ATSC 8-VSB Modulator
Block Diagram
Overview
The Commsonic multi-channel ATSC 8-VSB modulator (CMS0038) with integrated channel coders are designed specifically to implement the 8-VSB requirements of the ATSC Digital Television Standard (A/53). The core provides all the necessary processing for 8-VSB modulation of up to four transport streams. Supported output formats include baseband in-phase and quadrature (IQ) and IF. Every effort has been made to keep the size of the block to an absolute minimum in order to target the low-cost Intel® FPGA families;however this has not been at the expense of functionality. For further or more up-to-date information about this core, please visit our website - http://www.commsonic.com/products/TMcAtsc8VsbModulator.htm
Device Utilization and Performance
Approximate size estimates for typical CMS0038 deployments targeting a selection of FPGA types are provided within the tables below. Estimates may change depending upon exact requirements, and synthesis customisations.Alternative FPGA targets may also be available, please contact Commsonic for further information.
IP Quality Metrics
| Basic | |
|---|---|
| Year IP was first released | 2008 |
| Latest version of Quartus supported | 15.1 |
| Altera Customer Use | |
| IP has been successfully implemented in production with at least one customer | Y |
| Deliverables | |
Customer deliverables include the following:
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Y |
| Parameterization GUI allowing end user to configure IP | Y |
| IP core is enabled for OpenCore Plus Support | Y |
| Source language | VHDL |
| Testbench language | VHDL |
| Software drivers provided | Y |
| Driver OS support | C-code API |
| Implementation | |
| User Interface | Avalon-MM |
| IP-XACT Metadata included | N |
| Verification | |
| Simulators supported | Modelsim |
| Hardware validated | Y. Altera Board Name Cyclone-III 3c25 Starter Kit. |
| Industry standard compliance testing performed | N |
| If No, is it planned? | N |
| Interoperability | |
| IP has undergone interoperability testing | Y |
| Interoperability reports available | N |
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