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The BCM94201 demonstrates the operation of the
BCM4201 satellite receiver using the BCM3440 CMOS
tuner
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Fully-compliant with DIRECTV
®
, Digicipher™ II and
DVB specifications
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Simplified design is optimized to provide the lowest cost
tuner/receiver front-end combination
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Highly integrated system software enables evaluation of all
operating modes and data rates
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Supports full 2–85 Mbps, BCM4201 operation
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Complete reference design documentation support package
provided including Broadband Studio Software
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C bus interface card operates with standard IBM
compatible computers
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The system provides a performance benchmark for
application design and software development
BCM94201 SATELLITE RECEIVER EVALUATION SYSTEM
BCM94201 Satellite Receiver Evaluation System Reference Design
SUMMARY OF BENEFITS
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Reference design based on the Broadcom BCM4201
universal satellite receiver
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BCM3440 CMOS satellite tuner
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Standard MPEG-2 output in DIRECTV
®
or DVB format
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25-pin output connector with on-board line drivers
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C bus interface to PC parallel port for system control
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On-chip Bit Error Rate Tester (BERT) to simplify
lab tests
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Glueless interface to external BERT
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Low-power operation
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Low Noise Block (LNB) control
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Easy to use Broadband Studio Software provided for
system evaluation
BCM94201 FEATURES
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BCM94201