CIMaX®+
CI Plus and CableCARD™
Controller
CIMaX®+ is a CI/CI Plus and CableCARD™ controller that enables digital TV
or Set-Top-Box manufacturers to integrate up to two conditional access
modules (CAMs) while simultaneously improving transport stream routing
options and reducing overall bill of materials through a lean interface to the
host SOC.
CIMaX®+ is a host controlled device that supports :
DVB CI/CI Plus standards
CableCARD™ 2.0 (S-CARD/M-CARD)
Parallel, serial or USB transport streams
Up to 4 inputs and 2 outputs
CIMaX®+
4 Input TS
2 USB streams
Transport Stream
Processor
Module A
Filter/Router/Merger
Module B
2 Output TS
Communication with the host SOC
is via SPI or USB interfaces and
there is an embedded transport
stream processor that can perform transport stream routing and
processing tasks where applicable
for multi-tuner solutions.
SPI Master
USB Control
SPI Interface
IRQ
Command Processor
Interpreter/Buffer
Common
Interface
CableCARD™
Interfaces
Key Features
Reduce BOM cost with integrated address and data buffers
Save board space with serial interfaces (USB/SPI/TS) available
USB2.0 High Speed – 480 Mbit/s – bulk/isochronous/interrupts endpoints
Integrated USB PHY
USB reference drivers provided for LINUX
TS Processor
– filter packets (max 8 PID) to reduce system bandwidth
– merge TS streams or modify TS for watch and record support
– serial TS (max 108 Mbit/s) and parallel TS (max 216Mbit/s)
Command Processor : ease host MIPS with internal buffering and interrupts
JTAG boundary scan for manufacturing tests
3.3V IO (5V tolerant), 1.2V for core
LBGA 180 12 x 12 lead free package, 0.8mm pitch
Applications
Applications include STB or DTV that are potentially multi-tuner, digital video recording or multi-stream products.
With it’s lean interface CIMaX®+ is an ideal candidate for any manufacturer looking to simplify their efforts
towards producing a versatile CI/CI Plus compliant platform while at the same time reducing costs and time
to market
Typical Use Cases
Multi tuner M-CARD Bridge USB DVB-CI
Host/MPEG Decoder
Tuner/Demod
Host/MPEG Decoder
Tuner/Demod
Tuner/Demod
Tuner/Demod
CIMaX®+
CIMaX®+
Multi TS sources watch and record DVB-CI/CI Plus
Tuner/Demod
Tuner/Demod
CIMaX®+
Host/MPEG Decoder
MPEG Encoder
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