ST STi7710 User Manual
STi7710
Single-chip, low-cost high definition set-top box decoder
DATA BRIEF
DESCRIPTION
Figure 1. Packag e
The STi7710 is STMicroelectronics’ first single
chip set-top box decoder for high definition
applications, and meets the requirements of all
services in the U nited States, Japan, Australia, as
well as the em erging Eur op ea n market.
By combining all the features of an HD decoder
onto a single device, ST has ensured the lowest
possible costs for set-top box manufacturers.
As well as including ST’s enhanced security
features, the STi7710 supports the High Definition
Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and High-band width
Digital Content Protection (HDCP) standards.
These features ensure the STi7710 effectively
meets the security requirements of content
providers and op erators.
The STi7 71 0 em bed s a wi de rang e of per ip he ral s,
including a high-speed USB host interface, and
provides connectivity options, including the ability
to provide DVR ca pability.
Figure 2. High definition satellite or terrestrial set-top box
Flash
HDD
DDRAM
xxxx
IR
Tx/Rx
PSTN
September 2004
Tuner
STV0399e
QPSK ZIF Rx
VSB
demodulator
8VSB Rx
MAFE
STi7710
DVB-CI
Smart
cards
STi7710
RS232
RGB/YPbPr/
HDMI
USB 2.0
HDD
Rev. 1
1/3
STI7710
FEATURES
■ Enhanc ed ST20 32-bit VL-RISC CPU
– 200 MHz, 8-Kbyte Icache, 8-Kbyte Dcache
and 4-Kby t e SRAM
■ Unified memory interface
■ Dual transport stream merger
– Supports DVB, DIRECTV®, and DCII
– Integrates DES-ECB, DES-CBC, DVB,
ICAM, XTV, Multi2 and Fast- I descra mblers
– NDS random access scrambled stream
protoc ol ( RA SP) compl ia nt
– Low-cost DVB-CI and Cable Card support
■ MPEG 2 MP @ M L vi de o decode r
– Trick modes including smooth fast-forward
and rewi nd
■ Video encoder
– Single multi fo rmat HD display
– Supports 1080I, 720P, 480P and 480I
resolution
– Analog RGB or YPbPr HD output
– HD M I encodi ng
– Digital video HD output
– Single SD display
– Analog YPbPr, CVBS and Y/C SD output
■ Copy protecti on
– HDMI / HDCP copy protection hardware
– Macrovision™ copy protection for 480I and
480P output
■ Audio
– MPEG-1 layer I/II, MP3, MPEG-2 layer II,
MPEG-2 AAC and AC3 Dolby® Digital
decoding
– Dolby Pro Logi c® compat i bl e output
– PCM input, mixing and sample rate
conversion
– SRS® TruSurround XT™ virtual surround
sound
– Simultaneous MPEG audio decode and
output of Dolby streams.
■ Graphics/On Screen Display
– Dual-source blitter engine
– Alpha blending and raster operation
– Colour space and format conversion
– High quality scaling with high quality filters
– Gamma compositor
– 2 graphics display planes
– Har dware curs or
– Comprehensive resizing and format
conversions
■ On-chi p pe ripheral s
–ASCs (UARTs)
– Parallel 8-bi t I/O banks
– Sma r tc ard interfaces and clock generator s
– SSCs for I²C /S PI ma st er/s la v e int erfa c es
– Silicon Labs line side (DA A) interface
– USB 1.1/2.0 host, OHCI/EHCI compliant
– DiSEqC interface
■ Enhanced security
PART NUMBERING
Table 1. Order Codes
Part Number Description
STi7710 Reference design
STi7710-Mboard STi7710 development platform
ST7710-STDVB STi7710 reference software
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