Less is more - new Sharp DVB-S2 NIM tuner only uses 1.5 watt

Power consumption of the new DVB-S2 N/M tuner is reduced by around 50 per cent com­pared to its predecessor

Right on time for the 'Anga Cable' Sharp is expanding its product portfolio of its Network Interfaced Module (NIM) tuners for the digital reception of High­Definition TV via satellite with a particularly power-saving model. The new DVB-S2 NIM tuner type BS2F7HZ0167 is content with a power input of, typically, araund 1.5 watt, which is a good 50 per cent below the power consumption of its predecessor (BS2F7HZ0164).

The new addition to the DVB-S2 tuner family has an identical casing to the existing DVB-S2 NIM tuner and is, for this reason, completely hardware-compatible in mechanical terms. In addition, the BS2F7HZ0167 completely encompasses the typical satellite reception frequency field of between 950 and 2150 MHz and is suitable for the reception of HDTV signals in the DVB-S2 standard as weil as for standard DVB-S signals. Like all tuner components fram Sharp, the BS2F7HZ0167 distinguishes itself by virtue of technical parameters which are significantly better than the standards actually required. The noise figure (NF) here is around a mere 6dB (typically) and the phase noise is only araund -80dBdHz (typically) at 10kHz offset. And when it comes to signal input sensitivity, dynamics and definition the new DVB-S2 NIM Tuner per­forms at weil above average levels.

The NIM demodulator unit of the BS2F7HZ0167 provides an 8PSK / QPSK demodulation and delivers a digital 8-bit data-stream for further signal processing.

If anyone really fancies taking the development of the receiver into his/her own hands by us­ing a separate demodulator then they will still not need to say goodbye to the latest thing in modern HDTV satellite reception technology from Sharp. With the models BS2S7VZ0604 and BS2S7HZ0604 the Japanese corporation also supplies the new DVB-S2 tuner as pure RF fron­tends for upright er flat-Iying mounting. They too have the same degree of high-quality re­ception characteristics as the newly introduced DVB-S2 tuners. There is only Sharp technology in these so-ca lied RF-only tuners, with the company's own, excellent RF IC.

Sharp has at its fingertips a rich and extensive pool of know-how in the development and manufacture of receiver components. Sharp was one of the first manufacturers to launch onto the European market in 2005 a DVB-S2 tuner for the reception of HDTV signals by satellite. With an extremely broad product portfolio of more than 40 different tuners for digital TV reception via satellite, cable and terrestrial transmission, the company provides a suitable soluŽtion for virtually any application.

Availability

The new DVB-S2 NIM tuner of the BS2F7HZ0167 model is, like all tuner components from Sharp, available as from May 2008 at Sasco Holz.

DVB-S2 NIM tuner line-up

For further information please contact your local Sasco Holz Branch Office.