DTU-245 - USB-2 ASI/SD-SDI Input+Output Adapter

 DTU-245-SDP  - Universal USB-2 ASI/SDI Input+Output adapter with DtGrabber+, DtTV and StreamXpress

 DTU-245-SXP  - Universal USB-2 ASI/SDI Input+Output adapter with DtGrabber+, DtTV, StreamXpress and  StreamXpert

 DTU-245-SY-SXP  - Universal USB-2 ASI/SDI Input+Output adapter with DtGrabber+, DtTV, StreamXpress,   StreamXpert and SdEye

DTU-245 Features

 • Convenient, compact USB adapter that can be used to capture and generate MPEG-2 transport streams (DVB- ASI) and uncompressed serial digital video (SDI) 

 • USB powered - no power supply required

 • Independent operation of DVB-ASI / SDI  input and output:

        - Full-duplex: maximum combined bit-rate of 160 MBps

        -  Half-duplex: Full DVB-ASI and SDI bit-rate range

 • 16-Mbytes local hardware buffer for sustained real-time streaming

 • The DTU-245-SDP comes with DtGrabber+ for advanced recording, DtTV for viewing TV services and  StreamXpress for ASI/SDI playout

 •  The DTU-245-SY-SXP includes all software of the DTU-245-SDP plus DekTec's renowned StreamXpert software for MPEG-2 analysis and monitoring and SdEye for SDI analysis and monitoring

 APPLICATIONS

 • General-purpose USB adapter for capturing, generating and processing of ASI and SDI streams

 • On-site recording and analysis

 • Portable demo set

 • DTU-245-SDP:
  Portable ASI/SDI play-out, recording and decoding

 • DTU-245-SY-SXP:
  Complete bundle for portable Transport Stream and SDI analysis, monitoring and recording, as well as  ASI / SDI play-out

 KEY ATTRIBUTES

Connector      75Ω  BNC (2x*)

ASI:

Physical Layer   EN50083-9

Bit Rate Range   0...160 Mbit/s**    

Packet Size in Bytes   188 or 204***

SDI:

Physical Layer   SMPTE 259M

Bit Rate   270 Mbit/s****

#Bits    8 or 10 bit

Power (through USB-2)      5V, 400mA max

Dimensions in mm (LxWxH) 87 x 104 x 30

 * 1x Input and 1x Output

 ** Maximum total bit rate (Input+Output) in full-duplex mode. In half-duplex mode the full ASI/SDI range is  supported

 *** Arbitrary packet size in raw mode

 **** Input or Output. Full-duplex SDI is not supported

AVAILABLE OPTIONS

 1. StreamXpress - Playout Software

•  Low-cost, high-performance playout software that supports all DekTec output adapters
• Endless play with optional automatic correction of continuity-counter, PCR/PTS/DTS and TDT/TOT fields
• SOAP-based remote control to automate StreamXpress operations (DTC-302-RC option)
  
• Saving and restoring playout parameters using XML-based settings file
• Reproducible injection of errors in the transport stream with adjustable error rate
• Easy-to-use control of modulation and channel simulation parameters

 2.  DtTV - MPEG-2 Transport Stream Television Software

• Live decoding of any unscrambled  service within a transport-stream
• Intuitive user interface, enabling easy switching between services (zapping), controlling audio volume and brightness level and selection of an input device
  
• Decoding of multiple television services in parallel, for creating a mosaic
• Quarter-resolution decoding mode for using less processor cycles per decoded picture
• Decoding of MPEG-1/2, AC3 audio
• Decoding of  MPEG-4 part 10 / H.264, MPEG-1/2/4, SD/HD,
• Decoding of HD video (high-end processor and graphics card required)

  3.  DtGrabber+ - Transport Stream / SDI Advanced Recorder 

• Recording of MPEG-2 Transport-Streams or SDI signals
• Multi-file functions:
  - Erase files older than X hours
  - Maximum number of files
  - Time stamp/index in filename
• Merge tool for combining several files
  
• Remote monitoring and control through SNMP
• Select PIDs to record, with range support, positive/negative filtering
• Record to a single file, to multiple files or “looped”: continuous recording of the last X seconds/minutes/hours or MB
• SDI recording: 8 or 10 bits, full frame or video only, Huffman compression on/off
• Disk-space monitoring

 4. StreamXpert - Transport Stream Analyser Software

• Real-time analysis, monitoring and recording of MPEG-2 transport streams
• Provides detailed statistics on the PIDs, services and tables found in the transport stream
• User definable TR 101 290 templates
• PCR analysis
• PID grid: compact overview of all PIDs
  
• Integrated video and audio decoder with support for MPEG-2/H.264 video streams and AC3 audio
• Deep decoding of PSI, DVB-SI, DVB-RCS and ATSC-PSIP tables and descriptors
• Supports DVB-RCS tables: SCT, FCT, SPT, CMT, TBTP, RMT tables and common DVB-RCS descriptors
• Support for decoding of custom descriptors and tables with a user-defined XML template file

 5. SdEye - SDI Analysis and Monitoring Software

• Cost-effective real-time waveform analyser for SMPTE-259M signals
• Displays picture, YCbCr / RGB waveforms, vectorscope and peak meter
• Various picture display modes: interlaced, top- or bottom-field only, top and bottom field, full SDI frame
  
• User can select whether he wants to display Y, Cb, Cr, R, G and/or B components in the picture
• Contemporary GUI with quick access buttons and user-selectable window layout
• Supports all DekTec SDI-capable adapters including bus-powered USB-2 units for portable SDI monitoring