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Broadcast Video Selector Guide
UHD-SDI
FEATURING New UHD-SDI Solutions
Spring 2015
• Equalizers• CableDrivers• Reclockers• ConfigurableInput/OutputDevices
• Transmitters• Receivers• CrosspointSwitches• Timing
Complete Portfolio of Broadcast UHD-SDI solutions
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Semtech-GennumProducts
UHD-SDITheClearUHDTVConnection
Semtech’sGennumProductsGroupextendsits20+yearleadershipinSDItechnologybybeingfirsttomarketwithanarrayofadvancedUHD-SDIsolutions.Semtech’smulti-rateproductstrategyenablescustomerroadmapsallowingthemtocreatetheirowndifferentiatedandadvancedUHD-SDIproducts.Weoffertheworld’smostadvancedsolutionsdesignedspecificallyforrealworldbroadcastchallenges,includingthelatestinnovationsdesignedtohelppushtheboundariesofperformance,reach,powerandsignalintegrity,whilereducingtimetomarketanddesignrisks.Infact,Semtech’sUHD-SDIproductsensurethatanyTVbroadcastorprofessionalvideomayhavepassedthroughseveralSemtechcomponents.
ComprehensiveportfolioofindustryleadingUHD-SDIproductsWeofferthemostcomprehensive,end-to-endportfolioofUHD-SDIvideosolutionsavailable,includingournewfamilyoflong-reachmulti-rate12Gretimingequalizersandcabledrivers,low-power6Gand3Gequalizers,cabledriversandreclockers,andtheindustry’sbestperformingconfigurable,integratedadaptivecableequalizerandcabledriver.
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Equalizers 3
CableDrivers 4
Reclockers 5
ConfigurableSDI-I/O 6
SDITransmitters& Receivers 7
SDITransmitters 8
SDIReceivers 9
SDICrosspoints 10
Timing(GEN-Clocks) 11
UHD-SDIGearbox 12
UHD-SDISolutions
NewUHD-SDIsolutionsareneededwiththeemergenceofnextgenerationbroadcasttelevisionandD-Cinemaapplicationsincluding:UHDTV-1,4KD-Cinema,UHDTV-2,highframerate(HFR)andhighdynamicrange(HDR)production.UHD-SDIoffersasimpleinterfacesolutionforthetransportofhigh-quality,multi-mediacontent.
DedicatedtocustomersuccessOurcommitmenttocustomersuccessisthedriverforeverythingwedo.That’swhywe:
• Comprehensivelytesteachcomponentinproduction,assuringhighyieldonassembledboards.
• OffercomplimentarydesignreviewandfeedbackonSemtech-baseddesignstoshortendesigncycles,reducerisksandoptimizeperformance.
• Providededicatedfieldandapplicationsengineeringsupportthroughouttheproduct’slife-cycle.
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UHD-SDI RATES UP TO 12G SUPPORTED
Semtechoffersmulti-rateadaptiveequalizerssupportingratesupto11.88Gb/swhileofferingindustryleadingperformanceat6G,3G,HDandSDrates.Semtech’sGS12141adaptivecableequalizer,featuresanintegratedretimertomaximizeperformanceat12Gwhilestillofferingbestinclassperformanceatlowerrates.Inadditiontorobustperformance,SemtechadaptivecableequalizerscomplytoSMPTEST-2081,ST2082,ST-424,ST292,ST-344andST259standards.
LOW POWER AND SMALL PACKAGE SIZE
PCBboarddensitycontinuestoincrease,placingadditionalrequirementsforbothsmallpackagesizeandlowpower.Semtech’sGS12141adaptivecableEQwithintegratedretimingfeaturesa4x6QFNpackage.Thismanufacturingfriendly,asymmetricpackagefacilitateshighdensitydesignsbyaccommodatingaverydenseconnectorpitchwithitsnarrow4mmpackagewidth.
Inaddition,Semtechfeaturesarangeofadaptivecableequalizersforapplicationsrequiringlow-power.TheGS3140lowpower,multi-rate3GadaptivecableequalizerandtheGS6140lowpower,multi-rate6Gequalizer,areidealforapplicationsrequiringbothlowpowerandlongcablereach.
LOWEST JITTER
Semtechadaptivecableequalizersfeaturereducedjitteratallcablelengthsandforalldatarates.TheGS12141adaptivecableequalizerwithitsintegratedretimerfeatureslowoutputjitter,evenatextendedcablelengths.
CROSSTALK INTERFERENCE ROBUSTNESSTheadvanceddesignminimizestheeffectofinter-channelcrosstalkinterferenceinhighchannel-densityapplications.
EqualizersThe Industry’s best performing UHD-SDI equalizers – featuring integrated retiming, low power, long reach and support for data rates up to 11.88 Gb/s
EQUALIZERS
PartNumber
DataRate(Mb/s)
Input0/6dBgain
OutputCoupling
(V)No.ofOutputs
12Gcablelength(m)
6GCableLength(m)
3GCableLength(m)
HDCableLength(m)
SDCableLength(m)
FootprintCompat.with
TempRange(ºC)
Power(mW)
Size(mm) Pkg
GS12141 1-11880 YES* 1.2-2.5 2 70 90 180 240 300 – -40-+85 290 4x6 40QFN
GS6140 1-5940 YES* 1.0-2.5 1 – 90 200 280 500 GS3140 -40to+85 83 4x4 16QFN-COL
GS3140 1-2970 YES* 1.0-2.5 1 – – 200 280 500 GS6140 -40-+85 83 4x4 16QFN-COL
GS6042 125-5940 YES 1.2-3.3 1 – 80 210 300 550 all16QFNEQs -40to+85 180 4x4 16QFN
GS3440 125-2970 YES 1.2-3.3 1 – – 210 300 550 all16QFNEQs -40to+85 180 4x4 16QFN
GS3441 125-2970 YES 1.2-3.3 2 – – 210 300 550 GS2993 -40to+85 212 4x4 24QFN
GS2993 143-2970 YES 1.2-3.3 2 – – 140 200 400 GS3441 -40to+85 165 4x4 24QFN
GS2994 143-2970 YES 1.2-3.3 1 – – 140 200 400 all16QFNEQs -40to+85 165 4x4 16QFN
GS2984 143-2970 YES 2.5/3.3 1 – – 140 200 400 all16QFNEQs -40to+85 195 4x4 16QFN
GS2964 143-2970 NO 3.3 1 – – 100 130 170 all16QFNEQs -40to+85 215 4x4 16QFN
GS1674 143-1485 NO 3.3 1 – – N/A 220 400 all16QFNEQs -40to+85 195 4x4 16QFN
*Features adjustable upstream launch swing compensation.
**GS12141 specifications are preliminary and subject to change
GS12141
Control & Status
CS SDIN SCLK SDOUT
Equalizer DCRestore
AGC
SDISDI
Retimer
LF+ LF-
EyeMonitor
LossDetect
VDD VSS
VCC_CORE VEE_CORE
VCC_SDI
VEE_SDI
GPIO0 GPIO1 GPIO2 GPIO3
VCCO_0
TraceDriver DDO0
DDO0
VEEO_0
VCCO_1
DDO1
DDO1
VEEO_1
TraceDriver
Data/Bypass/
ClockSelect
Data/Bypass/
PRBSSelect
GS12141 Functional Block Diagram
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MULTI-RATE
SemtechUHD-SDICableDriversfeaturemulti-rateoperationfrom11.88Gb/sto143Mb/sandcomplytoSMPTEST-2081-1,ST2082-1,ST-424,ST292-1andST259standards.SemtechoffersadriverforeveryUHDTV-1,UHDTV-2,3G,HDandSDapplication.Theall-newhigh-performanceGS12181multi-rate12GUHD-SDIcabledriverwithintegratedretimingistheBroadcastindustry’sbestperforming12GUHD-SDIcabledriver.TheGS12181’sintegratedretimerensuresthebestpossibleperformanceatallratesupto11.88Gb/s.
LOW POWER
SemtechUHD-SDIcabledriversfeaturelowpowerconsumptionwithpowersavingsupto45%instandbymode.
LOW JITTER Ultra-lowadditivejitteratalldatarates
INPUT TRACE EQUALIZATION
InputTraceEqualization:TheGS12181featuresinputtraceequalizationtocompensateforlonginputtracelengths.Inputtraceequalizationiscriticalforoptimizingperformancein12GUHD-SDIdesigns.
BEST ORL
OutputreturnlossperformancethatsurpassesSMPTEspecificationsatallrates.Thisincreasedmarginwillsimplifyboardoptimization,speedingtimetomarket.
OUTPUT SIGNAL PRESENCE
TheGS12181featuresanoutputsignalpresencedetector,whichprovidesstatusonthevalidityoftheoutput.
TheGS12181offershighermaximumoutputswingtocompensateforlossesthatoccurafterthecabledriveroutput.Alargeroutputswingenablespassivemuxsolutionsforcreatinglargersystems.
Cable DriversHigh performance cable drivers, with low jitter, best in class output return loss and data rates up to 11.88 Gb/s
CABLE DRIVERS
PartNumber
DataRate(Mb/s)
Power(mW)
PowerSupply(V)
Out-puts
InputTraceEQ
OutputSignal
Presence
MaxOutputSwing(mV)
ESDProt.(kV)
ORL(dB)
CircuitCompatible
withTemp
Range(ºC) Size Pkg
GS12181* 1-11880 275** 1.8 2 Yes Yes 1600 4
12G:-106G:-103G:-15HD:-19
– -40to+85 4x6 40QFN
GS6080 143-5940 135 2.5or3.3 2 YES YES 1800 2.5
6G:-103G:-15HD:-19
GS2988 -40to+85 4x4 16QFN
GS6081 143-5940 205 2.5or3.3 4 YES YES 1800 2.5
6G:-103G:-15HD:-19
GS2989 -40to+85 4x4 16QFN
GS2988 143-2970 110 2.5or3.3 2 YES YES 1800 2.5 3G:-15
HD:-19GS1678,GS9077 -40to+85 4x4 16
QFN
GS2989 143-2970 180 2.5or3.3 4 YES YES 1800 2.5 3G:-15
HD:-19 GS1679 -40to+85 4x4 16QFN
GS1678 143-1485 110 2.5or3.3 2 NO YES 1200 2.5 -19 GS2988,
GS9077 -40to+85 4x4 16QFN
GS1679 143-1485 180 2.5or3.3 4 NO YES 1200 2.5 -19 GS2989 -40to+85 4x4 16
QFN
*GS12181 specifications are preliminary and subject to change
**Power specifications includes power consumed by integrated retimer
GS12181
Control & Status
CS SDIN SCLK SDOUT
TraceEqualizer Slicer
DDIDDI
LF+ LF-
EyeMonitor
LossDetect
VDD VSS
VCC_CORE VEE_CORE
VCC_DDI
VEE_DDI
GPIO0 GPIO1 GPIO2 GPIO3
VCCO_0
CableDriver SDO
SDO
VEEO_0
VCCO_1CableDriver SDO1
SDO1
VEEO_1
Retimer
VCCO1P8_0
VCCO1P8_1Data/Bypass/
ClockSelect
Data/Bypass/
PRBSSelect
GS12181 Functional Block Diagram
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GS6150
SDI 1
SDI 2
SDI 3
SDI 4
SDI 1
SDI 2orSerialClock
Re-timedData
XTAL (27 MHz)
GPIO0 GPIO2 GPIO3 GPIO1
SDO
DIN
SCLK
PLL/Re-Timer
Control LogicClock/Data
Bu�erSPI
TraceEqualizer
DataBu�er
De-emphasis
Driver
De-emphasis
Driver
RecoveredClock
DDI_SEL[1:0]/STROBE
DataMux
CS
Reclockers Industry’s best performing reclockers
RECLOCKERSPartNumber
DataRate(Mb/s)
PowerSupply(V)
IntegratedEyeMonitor
OutputJitter(UI)
InputTraceEQ
OutputDe-emphasis
SerialInterface
InputMUX
DualDataOutput
TempRange(ºC)
Power(mW)
Size(mm) Pkg
GS6150 270,1485,2970,5940 1.8 No
6G:0.113G:0.08HD:0.04SD:0.03
YES YES YES 4:1 YES -40to+85 130 6x6 48QFN
GS6151 270,1485,2970,5940 1.8 Yes
6G:0.113G:0.08HD:0.04SD:0.03
YES YES YES 2:1 YES -40to+85 130 4x4 32QFN
GS6152 270,1485,2970,5940 1.8 Yes
6G:0.113G:0.08HD:0.04SD:0.03
YES YES YES 4:1 YES -40to+85 130 6x6 48QFN
GS2965 270,1485,2970
2.5or3.3 No
3G:0.05HD:0.03SD:0.01
YES YES YES 2:1 YES -40to+85 180 5x5 32QFN
GS2985 270,1485,2970
2.5or3.3 No
3G:0.05HD:0.03SD:0.01
YES YES YES 4:1 YES -40to+85 180 9x9 64QFN
GS2986 270,1485,2970
2.5or3.3 No
3G:0.05HD:0.03SD:0.01
YES YES YES 4:1 YES -40to+85 180 6x6 40QFN
GS1675 270,1485 2.5or3.3 No HD:0.03
SD:0.01 YES YES YES 2:1 YES -40to+85 180 5x5 32QFN
GS9076 270 3.3 No SD:0.02 NO NO NO 4:1 YES 0to+70 400 9x9 64QFN
Reclockingisanimportantfunctionrequiredtomaintainoverallsystemrobustness.AsUHD-SDIinfrastructurecontinuestogrowinsizeandasgreateramountsofprocessingarebeingintegratedintobroadcastproducts,overallsystemjittercanpotentiallyincrease.Asaresult,controllingoverallsystemjitteriscriticaltoreliableoperation.ProcessingdevicessuchasFPGAscanhavepoorinputjittertolerance(IJT)andfrequentlyrequireexternalreclockingtomaintainoverallsystemmargin.TherapidgrowthinUHD-SDIinfrastructureandtheassociatedhigherratesmakereclockingmandatoryinmostapplications.SemtechoffersacompletefamilyofUHD-SDIreclockersforalldatarates.TheGS6150familyofreclockerssupportsratesupto5.94Gb/swithlowpowerconsumptionandisidealforUHD-SDIapplications.
ADVANCED FEATURE SET
TheGS6150includesprogrammabletraceequalizationtocompensateforhigh-frequencylossesassociatedwithboardlevelinterconnects.
TwoCMLoutputsinterfacetodeviceswithaCMLinputreferencebetween1.2Vand2.5V.Similarlyprogrammableoutputswingandde-emphasisprovideflexibilityformanagingsignalintegrityoftheoutputsignals.
TheGS6150canoperatewithoutanexternalfrequencyreference.Forapplicationswhichrequirerapidsignallock,anexternalcrystalmaybeusedtosettheVCOfrequencywhennotlockedtotheinputsignal.ThepresenceofanexternalreferencecrystalisautomaticallydetectedbytheGS6150.
ThenewGS6151andGS6152bothfeatureanintegratedeyemonitor.Themission-modeeyemonitorcanbeusedasadiagnostictoolformeasuringthequalityofanincomingsignal.TheGS6151andGS6152alsofeatureanintegratedPRBSgeneratorandcheckerformeasuringsignalpathintegrity.
SMALL SIZE
TheGS6150andGS6152featureacompact6x648pinQFNpackage.Asmallerpackagevariant,theGS6151isalsoavailable.TheGS6151withits4x432pinQFNpackageisidealforhighchanneldensitydesignsorotherapplicationswherethelayoutisconstrainbyavailablePCBrealestate.
LOW POWER
Semtechofferssuperiorperformanceattheindustry’slowestpowerconsumptionfora6GUHD-SDIreclocker.TheGS6150slowpowerconsumptionisidealfordesignswithhighchanneldensityorinapplicationswherelowpowerconsumptionisacriticaldesignrequirement.
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CD
EQ
SDI/SDO
DDI
DDI
DDO
DDO
CD
CD
_SD
_EN
EQ_O
P_C
TRL
EQ_S
Q_A
DJ
EQ_G
AIN
_SEL
EQ_D
ISA
BLE
EQ_B
YPA
SS
RES
ET
CD
_EN
AB
LE
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
TheGS3490isidealforhigh-densityapplicationswithlimitedconnectorspacewhereindividualconnectorsmayneedtobeconfiguredaseitheraninputoroutput.Inaddition,theGS3490issuitableformulti-functionPCBsthatrequireindividualIOtobeconfiguredbasedonfinalproductconfiguration.
Anexternalterminationnetworkensuresfullaccesstocomponents,whichsimplifiesperformanceoptimization.Thisprovidesanadvantageoversolutionsthathaveinternal,non-accessibleterminationnetworks.
BEST IN CLASS PERFORMANCE
OfferingthelongestcablereachforaconfigurableSDII/O,theGS3490iscapableof140mat2.97Gb/s,260mat1.485Gb/sand500mat270Mb/s(SDandDVB/ASI).ExternalterminationcomponentsallowforflexiblyoflayoutandtuningforPCBlayoutoptimization.
SMALL PACKAGE SIZE
TheGS3490featuresamanufacturingfriendly5x5QFNpackage,whichisidealforapplicationswithadensechannelpitchandlimitedPCBspace.Externalterminationnetworkensuresfullaccesstocomponentswhichsimplifiesperformanceoptimization.Thisprovidesanadvantageoversolutionsthathaveinternal,non-accessibleterminationnetworks.
Configurable SDI Input/Output - Equalizer/Cable DriverLowest jitter, best ORL, and data rates up to 3Gb/s
CONFIGURABLE SDI INPUT/OUTPUT - EQUALIZER/CABLE DRIVER
PartNumber
DataRate(Mb/s)
Power(mW) Outputs CableReach
(m) DVB-ASI Temp(ºC) Size(mm) Pkg
GS3490 125-2970 EQ:202CD:215
EQ:1CD:1
3G:140HD:260SD:500
Yes -40-85 5x5 32QFN
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EQTransmitter
w/CD 1111
Complete Complete
Gennum: Complete Solution Transmitter/Receiver
EQ+Receiver
SDI Output SDI Input Low-End FPGASpartan 3A, Cyclone III
Proprietary Customer LogicReceiver
VCXO
DigitalSMPTE processing
Proprietary Customer LogicCDReclockerEQ
Rec
eive
r
Transm
itter
Integrated Transceiver FPGAs
12EQ
DigitalSMPTE processing
Proprietary Customer Logic
Receiver Transmitterw/CD
Partial Partial
12
FPGA-Helper SERDES
SDI Output SDI Input
High-End FPGA Virtex 5,Stratix II GX
SDI Output SDI Input
High-End FPGAVirtex 5,Stratix II
EQTransmitter
w/CD 1111
Complete Complete
Gennum: Complete Solution Transmitter/Receiver
EQ+Receiver
SDI Output SDI Input Low-End FPGASpartan 3A, Cyclone III
Proprietary Customer LogicReceiver
VCXO
DigitalSMPTE processing
Proprietary Customer LogicCDReclockerEQ
Rec
eive
r
Transm
itter
Integrated Transceiver FPGAs
12EQ
DigitalSMPTE processing
Proprietary Customer Logic
Receiver Transmitterw/CD
Partial Partial
12
FPGA-Helper SERDES
SDI Output SDI Input
High-End FPGA Virtex 5,Stratix II GX
SDI Output SDI Input
High-End FPGAVirtex 5,Stratix II
EQTransmitter
w/CD 1111
Complete Complete
Gennum: Complete Solution Transmitter/Receiver
EQ+Receiver
SDI Output SDI Input Low-End FPGASpartan 3A, Cyclone III
Proprietary Customer LogicReceiver
VCXO
DigitalSMPTE processing
Proprietary Customer LogicCDReclockerEQ
Rec
eive
r
Transm
itter
Integrated Transceiver FPGAs
12EQ
DigitalSMPTE processing
Proprietary Customer Logic
Receiver Transmitterw/CD
Partial Partial
12
FPGA-Helper SERDES
SDI Output SDI Input
High-End FPGA Virtex 5,Stratix II GX
SDI Output SDI Input
High-End FPGAVirtex 5,Stratix II
SDI Transmitters and Receivers
Designershavethechoiceofselectingcomponentsfromdifferentvendors.ButwhenitcomestodesignswithSDItransmittersandSDIreceivers,theymustfirstchooseanarchitecture.InimplementingadesignwithaSDItransmitterand/orSDIreceiver,thereare3architecturalchoices:Semtech’scompleteSDItransmitter/SDIreceiversolutionarchitecture,anintegrated-transceiverFPGAarchitectureandaFPGA-helperarchitecture.Let’sexplorethesethreeoptionswithanassessmentofthefollowingkeyparameters:jitter,powerconsumption,integration(component/features),time-to-market,systemsizeandcost.
SEMTECH’S COMPLETE SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE
Leveragingourexpertiseinsignalintegrityandourdeepunderstandingofbroadcastvideotechnologies,Semtech’sSDItransmitterandSDIreceiverofferingencapsulatesalltheanalogcomponents(SerDes,VCO,CD,EQ,Reclocker)anddigitalSMPTEvideoandaudioprocessingrequiredtotransmitandreceiveSDIvideo.IntegratingallofthesecomponentsintoonepackagereducesthePCBfootprintrequiredtoimplementSDItransmit/receive,andthesolutionbenefitsfromSemtech’ssuperiorjitterperformance.Thisoptimized,cost-effectiveandpowerefficientASICimplementationallowscustomerstofocusontheiruniquevalue-addedprocessingforquickertime-to-market.OnlySemtechoffersasolutionthatscoreshighforeachevaluationparameter.
INTEGRATED-TRANSCEIVER FPGA ARCHITECTURE
Integrated-transceiverFPGAstypicallyoffertheworstspecificationsintermsofjitter.Maximumoutputjitterandinputjittertolerance(IJT)aretypicallyatthelimitoftheSMPTEstandards,and,insomecases,actuallyinviolationofindustrynorms.Thatiswhyextracomponents,namelyVCXOsandreclockers,arerequiredtogetthesystemjitterperformancetoanacceptablelevel.Thiscomesatapenaltyofhigherpowerconsumption,systemfootprintsizeandcost.Becauseofallthefinetuningrequiredtogetthisarchitecturetowork,andbecauseoftheIPlicensing/developmentrequiredforthedigitalSMPTEvideoprocessing,this
Choosing the right SDI transmitter and SDI receiver for your system
architectureunnecessarilyprolongstime-to-market.Finally,whileFPGAsintegratetransceivers,theydonotintegrateroutingcomponentslikecabledriversandequalizers.
FPGA-HELPER ARCHITECTURE
TheFPGA-helperarchitecture,asdepictedbelow,involvestheuseofacomponentthatincludesthephysicalmediaattachmentpartofaSMPTESDIreceiver/SDItransmitter,withthedigitalSMPTEprocessingimplementedintheFPGA.TheresultisanarchitecturethatistaxingintermsofpowerconsumptionandthoseFPGA-helperpartsarelackingevenbasicSMPTEdigitalprocessing.Inmanycases,productspecificFPGAIPalreadyrequireshighutilizationfactorsinsmall,low-costFPGAs,andtheaddedrequirementofdigitalSMPTEvideoprocessingintheFPGAmaydriveadoptionofalargerFPGA.Thisresultsinfurtherpenaltiesinpowerconsumption,sizeandsystemcost.Andwhilethisarchitecturefareswellinsystemjitterperformanceincertaincases,theaddedengineeringeffortindeveloping(orlicensing)andstitchingthatvideoprocessinglogictoproductspecificcodeensuresaslowertime-to-market.Finally,whilesomeFPGA-helperpartsintegrateacabledriver,theofferinglacksanintegratedequalizer.
HOW THE SEMTECH SOLUTION STACKS UP
Comparetheratingsofeachofthe3architecturesforkeyparametersinanimplementationof1Rxand1Txchannel.
Semtech COMPLETESOLUTION
INTEGRATED-TRANSCEIVER
FPGA
FPGA-HELPER SERDES
JitterPerformance
Time-to-Market
PowerConsumption
Integration
OverallPCBSpace
SystemCost
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SDIOutputVideo
Processing SerializerVideo
Timing
Pclk
Audio
CableDriver
NarrowLBW PLL
AudioEmbedder
GS2972
SDI Transmitters
3Gb/s SDI
Semtech’sGS2972andGS2962arefullycompatiblewithSMPTEST424andST425aswellasnewST-2081-1andST2082-1UHD-SDIstandards.Inaddition,SemtechSDItransmittersfeatureintegratedSMPTEvideoprocessingincludingscrambling,TRSdetection,insertionandancillarydatainsertion.
Semtech’sGS2972SDItransmitterincludesanintegratedaudioembedderandsupportsAES,I2Sandserialaudioformats.ThefullyintegratedfunctionalityofSemtech’sSDItransmitters,providesthelowestpowerandsmallestfootprintsolutionforacompleteSDItransmitlink.
COMPLETE VIDEO PROCESSING
SemtechSDItransmittershavethemostcompletevideoprocessingfeaturesavailable.Theseinclude,butarenotlimitedto,scrambling,TRSdetectionorinsertion,andancillarydatainsertion.
GREAT FOR DVB-ASI
AllSemtechSDItransmittersareDVB-ASIcapable.
AUDIO EMBEDDING
Semtech’sSDItransmittersincludeanintegratedaudioembeddersupportingAES,I2S,andserialaudioformats.
EXCELLENT JITTER PERFORMANCE
DuetotheintegratedPLLwithnarrowloopbandwidth,theSDItransmitterscanrejectupto300psofjitterontheparallelclock,outputtingverylowjitter,SMPTEcompliantSDIsignals.
POWER AND AREA EFFICIENT
ThehighlevelofintegrationinSemtech’sSDItransmittersprovidesthelowestpowerandsmallestmeansofimplementingaSDIlink.
APPLICATIONS
Cameras,cameracontrolunits,multiviewers,routers,productionswitchers,mastercontrolswitchers,VTRs,videoservers,encoders/decoders,up/down/crossconverters,audioembedders,formatdetectors,testandmeasurementequipment.
High performance, integrated, low power solution for SDI transmit links
SDI TRANSMITTERS
PartNumber
DataRate(Mb/s)
VideoProcessing
DVB/ASI
AncillaryDataInsert.
AudioEmbed
CableDriver
OutputJitter(ps)
ParallelBus
Width
CEA861
Timing
TempRange(ºC)
Power(mW) Stand-by Pkg
GS2972 270,1485,2970 YES YES YES YES YES
3G:40HD:50SD:200
10or20 YES-40to+85
400 YES BGA100
GS2962 270,1485,2970 YES YES YES NO YES
3G:40HD:50SD:200
10or20 YES-40to+85
350 YES BGA100
GS1672 270,1485 YES YES YES YES YES HD:50SD:200 10or20 YES
-40to+85
350 YES BGA100
GS1662 270,1485 YES YES YES NO YES HD:50SD:200 10or20 YES
-40to+85
330 YES BGA100
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GS2971A
PclkVideo
Timing
Audio Clock
Audio Data
Serial LoopThrough
SDIInput SDI
Equalizer Reclocker VideoProcessing
Audio De-embedder
DeserializerClock
Generator
Buffer
Mux
SDI Receivers
3Gb/s SDI
Semtech’sGS2971AandGS2961AareSDIreceivesolutionsfeaturingcableequalization,videoandaudioprocessingandareacomprehensive,highperformancesinglechipSDIreceivesolution.Semtech’sGS2971AandGS2962fullycompatiblewithSMPTEST424andST425aswellasnewST-2081-1andST2082-1UHD-SDIstandards.TheGS2971AandGS61Afeatureahighperformance,integrated,longreachadaptivecableequalizerwhichoffers140mofreachat3Gb/s.TheintegrationofthecableequalizerreducesoverallPCBcomponentfootprintandpowerrequirements.
Semtech’sSDIreceiversofferintegratedSMPTEvideoprocessingincludingdescrambling,wordalignment,comprehensiveerrordetection,andcorrectionandancillarydataextraction.
Inaddition,theGS2971AincludesanintegratedaudiodeembeddersupportingAES,I2Sandserialaudioformats.TheGS2971Aalsofeaturesanintegratedaudioclockgenerator.
COMPLETE VIDEO PROCESSING
SemtechSDIreceivershavethemostcompletesetofvideoprocessingfeaturesavailable.Theseinclude,butarenotlimitedto,descrambling,wordalignment,comprehensiveerrordetectionandcorrection,andancillarydataextraction.
GREAT FOR DVB-ASI
AllSemtechreceiversareDVB-ASIcapable.
AUDIO DE-EMBEDDING
GS2971Aincludesanintegratedaudiode-embeddersupportingAES,I2S,andserialaudioformats.Thechipalsofeaturesanintegratedaudioclockgenerator.
INTEGRATED EQUALIZER
Semtech’sGS2971AandGS2961ASDIreceiversfeatureahigh-performanceintegratedadaptivecableequalizer.TheintegrationofthecableequalizerreducesoverallPCBcomponentfootprint,andpowerrequirements.
APPLICATIONS
Monitors,cameracontrolunits,multiviewers,routers,productionswitchers,mastercontrolswitchers,VTRs,videoservers,encoders/decoders,up/down/crossconverters,audiode-embedders,formatdetectors,testandmeasurementequipment.
High performance, integrated, low power solution for SDI receive links
SDI RECEIVERS
PartNumber
DataRate(Mb/s) EQ Video
ProcessSerialLoop
ThroughIJT(UI)
ANCExtrac-tion
AudioDe-
embed
AudioClockGen.
ParBus
WidthCEA861Timing
TempRange(ºC)
Power(mW)
Stand-by Pkg
GS2971A 270,1485,2970 YES YES YES 0.7 YES YES YES 10or
20 YES -40to+85 545 YES BGA
100
GS2961A 270,1485,2970 YES YES YES 0.7 YES NO NO 10or
20 YES -40to+85 515 YES BGA
100
GS2970A 270,1485,2970 NO YES YES 0.7 YES YES YES 10or
20 YES -40to+85 350 YES BGA
100
GS2960A 270,1485,2970 NO YES YES 0.7 YES NO NO 10or
20 YES -40to+85 320 YES BGA
100
GS1661A1 270,1485 YES YES YES 0.7 YES NO NO 10or20 YES -40to
+85 460 YES BGA100
GS1660A2 270,1485 NO YES YES 0.7 YES NO NO 10or20 NO -40to
+85 280 YES BGA100
1-GS1671A audio version available, 2-GS1670A audio version available.
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10 Spring2015SemtechProductGuide•BroadcastVideoUHD-SDI
SDI CrosspointsSemtech crosspoint switches provide an unmatched combination of size, features and performance. At sizes up to 290 inputs and 290 outputs, these are the largest asynchronous, fully non-blocking crosspoint switches in the industry.
CROSSPOINT SWITCHES
PartNumber
DataRate(Gb/s)
Inputs InputSensi-tivity(mV)
InputTraceEQ Outputs
OutputDe-
emphasisDCcoupling Temp
Range(ºC) Power(W) Size(mm) Pkg
GX3290 3.5 290 80 YES 290 YES 1.2V,1.8V,2.5V 0to+85 34 50x50 2377BGA
GX3190 3.5 146 80 YES 290 YES 1.2V,1.8V,2.5V 0to+85 25 50x50 2377BGA
GX3246 3.5 290 80 YES 146 YES 1.2V,1.8V,2.5V 0to+85 18 50x50 2377BGA
GX3202 3.5 202 80 YES 202 YES 1.2V,1.8V,2.5V 0to+85 24 50x50 2377BGA
GX3146 3.5 146 80 YES 146 YES 1.2V,1.8V,2.5V 0to+85 18 50x50 2377BGA
MULTIPLE STROBES
Eightupdateenabledstrobepinsallowthecrosspointtobepartitionedintoindependentlyupdatableblocks.Thisisusefulinmulti-formatenvironmentswhentheswitchesneedtooccuratdifferentpointsintime.Eachupdatestrobecanbeassignedonaper-outputbasis,enablingmaximumflexibility.
DATA RATE MARGIN
Supportingdataratesupto3.5Gb/smeansthatthereissignificantmarginforvideosystemsoperatingupto2.97Gb/s.ThismarginalsomeanstheproductcanbeusedinXaui™,DisplayPort™andHDMIswitchingapplications.
FULLY INDEPENDENT INPUT AND OUTPUT CHANNELS
Allourcrosspointsprovideindependentinputtraceequalizationandoutputde-emphasis,whichcancompensateforover50inchesofPCBtraceloss.Thisprovideshighersignalintegrityandlowerjitterindesignsutilizinglongtracesorpassivesplitting.Inaddition,withoutputswingconfigurableaslowas200mV,systempowercanbesignificantlyreduced.
ON-CHIP PATTERN GENERATORS AND EYE PATTERN
DIAGNOSTICS
Independentpatterngeneratorsandcheckerscanbeusedfortestingsignalpathsoneithertheinputoroutputsideofthesystem.ThepatterncheckercanbeconfiguredtocheckforbiterrorsusingoneofthreePRBSpatternsoranyarbitrarypattern,importantforevaluatingsystemperformancewithvideopathologicalsignals.Allcrosspointdevicescancheckforbiterrorsatarbitraryphaseoffsetsfromthereceiveddata,andjittermargincanbedeterminedbymeasurementofthehorizontaleyeopening.
TEMPERATURE SENSORS
Fouron-chiptemperaturesensorsmonitorthejunctiontemperatureofthechip.Thisenablesautomatedcontroloffanspeedandpowerdownsequencestomeetenvironmentaldemandsforenergyconservation.
LOW POWER
Whencomparedtocompetitivesolutions,Semtechcrosspointsprovideindustryleadingperchannelpowerconsumption,withlessthan1Wconsumedinstand-bymode.Systempowercanbefurtherreducedbytakingadvantageofthecrosspoint’shighinputsensitivitywhileusingSemtechequalizersconfiguredforminimumoutputswinglevels.
FLEXIBLE FOOTPRINT
AllSemtechcrosspointsarepincompatible,sharingthesamecontrolinterfaceandregisterset.Thisallowsasingleplatformdesigntobeeasilyscaledtothenecessaryswitchsizewithnore-workrequiredineitherhardwareorsoftware.
INPUT SENSITIVITY
Toaddresslossestypicalinmanyrouterarchitectures,theSemtechcrosspointfamilyprovidesforhighinputsensitivity,resultinginadditionalsystemmargin.Inaddition,highinputsensitivityfacilitatesbettersystemoptimization,includingreducedswingonupstreamdrivers,providingsubstantialpowersavings.
APPLICATIONS
Routers,multiviewers,productionswitchers,mastercontrolswitchersandbroadcastmodularequipment.
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CLOCK GENERATORS
PartNumber
InputVideoStandard
OutputVideoStandard
MaxOutputVideoClock(MHz)
PowerSupply(V) Pkg. Size
(mm) Genlock AudioClocks
UserProgrammable
Power(mW)
GS4900B 3G/HD/SD/Graphics SD 54 3.3,1.8 64
QFN 9x9 YES NO NO 215
GS4901B 3G/HD/SD/Graphics SD 54 3.3,1.8 64
QFN 9x9 YES YES NO 265
GS4910B 3G/HD/SD/Graphics
3G/HD/SD/Graphics 165 3.3,1.8 64
QFN 9x9 YES NO YES 250
GS4911B 3G/HD/SD/Graphics
3G/HD/SD/Graphics 165 3.3,1.8 64
QFN 9x9 YES YES YES 300
Timing (GEN-Clocks)
GS4900B/GS4901B/GS4910B/GS4911B CLOCK GENERATORS
GENLOCK CAPABILITY
Semtechclockgeneratorscanbegenlockedtoreferencewithavariableoffset.Onlossofreference,thevideoclockswillflywheeltomaintaintheirfrequency.
GENERATES MULTIPLE CLOCKS
Threevideoclocks(2single-endedandonedifferential),3single-endedaudioclocks,and8single-endedconfigurabletimingsignalscanbegenerated.Videoclocksupto165MHzcanbeproducedinordertosupportupto3Gb/sSDIandUXGA.Inaddition,theGS4911BfeaturescrosslockingcapabilitywhereHDtimingcanbegeneratedfromanSDreference,increasingdesignflexibility.
INPUT STANDARD DETECTION
BysupplyingtheclockgeneratorwithHSync,VSyncandFsync,thechipwilldetermineifitmatchesoneof36videoor16graphicsstandardsandwillreportthedetectedstandard.
A complete timing solution for broadcast video
GS4915 ClockCleaner™
REDUCES JITTER TO MEET SMPTE SPECS
TheGS4915willreducejitteronvideoclocksof27,74.25,74.25/1.001,148.5,and148.5/1.001MHz.Outputjitterwilltypicallybe20ps,whichwillguarantee3Gb/sSDIcompliancewhenusedwithaSDItransmitter.
FLEXIBLE I/O FREQUENCIES AND LEVELS
SD(27MHz),andHD(74.25,74.25/1.001,148.5,148.5/1.001MHz)frequenciescanbeinputandoutputfromtheGS4915.Thechipalsohassingle-endedanddifferentialinputsandoutputstofacilitateinterfacingwithavarietyofchips.
FREQUENCY DOUBLER TO MEET 3Gb/s SDI REQUIREMENTS
Iftheinputclockfrequencyis74.25or74.25/1.001MHz,theGS4915candoubletheoutput,providingalowjitter148.5or148.5/1.001MHzoutputclockwhichcanbeusedforHD-SDIand3Gb/sSDIapplications.
HSyncVSyncFSync
8 VideoTimingSignals
DetectedStandard
3 Audio Clocks
3 VideoClocks2 S/E, 1 Diff
StandardDetection
Timing SignalGeneration
Audio ClockGeneration
Video ClockGeneration &Timing Offset
X-point
DelayAdjust
GS4911B
PCLK
PCLK
CleanClock
CleanClock
DiffInput
SingleEndedInput
ExternalGO1555
PLL
FrequencyDetection/Selection,Bypass, Skew Control
GS4915
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TheGS12070UHD-SDIgearboxisarevolutionarynewdevicewhichperformsthe
multiplexingandde-multiplexingnecessaryto
facilitateconversionsbetweendifferentUHD-
SDIformats.ThisincludesST2082(12Gb/s),ST
425-3,ST425-5multi-link3Gb/sandSMPTEST
2081(6Gb/s)UHD-SDIInterfaces.Aconversion
between4x1.5Gb/sand6Gb/sisalsosupported.
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UHD-SDI Gearbox GS12070TheGS12070featuresfourhigh-speeddifferentialsignalinputsandfourhigh-speed
differentialserialoutputswhichcanbe
interfacedto1.2VCMLI/O.Thehigh-speed
inputsandoutputsincludeprogrammable
traceequalizationandde-emphasisdriversto
compensateforhigh-frequencylossesassociated
withboard-levelinterconnect.