Course Overview
This intensive 2-day technical course discusses the coding and modulation processes used in DVB-T systems. It describes the functionality of a typical receiver 'front-end', together with how DVB receivers deal with common channel problems. Finally, the course demonstrates and discusses the measurement of receiver RF performance, including the performance standards that must be achieved.
Who Will Benefit?
The course is aimed at electronic and software engineers with limited or no prior knowledge of the DVB-T transmission systems. However, they will now be developing, or will be about to develop, hardware or software systems for DVB-T receivers. It will also be of interest to those involved in testing DVB-T receiver performance. Although the course specialises in technology related to front-end TV receiver design, it will provide important understanding for engineers and technical managers working in any area of digital TV development.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the DVB-T standard (EN 300-744)
- Explain signal processing for DVB-T transmission
- Understand the meaning of IFFT, Constellation, Code Rate and Guard Interval
- Understand the meaning of Scattered and Continual Pilots and TPS carriers in the context of DVB-T
- Understand how transmission robustness is influenced by chosen transmission parameters
- Describe the essential components of a DVB-T receiver front-end
- Describe how a TV tuner works and understand IF processing
- Understand the essential processing stages in a DVB-T demodulation IC
- Explain the classic noise model used to predict DVB-T receiver performance
- Understand the pass/fail criteria used in receiver testing
- Describe the test procedures for common channel impediments
- Know the performance standards that must be achieved
Business Benefits
The course will deliver the following business benefits:
- Improved system understanding of design and development team members
- Reduced component design times and costs
- Capability of designing and testing receiver front-ends 'in-house'
- More competent liaison between design staff and tuner and demodulator suppliers
- Improved software quality and system performance due to better DVB-T system understanding
- DVB-T receiver designs will readily meet the RF performance targets demanded by authorities
- Opportunity to utilise the extensive expertise of the instructor, with over 30 years of experience
Course Programme
The course content covers:
- Brief review of the 'Transport Stream' feeding the transmission system
- Overview of the complete coding to decoding process as it applies to DVB-T TV systems
- Principles of Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (COFDM) modulation
- Details of the Coding, interleaving and modulation processes in a DVB-T transmitter
- Details of the tuner, IF stages and demodulator in a DVB-T receiver 'front-end'
- Signal impediments caused by typical channel phenomena
- How the receiver handles signal impediments and how they are tested
- What standards exist and how they should be interpreted
Instructor
Detailed information about the course instructor is available on request.
Prerequisites
Participants would normally be qualified to degree level or equivalent in an electronic engineering, physics or mathematics-related subject. Ideally they should have been on an introductory course on DVB transmission or have equivalent experience, but the essential background will be explained. They should have a basic understanding of digital signal processing (i.e. what a 'byte' is, what 'exclusive-or' means) and an appreciation of basic radio modulation concepts (e.g. what a 'mixer' does). More detailed knowledge of digital communications engineering is not required, but would make the course relatively straightforward to follow.
Course Level
Intermediate: Assumes the participant has general knowledge of the subject and professional experience of the specific areas covered.
Course Venue
Delivered on-site either at customer premises or at any suitable venue throughout the UK, Europe and Rest
of the World.
Dates
Flexible according to your requirements.
Course Fees
Please
click here or call us on +44 (0)1962 855 730 to request a quote.
What’s Included?
Course participants will each receive a set of high-quality course notes printed in full colour and a Certificate of Attendance.
Customisation
For on-site courses, we do not force your organisation to adopt a standard, ‘one-size-fits-all’ training programme. The standard course programme can be adapted both in content and duration according to your exact requirements and specifications. Our technical experts will assist you in identifying these, even if they are uncertain or unclear. The course programme is then fitted to your exact requirements. Please call us
on +44(0)1962 855 730 to discuss your requirements in more detail.
Related Courses
The course is an ideal follow-on from the Introduction to DTV Coding and Modulation course (DVB1) and provides a firm grounding for more advanced courses on the latest digital TV standards, such as the DVB-T2 for high-definition TV course (DVB7).
Terms and Conditions
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Terms and Conditions, which cover important issues like payment and cancellation policies.
Further Information
For further information about this course, please call us on +44 (0)1962 855 730.
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