General description
The TDA18254AHN is a Silicon Tuner IC designed specifically for high definition multi-tuner cable Set Top Boxes (STB) supporting single streaming and multi-streaming PVR STBs with watch, record, Video-On-Demand (VOD) and in-home video distribution capability.
FEATUREs and benefits
Supports 4 tuner functions specifically aimed for PVR boxes:
1 × low IF output
3 × RF outputs to drive slave tuners
Integrated wideband gain control
Extended frequency coverage up to 1002 MHz
Integrated RF tracking filters for rejection of unwanted signals
Single 3.3 V power supply
Low power consumption
Multistandard cable receptions
Enhanced RF and IF filters to increase selectivity and adjacent channels filtering
RF loop-through
Fully integrated IF selectivity, eliminating the need for external SAW filters
Alignment free
Fully integrated oscillators:
No external oscillator components for reduced cost
16 MHz crystal oscillator output buffer for single crystal applications
I2C-bus provides:
3.3 V microcontroller compatibility
Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) data access
Die temperature sensor data access
Lead-free (Pb) manufacturing