Interfaces for DVB-IRD

This European Standard is an application standard, identifying recommended interfaces for connections of digital video broadcast integrated receiver decoder (DVB-IRD) equipment. If a recommended interface is supported, then the full specification of that interface, which may include options, applies. Interfaces not mentioned in this document are not excluded and especially interfaces which are under development at the time of writing of this document may be added at a later stage. For mechanical and electrical details of the interfaces, reference is made to existing standards of IEC or CENELEC wherever possible, or standards which are known to be in an advanced state of development.

Schnittstellen für DVB-IRD

Interfaces pour décodeur DVB intégré

Vmesniki za DVB-IRD

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Status
Published
Publication Date
05-Mar-2009
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
26-Feb-2009
Due Date
03-May-2009
Completion Date
06-Mar-2009

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28-Jan-2023
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06-May-2014
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07-Jun-2022

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 50201:2009
01-april-2009
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SIST EN 50201:2001
Vmesniki za DVB-IRD
Interfaces for DVB-IRD
Schnittstellen für DVB-IRD
Interfaces pour décodeur DVB intégré
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50201:2001
ICS:
33.160.99 Druga avdio, video in Other audio, video and
avdiovizuelna oprema audiovisual equipment
35.200 Vmesniška in povezovalna Interface and interconnection
oprema equipment
SIST EN 50201:2009 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 50201:2009
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50201
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM December 2001
ICS 33.160.20 Supersedes EN 50201:1998
English version
Interfaces for DVB-IRD
Interfaces pour décodeur DVB intégré Schnittstellen für DVB-IRD
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2000-04-01. CENELEC members are bound to
comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any
other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own
language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 35, B - 1050 Brussels
© 2001 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 50201:2001 E

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Contents
Foreword. 3
1 Scope. 4
2 Normative references. 4
3 Definitions and abbreviations . 5
4 Interface requirements for DVB-IRDs. 6
4.1 RF input in the satellite IF range . 6
4.2 RF I/O in the VHF/UHF range . 7
4.3 Modem interface. 7
4.4 Video signals. 9
4.5 Audio signals. 9
4.6 Data signals . 10
4.7 Physical interfaces for Control signals. 14
4.8 Interface for detachable common access module. 14
4.9 Connectors. 14
Annex A (informative) Configuration examples . 16
Annex B (informative) CATV Channel assignments . 24

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Foreword
This European Standard was prepared by the DVB-TM Ad hoc group on Physical Interfaces, together
with the former Technical Committee CENELEC TC 203, Electronic entertainment and educational
systems for household and similar use (in July 1998, TC 203 has become part of TC 206, Consumer
equipment for entertainment and information and related sub-systems).
The text of the draft was submitted to the Unique Acceptance Procedure and was approved by
CENELEC as EN 50201 on 2000-04-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 50201:1998.
The following dates were fixed:
- latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2002-07-01
- latest date by which national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2003-04-01
Annexes designated "informative" are given for information only.
In this standard, annexes A and B are informative.
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1 Scope
This European Standard is an application standard, identifying recommended interfaces for connections
of digital video broadcast integrated receiver decoder (DVB-IRD) equipment. If a recommended interface
is supported, then the full specification of that interface, which may include options, applies. Interfaces
not mentioned in this document are not excluded and especially interfaces which are under development
at the time of writing of this document may be added at a later stage.
For mechanical and electrical details of the interfaces, reference is made to existing standards of IEC or
CENELEC wherever possible, or standards which are known to be in an advanced state of development.
2 Normative references
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications.
These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed
hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications
apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated
references, the latest edition of the publication referred to applies.
2.1 IEC Publications
IEC 60807-9 Rectangular connectors for frequencies below 3 MHz - Part 9: Detail specification
for a range of peritelevision connectors
IEC 60933-1 Audio, video and audiovisual systems - Interconnections and matching values
Part 1: 21-pin connector for video systems – Application No. 1
2.2 CENELEC Publications
EN 50049-1 Domestic and similar electronic equipment interconnection requirements:
Peritelevision connector
EN 50157-1 Domestic and similar electronic equipment interconnection requirements: AV.link
Part 1: General
EN 50157-2-1 Part 2-1: Signal quality matching and automatic selection of source devices
EN 50221 Common interface specification for conditional access and other digital video
broadcasting decoder applications
EN 60169-24 Radio-frequency connectors – Part 24: Radio-frequency coaxial connectors with
screw coupling, typically for use in 75 ohm cable distribution systems (Type F)
(IEC 60169-24)
EN 60933-5 Audio, video and audiovisual systems – Interconnections and matching values
Part 5: Y/C connector for video systems – Electrical matching values and
description of the connector (IEC 60933-5)
EN 60958 Digital audio interface (IEC 60958)
EN 61030 Audio, video and audiovisual systems - Domestic Digital Bus (D2B) (IEC 61030)
EN 61076-4-105 Connectors with assessed quality, for use in d.c., low frequency analogue and in
digital high-speed data applications
Part 4: Printed board connectors - Section 105: Detail specification for 9 mm
circular connector with 3 to 8 contacts for use in a wide range of applications
including the telecommunication and audio industry (IEC 61076-4-105)
EN 61319-1 Interconnections of satellite receiving equipement – Part 1: Europe (IEC 61319-1)
+ A11
EN 61883 Series Consumer audio/video equipment – Digital interface (IEC 61883 Series)
EN 61937 Digital audio - Interface for non-linear PCM encoded audio bitstreams applying
IEC 60958 (IEC 61937)

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EN 61938 Audio, video and audiovisual systems - Interconnections and matching values -
Preferred matching values of analogue signals (IEC 61938)
HD 134.2 Radio-frequency connectors – Part 2: coaxial unmatched connector
(IEC 60169-2:1965 + A1:1982)
HD 369.3 Audiovisual, video and television equipment and systems - Part 3: Connectors for
the interconnection of equipment in audio-visual systems (IEC 60574-3)
HD 483.11 Sound system equipment - Part 11: Application of connectors for the
interconnection of sound system components
(IEC 60268-11:1987 + A1:1989 + A2:1991)
2.3 Publications by ETSI
ETR 154:1997 Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) - Implementation guidelines for the use MPEG-2
Systems, Video and Audio in satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcasting
applications
ETS 300473 Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) - Satellite Master Antenna Television (SMATV)
distribution systems
ETS 300784 Satellite Earth Stations and Systems (SES); Television Receive-Only (TVRO)
satellite earth stations operating in the 11/12 GHz frequency bands
2.4 Industrial publications
PCMCIA PC Card Standard, release 3, Personal Computer Memory Card International
Association, Sunnyvale, Cal.
IEEE 1394 IEEE standard for a high performance serial bus
IEEE 1284:1994 IEEE standard signalling method for a bidirectional parallel peripheral interface for
personal computers
ANSI/EIA RS232 Interface between data terminal equipment and data-circuit terminating equipment
employing serial binary data interchange
NOTE  The latest version of this standard is published as RS232E (1991).
3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of the present document, the following terms and definitions apply:
3.1.1
Community Antenna Television system
a system designed primarily to provide sound and television signals to communities
3.1.2
Satellite Master Antenna Television system
a system designed to provide sound and television signals to the households of a building or group of
buildings
Two system configurations are defined in ETS 300473 as follows:
- SMATV system A, based on transparent transmodulation of QPSK satellite signals into QAM
signals to be distributed to user;
- SMATV system B, based on direct distribution of QPSK signals to the user, with two options
- SMATV-IF distribution on the satellite IF band (above 950 MHz),
- SMATV-S distribution on the VHF/UHF band, for example the extended S-band (230 MHz -
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3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Loop
BSS Broadcast Satellite Services
CA Conditional Access
CATV Community Antenna Television system
CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
CTS Clear To Send
CVBS Composite Video, Blanking and Sync
DTE/DCE Data Terminal Equipment/Data Communication Equipment
DVB Digital Video Broadcast
DVC Digital Video Cassette
ECP Enhanced Capability Port
EPP Enhanced Parallel Port
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
FM Frequency Modulation
FSS Fixed Satellite Services
GSTN General Switched Telephone Network
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IRD Integrated Receiver Decoder
LNB Low Noise Block converter
OSD On Screen Display
PCM Pulse Code Modulation
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
QPSK Quadruple Phase Shift Keying
RTS Request to Send
SMATV Satellite Master Antenna Television
UHF Ultra-High Frequency (300 MHz . 3000 MHz)
VBI Vertical Blanking Interval
VGA Video Graphics Adapter
VHF Very High Frequency (30 MHz . 300 MHz)
VOD Video On Demand
VPS Video Programming System
4 Interface requirements for DVB-IRDs
4.1 RF input in the satellite IF range
This clause specifies the interface in case of individual dish antenna or SMATV-IF (analogue and digital)
installations.

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4.1.1 Polarization switch, LNB's band and first IF input selection
The control signal to switch the polarisation, the control signal to select the upper or lower band of the
LNB and the 1st IF input from the LNB to the DVB-IRD shall be as specified in EN 61319-1, clause 5.
The connector is specified in EN 60169-24 (also known as the F-connector), the impedance is 75 � and
output return losses are specified in ETS 300784.
4.1.2 Azimuth control of a polar mount dish antenna
The control signal for the azimuth control of a polar mount dish antenna shall be as specified in
EN 61319-1, clause 6.
4.2 RF I/O in the VHF/UHF range
4.2.1 RF input
The RF input in the case of CATV installations, SMATV System A or SMATV-S installations, or in the
case of terrestrial reception shall be as follows:
- covers the VHF/UHF frequency bands (47 MHz - 862 MHz);
- 75 � coaxial;
- connector HD 134.2 (IEC 60169-2), female connector on the DVB-IRD.
4.2.2 RF output
The interface for RF output signals shall be as specified in 4.2.1 except for the connector which is
HD 134.2 (IEC 60169-2) male version. RF output shall support either loop through only, RF modulated
output from the DVB-IRD or both. In case of loop through, the modulator should output the VHF/UHF
frequency bands as specified in 4.2.1. The channel to be used for RF modulated output depends on local
circumstances, i.e. occupation of available channels by either terrestrial or cable programs (see
informative Annex B). It is recommended to support the channel range 21 to 69 in UHF.
4.3 Modem interface
4.3.1 PSTN modem
A PSTN modem interface provides a low bit rate data channel.
4.3.1.1 External modem
4.3.1.1.1 DTE/DCE interface
The modem shall support
a) an interface lead with a 9 pin D-type connector with male shell and female contacts, using
RS232C interface levels. The DVB-IRD is seen as the Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) and shall
be equipped with the mating connector. The pin arrangement shall be as follows:
Pin number Name Function Source
1 DCD Carrier Detection modem
2 RXD Receive Data modem
3 TXD Transmit Data IRD
4 DTR Data Terminal Ready IRD
5 GND Signal Ground
6 DSR Data Set Ready modem
7 RTS Request To Send IRD
8 CTS Clear To Send modem
9 RI Ring Indicator modem

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b) automode selection ITU-T V.21, V.23 (1200/75), V.22 or V.22 bis transmission protocols (one of
these as a minimum). Asynchronous working with one or two stop bits and with or without parity
shall be possible. It is recommended that V.32, V.32 bis and V.34 support is included and that the
design does not preclude the addition of future enhancements,
c) hardware flow control (RTS/CTS) in addition to XON/XOFF flow control,
d) control by the Hayes AT command set,
e) autocalling, ITU-T V.25 autoanswering and an autologon feature,
f) ITU-T V.42 error correction and V.42 bis data compression.
NOTE  V.25 and V.42 are optional extras for a modem interface.
4.3.1.1.2 PSTN link interface
The modem shall be equipped with RJ 11 (6 contact) female connector with pin arrangement as follows:
Pin number Name Function
1
2
3 PSTN electrical connection
4 PSTN electrical connection
5
6
NOTE 1  PSTN (GSTN) working implies using a PSTN interface cable terminating in a plug which meets national connection
requirements given in ETS 300001 (NET4). The compliance to this interface implies the need for the product to be subjected to type
approval by the National regulatory body.
NOTE 2  Approval under the Terminal Equipment Directive 91/263/EEC.
4.3.1.2 Integrated modem
The internal modem shall meet the same requirements as the external modem as specified in 4.3.1.1,
with the exception of providing the 9 pin interface connector as specified in 4.3.1.1.1 a).
4.3.2 CATV and SMATV modem
A CATV/SMATV modem interface provides a bi-directional data channel. The suitable data rate and the
kind of operation depends on the performance of the service.
4.3.2.1 DTE/DCE interface
An external modem shall be equipped with an interface lead with a 9 pin D-type connector with male
shell and female contacts, using RS232 interface levels. The DVB-IRD is the Data Terminal Equipment
(DTE) and shall be equipped with the mating connector. The pin arrangement shall be as follows:
Pin number Name Function Source
1
2 RXD Receive Data modem
3 TXD Transmit Data IRD
4
5 GND Signal Ground
6
7
8
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4.3.2.2 RF interface to CATV/SMATV network
The RF interface for both an internal and an external modem shall be as follows:
- impedance 75 �;
- connector HD 134.2 (IEC 60169-2), female on the modem.
It is recommended to use, for the carrier in the forward direction
a) for CATV, SMATV System A and SMATV-S modem, the range of 47 MHz to 862 MHz,
b) for SMATV-IF modem, the range above 850 MHz.
It is recommended to use, for the carrier of the return path, the range of 5 MHz to 65 MHz (to be
confirmed).
The choice of carrier frequencies depends on the design of the CATV/SMATV network.
4.4 Video signals
Analogue video signal output can be either baseband in RGB, Y/C (S-VHS) or CVBS format or
modulated on an RF carrier. The MPEG2 Transport Stream is used to transmit the digital video signals
on a high performance serial interface, see 4.6.3.
4.4.1 Baseband signals
Matching values for analogue baseband signals 1 V . For detailed specifications see any one of the
pp
following standards:
- EN 61938: Preferred matching values of analogue signals;
- IEC 60933-1: 21 contact connector;
- EN 50049-1: Peritelevision connector;
- EN 50157-1: AV.link.
NOTE 1  All CVBS related features from PAL services (like VPS, teletext ) which are available on the Peritelevision connector should be
made available as usual.
For teletext, there are two possibilities:
- the set top box contains a teletext decoder and provides telet
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