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
• Multiple streamers can be on one PC to create many simultaneous stream

Fading and AWGN Simulator

• Software option to add real-time channel simulation to the DTA-115 and DTU-215, and to other DekTec modulator cards
• Addition of Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN) with well-defined SNR to the output of DekTec modulators
• Distortions are applied in the digital domain for consistent operation and repeatability
• Simulates up to 32 fading paths of either Constant Delay, Doppler, Rayleigh Jakes or Rayleigh Gaussian path distortion on the modulated RF signal
• Simple interface to add calibrated noise to the output of a DekTec modulator card
• Noise bandwidth is adjusted to suit the modulation type

Real-Time Video and Audio Encoder Software

• Software for real-time encoding of uncompressed video and audio into a Single-Program Transport Stream (SPTS) with real-time output to any DekTec output adapter
• Multiple encoding options: Standard Definition (SD), High Definition (HD) and encoding for mobile TV for 1-segment ISDBT
• Simple configuration of Transport-Stream parameters through an XML settings file: PIDs, program number, TS ID, Network ID
• Presets available for common networks and regions
• Basic SI insertion for direct RF output from DekTec modulator cards

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

Transport-Stream / SDI Advanced Recorder

• Recording of MPEG-2 Transport-Streams or SDI signals
• Supports all DekTec interface adapters with one or more input ports
• 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

MPEG-2 Transport-Stream Television Software

• Live decoding of any unscrambled service within a transport-stream
• Supports all DekTec transport-stream input devices
• 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
• Support for decoding of MPEG-4 part 10 / H.264
• Support for decoding of HD video (high-end processor and graphics card required)

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

RF Monitoring and Analysis Software

• Real-time analysis and monitoring of modulated digital TV signals using DTU-235 (for DVB-T) or DTU-236 (for 8-VSB and QAM-A/B/C) RF probe
• Main window displays overview of current RF status, monitor status and RF level and MER histograms
• Master alarm indicators for a quick check of signal integrity
• Alarm logging with configurable pass/warn/fail thresholds
• Client-server architecture: RFXpert can connect to the RF probe over a network
• Supports creation of a channel plan for easy tuning; Standard channel plans and auto-channel search are provided

DVB-T2 Receiver and Analyser

• Real-time application for demodulating DVB-T2, displaying signalling information and outputting a demodulated Transport Stream on UDP
• Uses RF frontend, tuner and A/D converter of the DTA-2135 receiver card
• Supports single-PLP and multi-PLP
• Measures RF level, C/N and MER
• Gathers statistics about number of LDPC iterations required to correct all errors and displays LDPC iterations history in a graph
• Can be used with DtTV for decoding and viewing the Transport Stream

DVB-C2 Receiver and Analyser

• Real-time application for demodulating DVB-C2, displaying signalling information and outputting a demodulated Transport Stream on UDP
• Uses RF frontend, tuner and A/D converter of the DTA-2135 receiver card
• Supports multi-PLP and multi-dataslice reception
• Measures RF level, C/N and MER
• Gathers statistics about number of LDPC iterations required to correct all errors and displays LDPC iterations history in a graph
• Can be used with DtTV for decoding and viewing the Transport Stream

VISUALmpeg PRO MPEG-2/AVC Video ES and Quality Analyser

• Off-line software for in-depth analysis, quality measurements, error logging and visualisation of MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and H.264 AVC video streams
• Graphs of quality index (overall quality level of MPEG video), distortion index (indication of MPEG artefacts like blocking), bit rate and number of bits per frame
• Extraction of Video Elementary Streams from a Transport Stream
• Analysis and visualisation of: VBV buffer occupancy, header data, picture and macroblock coding types, macroblock quantisers, motion vectors, DCT coefficients, bit allocation, slice structure and picture frequency
• Viewing of luminance, chrominance or full-colour pictures
• Display of differential, motion-compensated or reconstructed frames

DVB-T2 Signal Generator Software

• Complete single-PLP and multi-PLP DVB-T2 test-signal generator with full user control over the entire DVB-T2 parameter set
• Input from Transport-Stream files or built-in O151 PRBS test-signal generator
• "Big-TS splitter" function with SI processing for easy generation of multi-PLP streams with a common PLP
• Full PAPR support
• MISO simulation: Generation of both MISO transmitter signals with independent channel model applied to each signal
• Fully-featured channel simulator with AWGN generator (adjustable SNR), multipath fading, Rayleigh channels and Doppler simulation to accurately simulate reflections and a moving receiver

DVB-C2 Signal Generator Software

• Complete DVB-C2 test-signal generator with full user control over the entire DVB-C2 parameter set
• Input from Transport-Stream files or built-in O151 PRBS test-signal generator
• "Big-TS splitter" function with SI processing for easy generation of multi-PLP streams with a common PLP
• Fully-featured channel simulator with AWGN generator (adjustable SNR), multipath fading, Rayleigh channels and Doppler simulation to accurately simulate reflections and a moving receiver

Real-Time Multiplexer

• Real-time multiplexing and re-multiplexing of live MPEG-2 Transport Streams
• Up to four integrated file players for the insertion of local content from disk into live streams
• Runs on a standard- or industrial PC with all DekTec input and output adapters
• User interface provides information about services, components and bitrates in the input and output Transport Streams

24/7 Transport-Stream Monitoring Software

• Simultaneous monitoring of multiple DVB Transport Streams
• Template matching: checks properties of TS, services, service components and tables
• Capturing of monitored Transport Stream to a file with pre- and post-trigger buffers; client-initiated or triggered by a violation
• Web interface for overall status indication, remote configuration and access to event log and statistics information
• Includes configuration tool for easy creation of TR 101 290 and template matching profiles
• Forwarding of any monitored Transport Stream over IP for remote real-time analysis or viewing (if using DTA-160)