BOARDCOM BCM93740

BCM93740
PRODUCT
Brief
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BCM93740 ADVANCED 3D SET-TOP BOX DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM
B C M 9 3 7 4 0
F E AT U R E S
Advanced Set-Top Box Front End,
• BCM3250
including DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS/DAVIC cable
modems
• Dual 256 QAM variable symbol rate receivers supporting
ITU-T J.83 Annex A/B/C
• QPSK out-of-band (OOB) Receiver and QPSK/16 QAM
upstream burst modulator
• DOCSIS™/EuroDOCSIS 1.1 MAC supporting Quality of
Service (QoS)
• DAVIC 1.2/1.5 MAC
Dual Standard Definition/High Definition
• BCM7030
Video/3D Graphics Subsystem
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ATSC-compliant all format MP@HL MPEG2 video decoder
Broadcom’s advanced 3D graphics engine
Dolby® AC-3/MUSICAM®
NTSC analog video decoder
NTSC/PAL/HD video encoder
PCI and local bus interfaces
• BCM3125 QAMLink transceiver
• 256 QAM demodulator, upstream burst modulator
• BCM7041 dual MPEG2 encoder
• Triple Broadcom CMOS tuners
300 MIPS RISC R5000 class
• High-performance
microprocessor
• VoIP module supporting up to two lines of voice data
devices include: HPNA 1/2, IEEE1394,
• Peripheral
POD interface with PCMCIA connector, Ethernet,
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V.90 Softmodem
Software device drivers supporting multiple operating
systems
S U M M A R Y
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B E N E F I T S
• Highly integrated front-end and back-end results in a
cost-effective advanced set-top box solution
• Triple CMOS tuner architecture allows for
simultaneous web browsing, video and personal video
recording (PVR)
• MPEG-2 encoding fully supports watch and record on
analog channels.
• Supports dual standard definition decoding or HDTV
decoding (all formats)
• Supports high definition (HD) PVR
• PCI architecture allows the use of low cost PC
peripherals
• DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 1.1 cable modem QoS enables
applications to support VoIP and video conferencing
• Support for DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 1.1, DAVIC
1.2/1.5, and DCII enable deployment in virtually all
major markets worldwide
• Single high-performance RISC processor can support
today’s demanding set-top box operating systems,
applications, and cable modem traffic
• Reference design includes:
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Schematics and Gerber files
Bill of materials (BOM)
Data sheets and user manual
Software source code
Applications support
BCM93740 Advanced 3D Set-Top Box Development Platform with VoIP Module
B C M 9 3 7 4 0
O V E R V I E W
V.90
Codec
POD
CA
Smart Card
BCM4413
HPNA
Ethernet
BCM7041
Dual MPEG2 Encoder
Local Bus
1394 I/F
CMOS
Tuner
Diplex
Filter
BCM3250
PCI
Bus
Universal Front-end
PA
DOCSIS/
EuroDOCSIS MAC
DAVIC 1.2/1.5 MAC
Dual QAM Demod
OOB Demod
Upstream Burst Mod
CMOS
Tuner
CMOS
Tuner
VoIP
Module
R5000 CPU
300 MIPS
BCM7030
Advanced Dual SD/
HD Video
Transport/Decoder
3D Graphics
Subsystem
USB I/F
ROM
Flash
I/O
IDE
Controller
Hard Disk
Drive
SDRAM
Serial/
Parallel Ports
Audio Input
Analog
Audio Out
Video Out
PCI
Expansion
Connector
PCI Bus
BCM3125
QAMLink Transceiver
The Broadcom BCM93740 is an advanced set-top box
development platform supporting high definition television
(HDTV), dual standard definition decoding and broadband cable
modem internet access. It is a highly integrated, cost-effective
design built on the latest generation of Broadcom silicon and
software offering low risk and quick time-to-market for the next
generation of interactive set-top boxes.
interactive services.
The triple tuner architecture allows for web browsing, video and
Personal Video Recording (PVR) on a separate channel. Time
shifting is also simultaneously supported on the channel being
viewed. The dual MPEG-2 encoder allows full support of watch
and record on 2 analog channels. Also included is support of high
definition (HD) PVR.
Features also include studio-quality text for presenting standard
Windows® fonts on a standard or high definition television and a
high-performance 3D graphics engine for applications such as
gaming and e-commerce.
The core chip set on the BCM93740 includes the BCM3250
QAMLink® Advanced Set-Top Box Single-Chip Front End with
DOCSIS™/EuroDOCSIS/DAVIC modems, the BCM7030
Advanced High Definition Video/3D Graphics Subsystem, and a
high-performance MIPS R5000™ class processor. The BCM3125
supplies the additional QAM demodulator and upstream burst
modulator. The BCM7041 dual MPEG-2 encoder provides the realtime encoding for analog PVR.
The BCM3250 is a complete front-end advanced set-top box
solution providing dual 256-QAM receivers, an out-of-band QPSK
receiver and a QPSK/16-QAM upstream burst modulator. All
major physical layer standards are supported allowing set-tops
based on the BCM93740 design to be deployed worldwide. The
device includes a complete DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 1.1 MAC
(including QoS) and DAVIC 1.2/1.5 MAC for broadband
The BCM7030 is a device that cost-effectively supports the
requirements of television and set-top box systems that require high
definition, multiple stream standard definition video decoding with
the capability of simultaneous high definition and standard
definition outputs.
The BCM93740 also includes a high-performance MIPS® RISC
processor supporting middleware, graphics, applications, and
cable modem traffic. The single processor design eliminates the
need for multiple processors in the set-top, substantially reducing
system cost.
The BCM93740 contains a number of peripherals required for
next-generation set-top boxes. Some of these include home
phoneline networking (HPNA 1/2) for streaming of data and video
throughout the home, a VoIP module supporting 2 lines of voice, an
IEEE1394 connector for connecting to digital consumer electronic
devices, hard disk drive support for digital video recording (DVR),
and a POD interface for external conditional access. In addition, a
low-cost V.90 softmodem is included for alternative low data-rate
connections.
The BCM93740 supports industry standard operating systems,
middleware, and APIs. Driver source code for these are provided
as part of the reference design.
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16215 Alton Parkway, P.O. Box 57013
Irvine, California 92619-7013
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93740-PB02-R 11.20.02
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