BCM3250 ETC, BCM3250 Datasheet - Page 2

• Manufacturer Part Number: BCM3250
• Description: QAMLINK ADVANCED SER-TOP BOX SINGLE-CHIP FRONT-END
• Manufacturer: ETC

The Broadcom BCM3250 combines dual 256-QAM receivers, a 4/16-
QAM burst transmitter, an out-of-band QPSK receiver, a DOCSIS/
EuroDOCSIS 1.1 based MAC, and a DAVIC 1.2/1.5 compliant MAC
integrated into a single chip. The BCM3250 is the world’s first complete
front-end solution with an integrated DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 1.1 MAC
to address the next generation of OpenCable/interactive set-top boxes.
Quality of Service (QoS) and fragmentation are supported for additional
applications, such as telephony and high-speed Internet access.
The dual receivers in the BCM3250 directly sample a 36–44 MHz
carrier frequency with a l0-bit A/D converter, which is preceded by a
programmable gain amplifier (PGA). Two distinct forward error
correction (FEC) methods are supported in each receiver. The first
standard, ITU-T J.83 Annex A/C, is also referred to as the DVB or
DAVIC standard. The second, ITU-T J.83 Annex B, is variously known
as DigiCipher II® and SCTE DVS-031.
The out-of-band (OOB) receiver in the BCM3250 contains a frequency
agile oscillator that can down convert any channel in the 70–130 MHz
frequency range to a SAW centered IF. The desired channel is then sub-
sampled by a 6-bit A/D converter at a rate that is more than four times
the symbol rate. OOB data can be passed through or terminated by the
DAVIC MAC or message processor.
On the upstream channel, the BCM3250 provides complete Starvue II,
Annex B, and DAVIC compatible 4/16-QAM upstream burst FEC
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100-200 MHz
36/44 MHz
36/50 MHz
36/44 MHz
TUN_CTL
0-65 MHz
Agile PLL
Interface
Tuner
®
10-Bit
10-Bit
10-Bit
D/A
6-Bit
A/D
A/D
A/D
IRTx
Interface
IR Tx/Rx
®
DDS
DDS
DDS
are trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and/
IRRx
DDS
Interpolator
Interpolator
Interpolator
Interpolator
Interpolator
Interpolator
Interpolator
Interpolator
Variable
Variable
Variable
Variable
Variable
Variable
Interface
IB/OB Acquisition and Tracking Loops
Variable
Variable
LEDC
LED
Acquisition and Tracking Loops
O V E R V I E W
Interface
Keypad
Nyquist
Nyquist
Nyquist
Nyquist
Nyquist
= .12-.18
=
= .30-.50
= .30-.50
KBDC
1
Recovery
Recovery
Equalizer
Equalizer
40-Tap
40-Tap
Phase
Phase
TXn
4-Tap
DUART
DFE
DFE
and
and
encoder and modulator functionality. In the final stage, an on-chip 10-
bit DAC converts the signal to an analog waveform with programmable
output power levels.
The DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 1.1 MAC includes baseline privacy
encryption and decryption, transmission convergence sublayer support,
a TDM/TDMA framer and a scatter/gather DMA interface. The MAC in
the BCM3250 also includes fragmentation, concatenation, and multiple
SIDs, enabling full support for Quality of Service applications such as
Voice over IP.
The DAVIC 1.2/1.5 MAC enables the BCM3250 to operate in DAVIC-
centric conditional access systems. It supports Extended Super Frame
(ESF) parsing on the downstream and upstream timing/synchronization.
Hardware also performs data filtering and SAR functions.
The BCM3250 also provides a peripheral control unit consisting of a
keypad controller, LED controller, IR receiver and transmitter controller.
In addition, dual UARTs, a generic I/O port controller, an interrupt
controller, and an RF tuner controller are included.
The high level of integration of the BCM3250 provides the lowest
system cost for the next generation of interactive set-top boxes. The
BCM3250, along with the BCM7038, provides a complete interactive
set-top box solution with advanced graphics capabilities.
Pre-
RXn
JTAG
JTAG
ITU-T J.83
ITU-T J.83
ITU-T J.83
Annex B
Starvue
DAVIC
DAVIC
Annex
Annex
A/B/C
A/B/C
OOB
DCII
FEC
FEC
FEC
FEC
Master
JTAG
SPI
DAVIC 1.2/1.5
DAVIC 1.2/1.5
Processor
Upstream
Message
RX MAC
DOCSIS
Filter
Microcontroller
MAC
MAC
PID
and
1.1
Tx
Interface
PCI 2.2/
POD I/F
POD I/F
Controller
SDRAM
DMA
and
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Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
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Address, Data, Control
External Input
to US Modulator
Direct Connection
to SDRAM
IB1 MPEG-2
Transport Stream
IB2 MPEG-2
Transport Stream
OOB
Output Stream