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HV-100E/HV-100J/HV-100EH

Full HD Digital TV Modulator

HDMI/CVBS to DVB-T/ISDB-T/ISDB-Tb

50~950 MHz, 1200~1350 MHz

HV-100 is the most cost-effective solution to distribute HDMI or composite (CVBS) video to unlimited standard TV's without requiring any special adapter. The video input source from either HDMI/DVI or composite (CVBS) is encoded in MPEG2 or H.264 streams, modulated with the open industrial standard EN 300-744 DVB-T/ARIB STD-B31 ISDB-T/ABNT NBR 15601 ISDB-Tb, and then transmitted over cable or air. All DVB-T/ISDB-T/ISDB-Tb compliant receivers, including SetTopBox, Digital TV, PC/NB USB DTV dongle, or DTV capture card can receive, and watch the video from a HV-100 via the standard coaxial cable or antenna.

50~950 MHz / 1200~1350 MHz · DVB-T 1~8 MHz / ISDB-T 6 MHz · DVB-T EN 300-744, ISDB-T ARIB STD-B31, ISDB-Tb ABNT NBR 15601

Datasheet — HV-100E/HV-100J/HV-100EH

04 · DVB-T Full HD Modulator Box

Features

  • 01 Low Cost HD Video Distribution — Compliant to existing HD TV sets, no extra adapter required, and no restriction on the number of receivers. All the peripherals like splitter, amplifier, connector...etc are the same as those for regular TV.
  • 02 Flexible Bandwidth Option — In DVB-T mode, 1MHz~8MHz Bandwidth options are supported.
  • 03 UART Digital Data Mux — HV-100 supports UART data mux feature. GPS or aviation data can be multiplexed in the transmitted stream from HV-100's UART port. Besides audio and video, the receiver can decode the received UART data for further data processing. The communication parameters for the data mux UART port are configurable.
  • 04 Video Streaming and Web Management — HV-100 supports network video streaming input/output and Web interface for remote management.
  • 05 Versatile video inputs and formats — Support HDMI/DVI and composite (CVBS) video input. Besides H.264/MPEG2 HD, MPEG2 SD format is also supported and compliant to existing SD TV sets or STB's.
  • 06 Easy to Configure — Channel number can be configured with the built-in keypad switch easily. More advanced configurations can be set from an external host like PC/NB or Tablet/Pad thru USB interface. Remote Web management is also supported.
  • 07 Robust, Reliable and Long Distance — Easily transmit 1080p video over a single 3C2V/RG59 cable for at least 500 meters long without adding any repeater. For wireless applications, the line of sight transmission distance may reach 50~100 meters at 0dBm RF radiation power and up to several kilo meters at 30 dBm with an external PA. The real distance depends on the antenna design and receiver quality. Differential RF output is also available for RF signal distribution with twisted pairs (telephone or Ethernet RJ-45) instead of heavy coaxial cables.
  • 08 Daisy-chain Connection (Bus-Topology) — Multiple HV-100's with different channel configurations can share a single cable. It can dramatically reduce the cable deployment cost and effort.
  • 09 Real time protocol and Low latency — No frame drop in QEF (Quasi-Error-Free) condition, and low transmission latency

Specifications

General Specifications

Input
Video: CVBS, HDMI 1.3 (with HDMI loop-thru); Audio: Stereo line-in or HDMI PCM audio-in (HDMI PCM audio-in supports up to stereo 96KHz, 24bits)
Compression
Video: H.264 or MPEG2; Audio: AAC or MPEG
Resolution — Input (CVBS)
720x480x30I (NTSC, D1); 720x576x25I (PAL, D1)
Resolution — Input (HDMI)
720x480x30I (NTSC, D1); 720x576x25I (PAL, D1); 1280x720x24P; 1280x720x50I/1280x720x50P; 1280x720x60I/1280x720x60P; 1920x1080x24P; 1920x1080x50I/1920x1080x50P; 1920x1080x60I/1920x1080x60P
Resolution — Output (H.264)
1920x1080x24P/1920x1080x25P; 1600x1080x24P/1600x1080x25P/1600x1080x30P; 1440x1080x24P/1440x1080x25P/1440x1080x30P; 1280x1080x24P/1280x1080x25P/1280x1080x30P; 1280x720x24P/1280x720x25P/1280x720x30P; 704x576x25P (PAL, D1); 704x480x30P (NTSC, D1); 352x576x25P (PAL, Half D1); 352x480x30P (NTSC, Half D1)
Resolution — Output (MPEG2)
1280x1080x24P/1280x1080x25P/1280x1080x30P; 1280x720x24P/1280x720x25P/1280x720x30P; 704x576x25P (PAL, D1); 704x480x30P (NTSC, D1); 352x576x25P (PAL, Half D1); 352x480x30P (NTSC, Half D1)
Power
DC 9~24V; Power Consumption 0.7A@12V
Dimension WxDxH
195mmx125mmx40mm
Weight
735g
Operating Temperature
-10℃ ~ 60℃

Digital TV RF Transmitter Specifications

TV Standard
HV-100E: DVB-T EN-300 744; HV-100J: ISDB-T ARIB STD-B31 / ISDB-Tb ABNT NBR 15601
RF connector
75-Ω F-type connector and two-wire terminal for twisted pairs (differential RF output)
Bandwidth
HV-100E: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 MHz; HV-100J: 6MHz
FFT
HV-100E: 2K, 8K; HV-100J: 2K, 4K, 8K
Code rate
1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
Guard interval
1/4, 1/8, 1/16 or 1/32
Frequency range
50~950MHz, 1200~1350MHz step size 1KHz; DVB-T channels: VHF 6M BW/UHF 6M BW: Channel: CH7~CH83; VHF 7M BW/UHF 7M BW: Channel: CH5~CH69; VHF 8M BW/UHF 8M BW: Channel: CH5~CH69; ISDB-T channels: (STD-B21) UHF band: UHF 13ch~62ch; VHF band VHF 1ch~12 ch; MID band c13ch~c22 ch; SHB band c23ch~c63 ch
Segment & Layer
HV-100E: n/a; HV-100J: 13 Seg or 1 Seg
Time Interleaver
HV-100E: n/a; HV-100J: Not supported
RF Output Level
50-950 MHz -3 dBm (105 dBuV) typically (Differential output less by 6~7 dB); HV-100EH (HV-100E HAM TV version): 1200-1350 MHz -18~-20 dBm (88~90 dBuV) typically, without Differential output
Digital Gain/Attenuator for Fine Tuning
range: +5dB~-10dB, Step size 1dB
MER
50~950MHz, 35 dB Typically; 1200~1350MHz, 25dB Typically (HV-100EH)
Spectrum Shoulder (Adjacent channel)
45dB
Phase noise
<-92dBc @ 10kHz
Carrier Suppression
>42dB
  • Note: output formats supported depend on the video input formats. The frame rate should be consistent and the encoded video frame size should be less or equal to the original input.
  • Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
  • There could be MER loss in high gain/attenuation level.

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