ATSC3pro

Introduction: ATSC3pro is a PC/Linux based ATSC 3.0 single stream professional receiver. It can be used to view ATSC 3.0 broadcasts, collect signal quality data and display ESG data. ATSC3pro automatically updates its software in the field. More features will be added over the coming months. ATSC3pro is based on BitRouter’s ATSC 3.0 middleware package called ATSC3pak described here.

The current, April 2018, release of ATSC3pro supports the following functionality:

• Native UI
• Channel change
• Channel number and call letter display
• ESG data display
• Alexa voice control
• Automatic software updates

And the following specifications:

• A/330 link payer protocol
• A/331 signaling (partial support for ALC/LCT/ROUTE and low layer signaling)
• Object cache (partial support)
• A/332 ESG guide data (partial support)
• MPEG DASH player (partial support)

Future releases will support the following features:

• A/331 MMTP SI support
• Downloadable applications
• OOB captions for broadband services
• A/360 security
• ATSC 1.0 integration
• Multi-program decoding from single frequency
• Support for native decoding on embedded SoC platforms and demodulator chips as they become available.

Future software updates will add full support for the above partial implementations and the following additional features:

• A/344 RPC Calls
• A/337 application manager
• A/343 captioning and subtitles for broadcast
• A/333 service usage reporting
• Streaming over Wi-Fi
• Pluggable browser
• Native applications
• SDK for application development
• A/331 MMTP SI support
• Downloadable applications
• OOB captions for broadband services
• A/360 security
• ATSC 1.0 integration
• Support for native decoding on embedded SoC platforms and demodulator chips as they become available.

The ATSC3pro SDK will allow it to be used as an application development and testing platform. It can be installed on desktop, rackmount or portable form factors.

Configurations: ATSC3pro uses the DekTec DTA-2131 demodulator card. It can be configured using a desktop or a rackmount PC.

 PRICING:

1. ATSC3pro with hardware – $9,995. Includes:
   1. Installation support
   2. Updates for 24 months
   3. 40 hours of support
2. ATSC3pro software only. Customer provides PC, Nvidia card and DekTec card – $6,995. Includes:
   1. Remote control and IR receiver
   2. Installation support
   3. Updates for 24 months
   4. 40 hours of support
3. ATSC3pro software rental – $400/month. Includes:
   1. Remote control and IR receiver
   2. Installation support
   3. Updates during rental term
   4. 1 hours of support per month