30dB Typically
- Spectrum Shoulder (Adjacent channel)
- 45dB
- Phase noise
- <-92dBc @ 10kHz
- Carrier Suppression
- >42dB
- USB port
- USB 2.0 or USB 1.1
- Power
- 5V DC (USB Bus Power), 340mA (Tx only)
- Dimensions (LxWxH)
- 75 x 30 x 15mm
- There could be MER loss in high gain/attenuation level.
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