DTA-2144B

Quad ASI/SD-SDI Ports for PCIe

Industry-standard PCIe card for professional PC-based applications that require ASI inputs and/or outputs. Features include flexible receive and transmit modes, arrival timestamping and false-sync pass through for full TR 101 290 analysis.

The DTA-2144B is still in production but the product is approaching the end of its life cycle. Therefore, the DTA-2144B is not recommended for new designs.

Key Characteristics

Ports	4x ASI/SD-SDI in/out
Features	Arrival timestamping 32MB DDR per channel Versatile Rx- and Tx modes

Hardware

Connectors	4x 75-Ω BNC
Return loss	>15dB
PCI Express	PCIe gen1 x4

Standards

SD-SDI	SMPTE 259M
DVB-ASI	EN50083-9 (coax) 0 to 214 Mbps

PC Support

OS	Windows 10, 11 Windows Server 16, 19, 22 Linux ≥2.6.18, 3.x, 4.x, 5.x
Processor	Core i5 minimum Core i7 recommended Or equivalent AMD CPUs

Software

StreamXpress	Playout TS- and SDI files
SpRcApi	StreamXpress remote-control API for automated playout
StreamXpert	Our industry-standard transport-stream analyzer
SdEye	SDI analyzer for detailed inspection of audio, video and ancillary data
VF-REC	SDI/TS recorder with looping, scheduling and more
DekTec SDKs	Create your own application

Documentation

DTA-2144B
Leaflet

Pricing

DTA-2144B-SLP	€	1.579	Stock: 25+
Quad ASI/SD-SDI ports for PCIe with StreamXpert Lite and StreamXpress player software.

DTA-2144B-SXP	€	2.750	Stock: 25+
Quad ASI/SD-SDI ports for PCIe with StreamXpert analyzer and StreamXpress player software.

DTA-2144B-SY-SXP	€	3.605	Stock: 25+
Quad ASI/SD-SDI ports for PCIe with SdEye and StreamXpert analyzer and StreamXpress player software.

DTA-2144B-VR-SY-SXP	€	4.519	Stock: 25+
Quad ASI/SD-SDI ports for PCIe with VF-REC stream recorder, SdEye and StreamXpert analyzer and StreamXpress player software.

Prices exclude applicable sales tax, shipping charges and customs duties. Quantity discounts may be available, please request a quotation.

Features

Four fully independent ports, each with a status LED, configurable from software as input or output, and as ASI or SD-SDI.
Cable equalization, inverted ASI and 10-bit SDI full-frame access. Hardware counters are provided for bitrate measurement.
DekTec's highly praised SDK (DTAPI) makes writing real-time applications that receive or transmit ASI real easy.

Applications

Your custom PC-based application with ASI inputs and/or outputs.
Stream station for analysis, monitoring and generation of compressed streams over ASI.
ASI I/O for standard DekTec applications:
- StreamXpert for playout;
- StreamXpert for stream analysis;
- MuxXpert for multiplexing;

Block Diagram

The DTA-2144B features four independent transmit/receive channels, each consisting of a cable equalizer, ASI/SD-SDI receiver, ASI/SD-SDI transmitter, channel logic, a DDR-memory-based FIFO, a DMA controller and a PCIe interface.