Overview
The Helion DVB-CSA cores implement the ETSI specified Common Scrambling Algorithm (CSA) which
is used to provide content protection and conditional access support for MPEG video streams within
Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) applications. It has been adopted for use in Pay-TV systems by
the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) consortium.
The CSA has also been adopted by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for use in Digital Satellite
News Gathering (DSNG) applications, where it provides data security for the Basic Interoperable
Scrambling System (BISS) Mode 1 and Mode E specifications.
Helion DVB-CSA Solutions
The Helion DVB-CSA cores are provided as separate Scrambler and Descrambler cores in order to
provide the most efficient CSA solutions while providing maximum flexibility to the user.
Both cores are available in versions for use in Altera, Lattice, Microsemi (Actel) and Xilinx FPGA,
and in common with all Helion IP cores they have been designed with each
technology firmly in mind to yield the most efficient results.
For more detailed information on these cores, please download the appropriate
datasheet below.
Measured Performance
| TARGET TECHNOLOGY |
SCRAMBLER MAX RATE |
SCRAMBLER AREA |
DESCRAMBLER MAX RATE |
DESCRAMBLER AREA |
| Altera Cyclone IV (C6) |
215 Mbps |
860 LEs
3 M9K RAMs |
220 Mbps |
751 LEs
1 M9K RAM |
| Altera Cyclone V (C6) |
295 Mbps |
433 ALMs
2 M10K RAMs |
341 Mbps |
426 ALMs
0 M10K RAM |
| Altera Cyclone 10 GX (E5) |
434 Mbps |
437 ALMs
2 M20K RAMs |
557 Mbps |
398 ALMs
0 M20K RAM |
| Altera Arria II GX (C4) |
390 Mbps |
506 ALMs
2 M9K RAMs |
420 Mbps |
441 ALMs
0 M9K RAM |
| Altera Arria V GX (C4) |
336 Mbps |
441 ALMs
2 M10K RAMs |
359 Mbps |
398 ALMs
0 M10K RAM |
| Altera Arria V GZ (C3) |
527 Mbps |
448 ALMs
2 M20K RAMs |
522 Mbps |
406 ALMs
0 M20K RAM |
| Altera Arria 10 (E1S) |
492 Mbps |
447 ALMs
2 M20K RAMs |
588 Mbps |
424 ALMs
0 M20K RAM |
| Altera Stratix IV (C2) |
490 Mbps |
506 ALMs
2 M9K RAMs |
530 Mbps |
434 ALMs
0 M9K RAM |
| Altera Stratix V (C1) |
542 Mbps |
459 ALMs
2 M20K RAMs |
623 Mbps |
398 ALMs
0 M20K RAM |
| Lattice ECP3 (-8) |
210 Mbps |
387 slices
3 EBR RAMs |
200 Mbps |
332 slices
1 EBR RAM |
Microsemi
ProASIC3 (-2) |
117 Mbps |
2290 tiles
3 RAMs |
121 Mbps |
2156 tiles
1 RAM |
Microsemi
SmartFusion2 (-1) |
TBD Mbps |
TBD LUTs
TBD RAMs |
216 Mbps |
946 LUTs
2 uSRAMs |
| Xilinx Spartan-3A (-5) |
213 Mbps |
434 slices
3 BlockRAMs |
211 Mbps |
383 slices
1 BlockRAM |
| Xilinx Spartan-6 (-3) |
313 Mbps |
144 slices
2 BlockRAMs |
335 Mbps |
146 slices
0 BlockRAM |
| Xilinx Virtex-6 (-3) |
453 Mbps |
144 slices
2 BlockRAMs |
560 Mbps |
146 slices
0 BlockRAM |
| Xilinx Artix-7 (-3) |
396 Mbps |
144 slices
2 BlockRAMs |
445 Mbps |
146 slices
0 BlockRAM |
| Xilinx Kintex-7 (-3) |
493 Mbps |
145 slices
2 BlockRAMs |
645 Mbps |
145 slices
0 BlockRAM |
| Xilinx Virtex-7 (-3) |
493 Mbps |
145 slices
2 BlockRAMs |
645 Mbps |
145 slices
0 BlockRAM |
| Xilinx UltraSCALE (-2) |
542 Mbps |
122 CLBs
2 BlockRAMs |
662 Mbps |
97 CLBs
0 BlockRAM |
| Xilinx UltraSCALE+ (-2) |
722 Mbps |
111 CLBs
2 BlockRAMs |
815 Mbps |
98 CLBs
0 BlockRAM |
Product Briefs
For full details of all the Helion DVB-CSA cores, please download the Product Brief in PDF format below.
 DVB-CSA Cores - FPGA
Contact
For more detailed information on this or any of our other products and services,
please feel free to email us at
helioncores@heliontech.com and we will be pleased to discuss how we can assist
with your individual requirements.
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