Design Considerations for Serial Digital Television Systems

With the move to serial digital television systems, different design considerations are necessary. New devices are required that were not necessary in analog systems. These include serializers, deserializers, digital-to-analog (D/A) converters, analog-to-digital (A/D) converters, multiplexers, demultiplexers, frame delays, line delays, audio delays, serial component digital to composite digital converters and serial composite digital to component digital converters, to name a few. Additional considerations often must be made to allow mixed analog/digital operation, with a gradual transition to full digital. This article describes the considerations involved in designing a digital television plant. The serial digital routing switcher plays a key role in determining the optimum system for each facility.

Print ISSN

0036-1682

Published

1993-12

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/J01653