Description
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All other orders will be shipped from Canada.
ORDERING INFO
DTU-236A
8-VSB / QAM-A/B/C RF Probe
DTU-236A-RX
8-VSB / QAM-A/B/C RF Probe with RFXpert
DTU-236A-SX
8-VSB / QAM-A/B/C RF Probe with StreamXpert
DTU-236A-RSX
8-VSB / QAM-A/B/C RF Probe with RFXpert and StreamXpert
FEATURES
- Light-weight, easy-to-use RF adapter for tuning to any UHF/VHF or cable channel in the 45 to 1002 MHz range
- Support for ATSC 8VSB and all QAM variants
- Convenient ASI input
- Capture TS signals directly to file on a laptop PC for easy field recording
- Ruggedized portable unit that requires no additional power supply or batteries, the unit operates entirely from a USB-2 connection
- Sensitive front-end allowing reception of RF signals from -30 to +50dBmV
- Combine the DTU-236A with RFXpert software for a powerful RF measurement tool than can be used in the field or in the lab
- Combine the DTU-236A with StreamXpert software for real-time Transport Stream analysis, recording, monitoring, as well as SD/HD video decoding
- Channel plans for world-wide regions
DTU-236A Applications
- Recording of QAM and 8-VSB streams
- Performing RF measurements and Transport-Stream analysis on QAM, 8-VSB or ASI signals in the field
- QAM monitoring
RFXpert MEASUREMENTS
- RF Level, MER, EVM
- BER : Pre/Post FEC, SER (Severe Errored), Errored Seconds
- Constellation and Eye Diagram
- Channel, Adjacent and Full Spectrum
SPECIFICATIONS
| RF Input | |
|---|---|
| Connector | 75-Ω “F” female |
| Frequency range | 44 .. 1002MHz |
| Bandwidth | 6/7/8MHz |
| Level measurement | -30 .. +50dBmV |
| Level accuracy | ±2dB |
| MER range | 15 .. 38dB |
| ASI input | |
| Connector | 75-Ω BNC |
| Standard | EN50083-9 |
| Bit rate | 0 .. 100Mbit/s |
| Dimensions in mm (LxWxH) | 180x107x36 |
| Weight | < 500g |
Software Description
1. StreamXpert – Transport Stream Analyser Software
- Real-time analysis, monitoring and recording of MPEG-2 transport streams
- Recording based on duration, size or manual
- Provides detailed statistics on the PIDs, services and tables found in the transport stream
- Displays PIDs, services, tables, descriptors, stream information and PID-grid (compact overview of all PIDs)
- User definable TR 101 290 templates
- PCR analysis
- Measurement of bitrates, PCR-accuracy and interval
- Integrated SD/HD video and audio decoder with support for MPEG-2, AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265, AVS, 4:2:2 and 10 bit video streams and MP1 / MP2 / (HE-)AAC / Dolby AC3 / Dolby AC4 audio
- Deep decoding of PSI, DVB-SI, DVB-RCS and ATSC-PSIP tables and descriptors
- Closed captions decoding
- SI decoding with user templates, Dolby AC4 analysis, multi-monitor support
- Support for analysing TS-over-IP streams via a DTA-2160 / DTA-2162 or a local network port
- The world’s most cost-effective and user-friendly transport-stream analyser
2. RFXpert – 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
- Run RFXpert and StreamXpert for parallel RF and transport-stream analysis
