Description
The STi5197 integrates in a single IC, QAM demodulation, FEC, Multi-stream transport demultiplexing, an applications CPU, audio/video decode, video processing, graphics and display, STB peripherals, audio/video DACs, digital audio/video outputs, USB 2.0 host controller/ULPI and an Ethernet MAC MII/RMII.

The STi5197L is a feature-optimized variant for Asian markets.

FEATUREs
■ ITU-T J83 Annexes A/B/C, DVB-C compliant
■ 256 QAM demodulation and FEC sub-system
■ MPEG2 MP@ML video decoding
■ Audio decoding (MPEG1, 2, MP3, Dolby
Digital 5.1)
■ Linux and OS21 compatible ST40 applications CPU
■ 16-bit SDR/DDR1 compatible local memory interface
■ Multi-stream, DVR capable, transport stream processing
■ Extensive connectivity (USB 2.0 host/ULPI, Ethernet MAC MII/RMII, DVB-CI)
■ Cable STBs can be produced with very small BOM and two-layer PCBs
■ Active and passive low power modes
■ Integrated voltage regulator