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H.264/AVC HDTV Encoder/Decoder Modules for professional applications
Support for H.264/AVC (High 4:2:2 Profile) and MPEG-2 (4:2:2 Profile)

SC50KE/SC50KD New Products

SC50KE/SC50KD

Compact module products incorporating SARAENC and SARADEC (H.264/AVC Encoder/Decoder LSIs for professional applications).

SARAENC/SARADEC LSIs and DDR mounted on module help reduce development time.

Key features

  • SC50KE: HDTV encoder module with six SARAENC LSIs and DDR memory
  • SC50KD: HDTV decoder module with one SARADEC LSI and DDR memory
  • Support for H.264/AVC and MPEG-2 standards
  • High compression and excellent picture quality based on frame structure, field structure, MBAFF, and PAFF
  • Maximum bit rate of 160Mbps
  • CABAC support to achieve high compression ratio at low bit rate

Applications

Broadcast content transmission and relay equipment

  • Transmission from field pickup unit
  • Satellite news gathering
  • Transmission systems using dedicated line
  • IP transmission
  • Program server
  • Commercial server
  • Playout encoder

Specifications: Encoder Module

Encoder Module (SC50KE)

H.264/AVC Specifications Profile High422 (8bit), High, Main, Baseline
Level 4.1 / 4.0 / 3.2 / 3.1 / 3.0
Picture structure Field Structure MBAFF
Frame Structure PAFF
Intra prediction mode All Mode (Intra 4 x 4, 8 x 8, 16 x 16)
Motion compensation pixel precision 1/2, 1/4 Pixel
Motion compensation block-size 16 x 16, 16 x 8, 8 x 16, 8 x 8
Entropy coding CABAC, CAVLC
MPEG-2 Specifications Profile and level 422P@HL, MP@HL, MP@H14L, 422P@ML, MP@ML
Picture structure Field Structure
Frame Structure
Field Structure / Frame Structure Adaptive
Motion compensation pixel precision 1/2 Pixel
Motion compensation block-size 16 x 16, 16 x 8
Common Specifications Video interface Y/C Separated Input (HDTV)
Y/C Multiplexed Input (SDTV)
PES input interface PES Serial (Standard / 3line) 2Port
PES Serial (Standard / 3line) 3Port
Streaming output interface MPEG-2 TS (8bit Parallel)
TS output bit rate Max 160Mbps
Host CPU interface Data Bus: 32bit
Address Input: 18bit
Size 170mm(L) x 110mm(W)
Power supply 5.0V
Power consumption 35.0W (Max)
Video input format 1080i 1920 x 1080 (29.97 / 25 fps)
720p 1280 x 720 (59.94 / 50 fps)
480i 720 x 480 (29.97fps)
576i 720 x 576 (25fps)
Video preprocessing Horizontal down-sample filter(3/4)
Chroma 4:2:2 - 4:2:0 filter
Adaptive low pass filter
Scene change detection


Block Diagram: Encoder Module SC50KE
Block Diagram: Encoder Module SC50KE

Specifications: Decoder Module

Decoder Module (SC50KD)

H.264/AVC Specifications Profile High422 (8bit), High, Main, Baseline*
Level 422 (4.0), 420 (4.1)
MPEG-2 Specifications Profile and level 422P@HL, MP@HL, MP@H14L, 422P@ML, MP@ML
Common Specifications Video output interface Y/C Separated Output (HDTV)
Y/C Multiplexed Output (SDTV)
PES output interface PES Serial (Standard / 4line) 2Port
PES Serial (Standard / 4line) 4Port
Streaming input interface MPEG-2 TS (8bit Parallel)
TS input bit rate Max 160Mbps
Host CPU interface Data Bus: 32bit
Address Input: 18bit
Size 170mm(L) x 110mm(W)
Power supply 5.0V
Power consumption 15.0W (Max)
Video output format 1080i 1920 x 1080 (29.97 / 25fps)
720p 1280 x 720 (59.94 / 50fps)
480i 720 x 480 (29.97fps)
576i 720 x 576 (25fps)
Post filter Horizontal up-sample filter(4/3)
Chroma 4:2:0 - 4:2:2 filter

* Excluding ASO and FMO (unsupported)


Block Diagram: Decoder Module SC50KD
Block Diagram: Decoder Module SC50KD