Activa220 Datasheet | Zoran

Overview Zoran's Activa 220 is a DVD Recorder System-on-a-Chip Multimedia Processor that integrates a high performance, all-digital read/write front end (write strategy, DSP, and servo controller) and high quality back end (DVD playback, DVB demultiplexing and decode, and MPEG encode). Activa 220 has direct interfaces to multiple Optical Pickup Units (OPUs) via the Activa 250 RF amplifier chip. The Activa 220+250 chipset is designed to deliver a broad portfolio of cost-effective products, from entry level Optical Disc Drive (ODD)only systems to bo systems (e.g., ODD+Hard Disc Drive (HDD), ODD+VCR, and ODD+TV). All Zoran Activa 220/250-based recording solutions are 100% application and middleware software patible with previous generation products, providing a turnkey solution that reduces product development cycles. Zoran's Activa 220+250 based DVD recorders provide: - Support for DVD recording formats (DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW) - Intuitive, easy to use On Screen Display (OSD) for multiple devices (ODD, HDD, flash card, etc.) - Convergence solutions for DVDR+DTT and Networking - Customizable HW/SW platform for next generation application development - 100% pliance to DVD-video, -VR, and +VR verifiers - Native RGB input recording The Activa 220+250 chipset is specifically designed to support standalone DVD recorders with support for value-added applications including: - Multiple file format support, including MPEG-4 and Div X - HDD/PVR functionality - HDMI Digital Output w/HDCP, HD-JPEG - USB Connectivity to digital cameras, printers and storage devices - Flash Card Connectivity - EPG services including Gemstar and tvtv - Yes DVD authoring The Activa 220+250 solution is tuned for multiple Optical Pickup Units (OPUs) and media types allowing OEMs to develop differentiating features in the application software. The Activa 220+250 chipset is the ideal IC solution for DVD Recorders, Digital Entertainment Media Centers and bo DVDR systems (DVDR+HDD, DVDR+DTT, DVDR+VCR, DVDR+TV,...