BCM93138

Description

The BCM93138 is a complete cable network transceiver system for frequency-agile, time-division multiple access (TDMA) systems. BCM93138 is an ideal platform for evaluating the BCM3138 Dual Universal Advanced PHY Burst Receiver and the BCM3037 Universal Burst Modulator chips from Broadcom. The BCM93138 has numerous modes of operation including random burst arrival, continuous mode and TDMA with various burst types like those defined in the DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS standard. Burst data can be generated internally, programmed into internal memory, or supplied via an external test connector. A comprehensive software package is included to control and monitor the performance of the transceiver.
The receiver module BCM93138 operates in a 5-65 MHz range with multiple options for the analog front end. The BCM93138include wideband direct sampling and narrowband sampling (typically using a low-IF carrier) with either external or chip-internal A/D converters. The receiver can operate in multiple modes: continuous mode, single burst type with external Receive_now, single burst type with random arrival and full DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS burst types.