Receiver Description
User Manual
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STEL-2176
correctable by the FEC. The STEL-2176 internal memory
can support all MCNS Interleaver configurations. For
deeper interleaving, a direct interface to external
memory is provided.
The output of the receiver is typically arranged as
MPEG-2 frames, although the MPEG-2 framing can be
by-passed for ATM applications. The output can be 8-
bit parallel with a byte clock or serial with a bit clock.
The data can be output in a smooth fashion without
inter-frame gaps or with the pauses in output data
caused by the FEC system passed through to the output
(see Receiver Timing discussion).
1st IF Output
A
~25 MHz
ADC
10 bits/
Sample
Interpolator
Fo=44/36 MHz
BW= 6/8 MHz
4Samples/Symbol
~25 MHz XO
Micro Controller Interface
AFC
AGC
DDC
Nyquist
(0.12 to 0.2)
Clock
Recovery
Clock
Synthesizer
Channel
Equalizer
De-mapper
Viterbi
Diff. Decoder
Frame Sync
A
Micro Controller ( SPI, Parallel)
Programmable
Adaptive
(20 taps)
44 MHz
36 MHz
Deinterleaver
Reed-Solomon
Decoder
(204,188 and
128,122)
External RAM
WCP 52861.c-5/07/97
Figure 3. STEL-2176 Receiver Block Diagram
FUNCTIONAL BLOCKS
ADC
The ADC uses differential analog signal inputs
ADCINP and ADCINN. Differential coupling to the
ADC is important to prevent common mode noise from
the digital sections of the ASIC from coupling into the
input. The recommended input signal level is
±
0.75V.
The input is sampled by the ADC, and the samples are
converted into 10-bit digital values. The sampling rate
is typically 25 MHz for an input of 44 MHz
±
3 MHz
with a symbol rate of about 5 MHz (i.e., the MCNS
standard) or 29 MHz for an input of 36 MHz
±
4 MHz
with a symbol rate of about 7 MHz (i.e., the DAVIC and
DVB standards). The sampling rate is controlled the
choice of crystal connected between RXOSCIN and
RXOSCOUT or by the clock frequency applied to
RXOSCIN. The sample rate must be slightly more than
4 samples per symbol. The sample clock generated by
the crystal/receive clock oscillator or applied to
RXOSCIN must be a low phase noise signal. For this
reason, dedicated power and ground connections for
the receive oscillator and input buffer are adjacent to
the RXOSCIN and RXOSCOUT pins.
Microcontroller Interface
The microcontroller interface provides access to the
internal programmable Universal, Downstream
(Receive), and Upstream (Transmit) registers (see page
20) via a parallel or a SPI interface. The interface used is
selected by the interface select lines (INTSEL[1-0]).