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PT-100

PCIe 4-Channel DVB-T Modulator

4-channel DVB-T transmission on a PCIe x1 card

50~950 MHz

The PT-100 is a PCIe adapter board supporting 4-channel EN 300-744 DVB-T transmission. It performs full hardware modulation with no host CPU computation required, and is powered from the PCIe bus or optionally from an external DC adapter.

50~950 MHz, step size 1 KHz · 2/3/4/5/6/7/8 MHz bandwidth · PCIe x1, 4-channel DVB-T

Datasheet — PT-100

01 · DVB-T Modulator Adaptor

Features

  • 01 PCIe adapter board supports 4-channel EN 300-744 DVB-T transmission.
  • 02 Powered from the PCIe bus or optionally, an external DC adapter.
  • 03 Full hardware modulation, no host CPU computation required.
  • 04 Modulator (Transmitter) — Direct digital conversion to 50~950MHz for excellent signal quality · PT-100 supports configurable bandwidth from 2MHz to 8 MHz · Support only non-hierarchy mode · Programmable digital attenuator · Free Windows Stream Player · Free Windows and Linux SDK
  • 05 Applications — DVB-T signal generator · Demonstrations · Research and development · Video Broadcast/Distribution · Digital Signage · Wireless Display · Hotel TV, Hospital TV, On-Board TV, Luxury Home Entertainment · Hotel Info TV, Trade Shows, Mall Info TV, Campus TV, In Stadium · Live Sports, Monitoring, Surveillance, Corporate TV · Industrial Monitoring · Amateur HAM TV
  • 06 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 PCIe 1x port

Specifications

General Specifications

RF Connector
One BNC connector
Bandwidth
2/3/4/5/6/7/8 MHz
FFT
2K, 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 step size 1KHz
RF Output Level
-8 dBm (100 dBuV)
Digital Attenuator
Range:+6/-25dB*, Step size 1dB
MER
50~950MHz, 35dB Typically
Spectrum Shoulder (Adjacent channel)
45dB
Phase noise
<-92dBc @ 10kHz
Carrier Suppression
>42dB
PCIe
x1
Power
PCIe bus power / 3.3V 460mA / 12V 250mA
Dimensions (LxW)
97 x 82mm
  • There could be MER loss in high gain/attenuation level.

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