MULTI-FORMAT HD DIGITAL VIDEO/AUDIO SOC FOR SATELLITE, IP,
AND CABLE DVR SET-TOP BOX, WITH WATCH-AND-RECORD DVR
• Advanced multi-format decoder supporting the following:
• HD/SD H.264/AVC Main and High Profile to Level 4.1 (HD),
Level 3.1 (SD)
• HD/SD AVS Jizhun Profile Levels 2.0, 4.0, and 6.0 (720p and
1080i for HDTV)
• VC-1 Advanced Profile @ Level 3, Simple and Main Profile
• HD/SD MPEG-2 Main Profile at Main and High levels
• MPEG still image decode
• SD MPEG-4 P2 SP/ASP
• HD DivX 3.11/4.11/5.x/6x/Home Theater
• Advanced audio processor supporting the following:
• AAC LC, AAC LC+SBR Level 2, AAC+ Level 2, AAC-HE
• Dolby® Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
• MPEG I layers 1, 2, and 3 (MP3)
• Windows Media®and Windows Media Pro audio
• One pair of on-chip stereo high-fidelity audio DACs
• 3D SRS audio support
• One I2S input port and one I2S output port, plus S/PDIF output
• High-performance 2D-effects graphic engine
• Studio-quality text and graphics at HD resolution
• Supports multiple layers and windows
• Digital noise and contour reduction (DNR/DCR)
• Reduces artifacts such as block/mosquito noise
• Picture-in-picture
• Supports simultaneous HD+SD display
• Mosaic Mode
• Supports up to 16 video decode/display for video-rich navigation
• Motion-adaptive deinterlacer with reverse 3:2/2:2 pulldown
• OpenCable™ ready with on-chip MPOD support
• 400-MHz Dual-Core CMT MIPS32®/16e class processor
• 64-bit DDR2 DRAM controller
• Dual SATA-2 interfaces for DVR and DVD applications
• HD analog video encoder with simultaneous SD outputs
• NTSC-M/J, PAL-BDGHIN/M/Nc, SECAM analog outputs
• 480i/480p/576i/576p/720p/1080i output formats
• Component RGB/YPrPb HD/HD-DVO outputs
• Macrovision® 7.1/NICAM support
• SCART 1 and 2
• Component, S-Video, and composite via six on-chip V-DACs
• VBI encoders for CC/TTX with NABTS/CGMSA/WSS/
Gemstar®, AMOL I/II standards and dedicated TTX sideband
• RF modulator with BTSC encoder
• ITU-R-656 input and output ports
• HDMI 1.3/DVI 1.0 Mac and PHY with HDCP 1.1
• Broadcom security processor
• AES/1DES/3DES/CSS/CPRM/DTCP copy protection
• MPEG-2/DIRECTV/DVB/ARIB data transport demux with
1DES/3DES/DVB/Multi2/AES descramblers
• V.92-capable soft modem with integrated SiLab Si305x system
side device
• Dual USB 2.0 host controller with host transceiver
• Additional host/client USB 2.0 controller/transceiver
• Dual Ethernet MACs with integrated single PHY and MII
• UHF remote control receiver
• Dual SmartCard support
The BCM7405 is a high-performance, high definition (HD) satellite,
cable, and IP set-top box DVR System-on-Chip solution. It combines a
fast 1100-DMIPS MIPS32/MIPS16e™-class CPU, high-speed graphics
processing, including video scaling and motion adaptive deinterlacing, a
very flexible data transport processor, an MPEG-4/VC-1/MPEG-2/AVScompliant
video decoder, a programmable audio decoder, six video
DACs, stereo high-fidelity audio DACs, dual Fast Ethernet ports, one
with integrated PHY, triple USB 2.0, a PCI 2.3/Expansion Bus, a highspeed
400-Mhz DDR2 memory controller, and a peripheral control unit
that provides a variety of set-top box control functions. Integrated in 65-
nm technology, it offers one of the highest levels of single-chip system
performance available for STB applications.
The MPEG-2 DVB-compliant transport stream/PES parser and
demultiplexer is capable of simultaneously processing 256 PIDs via 128
PID channels in up to six independent external transport stream inputs
and two internal playback channels. All 128 PID channels can be used
by the record, audio, and video interface engine (RAVE), PCR
processing, message filter, and output via the high-speed transport or
remux module. The data transport module can be configured to support
eight record channels for PVR functionality and six A/V channels to
interface to audio and video decoders.
The transport provides 1DES/3DES/DVB/Multi2/AES descrambling
support. A memory-to-memory DMA security module may be
programmed for AES/1DES/3DES/CSS/CPRM/CPPM/DTCP copy
protection algorithms/standards. The BCM7405 features the Broadcom
Secure Processor (BSP), providing secure key generation, management,
and protection. The BSP also supports downloadable security
A new video decoder is featured in the BCM7405 that is capable of
simultaneous decode of an HD and SD stream with picture-in-picture
display. Other Mosaic or tiled stream combinations can also be supported
for an enhanced video-rich navigation user experience. DivX 3.11/4.11/
5.x and MPEG-4 Part 2 Simple profile and Advanced Simple profile at
Level 5 are additionally supported.
The BCM7405 has an advanced audio processor capable of decoding a
wide range of digital audio formats. This audio decoder also supports a
number of popular transcoding operations such as AAC to DTS 5.1 or
AC3+ to AC3.
The BCM7405’s video and graphics processing features significantly
improved scaling and blending performance, enabling real-time videolike
graphics effects to be implemented. Digital contour reduction
improves the video quality of low-bit-rate AVC/AVS video. An ITU-R-
656 output port is also provided with a teletext sideband.
The 1100-DMIPS MIPS32™ CPU has been designed to maximize
overall system performance and has significantly improved cache
performance over previous-generation devices. The CPU subsystem also
includes a Floating Point Unit.
Integrated peripherals include three UARTS, dual ISO7816 SmartCard
interfaces, counter/timers, GPIO ports, a LED/keypad controller, IR
receivers, an IR blaster, a UHF remote control receiver, an integrated soft
modem system side device, and serial controllers.
The DM500 will join the higher-end single tuner DM800 HD PVR and all singing, all dancing DM8000 twin-tuner PVR and DVD recorder.
Aimed at allowing a fully personalized use of the Dreambox, with its hard drive, DVD burner, WLAN and interchangeable tuner for digital cable, satellite and terrestrial reception and flexible Linux operating system, the DM8000 remains Dream’s ‘highlight’.
“The DM8000 provides clear evidence that the consumer certainly does want all-in-one units. Nobody wants a whole stack of equipment in his living room. The DM8000 HD PVR DVD provides all the benefits of digital television in a single unit“, explains Dream’s Alpaslan Karasu.
Dream Multimedia has reportedly had difficulty keeping up with demand for its high-end box.
£250 /300 Euros