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Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Trainer (Model : DMB-5000) Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Trainer (model : DMB-5000) 1. Features We announce the developments of DAB / DMB Trainer System, DMB-5000 and DMB-5040. Which comply Eureka-147 and T-DMB standard completely, and can be used in training of DAB / DMB receiver development. The System consisted of DMB-5040, receiver board, DMB-5000, the T-DMB transitter, and DMS-6000, the Manager Software for DMB-5000. DMB-5000, the DMB signal generator, generate Band 3 (174~250MHz) RF signal. With USB interface adopted, this equipment can be connected to a PC and can transfer contents and control data. The DMS-6000, Manager Software for DMB-5000, runs on a PC and performs controls over DMB-5000 and can transfer contents data from a PC to the transmitter. DMB-5040, the T-DMB receiver board, can receive the T-DMB signal and can produce sound for audio services, or can capture the stream of TV channels. Using this board, students can examine various functionality such as; control of tuner, baseband chip, switchs, and display devices of the DMB-5040 receiver board. The development environment for the traniner system is a Linux system running on a PC. Using Linux system, students can edit, compile, download to DMB-5000 board, and execute their test program of DMB receiver. The contents for generation of DMB signal can be stored in Flash Memory of the transmitter or a hard disc of a PC. Using these contents, the software of DMB-5000 or DMS-6000 Manager Software can generate ETI stream, which can be used for DMB signal generation in real time. For training of DMB receiver development using DMB-5000 and DMB5040, students only require experience of basic C programming. With DMB-5040 receiver boards, DMB-5000 transmitter, and a DMS-6000 Manager Software, and a 15 chapter text for 15 week semester, students can learn and test T-DMB system architecture, T-DMB services, T-DMB receiver hardware and software. With its convenient and flexible functionality, the DMB-5000 Trainer System provides the complete environment for training of DAB/DMB receiver development. DMB-5040, the T-DMB receiver board, features can be summerized as follows ; 1) Eureka - 147 standard comply. 2) T-DMB standard comply. 3) RS-232C interface with PC. 4) ARM9 processor based control of LED/LCD/Tuner/Baseband chips. 5) Audio and video contents receiving. DMB-5000, the T-DMB signal generator, features can be summerized as follows ; 1) Eureka - 147 standard comply. 2) T-DMB standard comply 3) OFDM signal generation 4) Transmission mode 1,2,3, 4 5) RF signal : Band 3 (174 ~ 250 MHz) 6) RF output level : - 0 ~ - 20 dBm 7) USB interface for control / data transfer 8) ROM ETI mode, File ETI mode, ETI systhesis mode, DMB-5000 download. DMB-6000, the DMB-6000 Manager Software, features can be summerized as follows ; 1) Eureka - 147 standard comply. 2) T-DMB standard comply 3) ETI 300 799, Ensemble Transport Interface (ETI) comply. 4) Multiplexing. 5) Control of DMB-5000 transmitter. 6) Downloading of contents streams to a DMB-5000 transmitter. 7) USB interface to/from DMB-5000 transmitter. 8) Monitoring of DMB-5000 transmitter. Through above features, DMB-5000 Trainer System can support the following Applications; 1) Training of DAB / DMB receiver development. 2) Test system for DAB / DMB contents. 3) Training for RF signals of DAB / DMB system. 4) Test Transmit equipment of DAB / DMB. 5) Demonstration system for DAB / DMB. 2. Specifications DMB-5040 1) System standard (1) Eureka 147 DAB system : ETSI EN 300 401 (2) Terrestrial DMB : TTAS.KO-07.0024, TTAS.KO-07.0026 2) RF (1) Frequency : Band 3 (174 ~ 250MHz) (2) sensitivity : -96dBm (3) Antenna Impedance : 50 ohm 3) DMB Processor (1) Tuner : ITD3010 (Integrant) (2) Baseband : PN3030(PNP Network) (3) Controller : S3C2440(ARM9, Samsung) 4) PC Interface (1) USB (2) RS232C 5) Peripheral (1) Monochrome LCD : 16 x 4 characters (2) LED 4 ea. (3) DIP switch : 4 ea. (4) Audio Jack : 1 ea. 6) Miscelaneous (1) Operation Temperature : 0 ~ 55 Degrees Celsius. (2) Power Supply : DC 5V, 3A (3) Dimension : 185(W) x 155(L) x 35(H) mm (4) Weight : 300g DMB-5000 1) System standard (1) Eureka 147 DAB system : ETSI EN 300 401 (2) ETI : ETS 300 799 Ensemble transfer protocol (3) Terrestrial DMB : TTAS.KO-07.0024, TTAS.KO-07.0026 2) RF (1) Frequency : Band 3 (174 ~ 250MHz) (2) Output level : 0 dBm ~ - 20 dBm (3) Impedance : 50 Ohm 3) Modulation (1) OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) (2) DQPSK (Differential QuadraTURE Phase Shift Keying) 4) Frequency Reference (1) Internal Reference & Stability : 10MHz, + -10exp(-7) 5) Remote Control (1) USB (2) RS232C 6) Miscelaneous (1) Operation Temperature : 0 ~ 55 (2) Power Supply : 100 to 240VAC, 50 / 60Hz (3) Dimensions : 434(W) x 88(H) x 370(L)mm (4) Weight : 5.0kg 3. System configuration (Firmware Practice) (Firmware Practice) Through USB connection to personal computer, the DMS-6000 Manager Software on a PC can perform various functions such as; control and monitoring of the DMB-5000 transmitter, ETI stream transfer to transmitter, etc. User can receive DAB / DMB signals with their test receiver and can perform various tests. 4. Construction of DMB-5000 Trainer System Div DMB-5000 Transmitter 1 EA DMB-5040 Receiver Board (multiple) n EA DMS-6000 Manager Software CD 1 EA Textbook 1 EA User manual 1 EA Adaptor 1 EA USB Cable 1 EA Antenna 2 EA Power cable 1 EA 5. DMS-6000 Manager Software 1) ROM ETI mode. (1) Using ETI stream stored in flash memory, DMB-5000 can generate DAB/DMB signals. (2) Via DMS-6000 software, users can transfer ETI stream file from PC hard disc to flash memory of DMB-5000. 2) File ETI mode. (1) Using any ETI stream file stored in a PC, DMS-6000 and DMB-5000 can generate DAB/DMB signals in real time. (2) DMS-6000 software display the Ensemble configuration of current ETI stream. 3) ETI systhesis mode. (1) Using audio, video and data streams stored in a PC, DMS-6000 can systhesize ETI stream, transfer ETI streams to DMB-5000, and DMS-6000 and DMB-5000 can generate the DAB / DMB RF signals in real time. (2) DMS-6000 software display the Ensemble configuration of the synthesized ETI stream. 4) DMB-5000 download. (1) Users can download ETI stream data from PC hard disc to DMB-5000 flash memory for DAB / DMB signal generation. (2) ETI stream data sizes : 120MB (8min, 20 sec), 2x60MB (4min, 10sec). 5) Settings. (1) RF on/off : users can switch on or off RF output signals. (2) RF frequency : Frequencies can be selected by up/down control in the range of Band 3 ; 174~250MHz. (3) RF level : Output level of RF signals can be selected by up / down control in the range, from 0 dBm to - 20dBm. 6. Training Contents Part 1. Theory Of Radio Broadcasting And T-DMB System Chapter 1. History and Theory Of Radio Broadcasting 1-1. Prupose Of Study 1-2. Introduction 1-3. History Of Radio Broadcasting 1-3-1. Development Of Wire Communication 1-3-2. Development Of Wireless Communication 1-4. Radio Characteristics Of Radio Broadcasting System 1-4-1. Frequency Resources 1-4-2. Medium Wave Broadcasing (Amplitude Modulation; AM) 1-4-3. Short Wave Broadcasing 1-4-4. Ultrashort Wave Broadcasing (Frequency Modulation; FM) 1-5. Broadcasting Equipment 1-5-1. Microphone 1-5-2. Radio Studio 1-5-3. Control Room 1-5-4. Main Control Room 1-5-5. Access Program 1-5-6. Transmit Station 1-6. AM(Amplitude Modulation) Broadcasting 1-7. FM(Frequency Modulation) Broadcasting 1-8. Other Radio Broadcasting Services 1-8-1. Short Wave Radio Broadcasting 1-8-2. Low Power Radio Broadcasting 1-8-3. Satellite Radio Broadcasting Chapter 2. DAB And DMB Services 2-1. Purpose of Study 2-2. Demand of Radio Services and Frequency Resources 2-3. Merit of Digital Transmission 2-4. Digital Radio Broadcasting 2-5. Terrestrial Digital Radio Broadcasting 2-5-1. In-Band DAB 2-5-2. Out-Of-Band DAB 2-5-3. Comparison of Eureak-147 and IBOC System 2-6. Satellite Digital Radio Broadcasting 2-6-1. ISDB-S (Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Satellite) 2-6-2. World Space 2-6-3. XM Satellite Radio 2-6-4. Sirius Satellite Radio 2-7. DAB Data Services and DMB Service 2-8. Status of Digital Radio Broadcasting 2-8-1. United States of America (USA) 2-8-2. England 2-8-3. Germany 2-8-4. Japan 2-8-5. Korea Chapter 3. DAB/DMB System Structure 3-1. Purpose Of Study 3-2. Features of Eureka-147 DAB System 3-3. Eureka-147 Transmission Frame Structure 3-4. Eureka-147 DAB Service Structure 3-5. CIF (Common Interleaved Frame) Data Structure 3-6. FIC (Fast Information Channel) Data Structure 3-7. FIG (Fast Information Group) Data Structure 3-8. Ensemble Information 3-9. Sub-channel Information 3-10. Service and Service Component 3-10-1. Basic Service and Service Component 3-10-2. Stream Data Services 3-10-3. Packet Data Services 3-10-4. Service Label Part 2. T-DMB receiver Operation and Control Chapter 4. Basic Operation Of T-DMB Receiver 4-1. Experiment purpose 4-2. DMB Receiver Board And PC Connection 4-2-1. Part List Of DMB Receiver Board 4-2-2. Connection Of DMB Receiver Board and PC 4-2-3. Structure Of DMB Receiver Board 4-3. Install Of Firmware Developing Environment 4-3-1. Linux Environment 4-3-2.
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