The product is a 3Gb/s, HD, SD SDI receiver with integrated adaptive cable equalizer
The GS2971 is a multi‑rate SDI receiver that integrates Gennum's adaptive cable equalizer, allowing long cable runs and high jitter tolerance. It supports SMPTE 425M, 424M, 292M, 259M‑C and DVB‑ASI standards, with optional de‑scrambling, audio de‑embedding for eight 48 kHz channels, and ancillary data extraction.
The device operates in four modes (SMPTE, DVB‑ASI, Data‑Through, Standby) and provides parallel data outputs in 20‑bit or 10‑bit formats. It is housed in a compact 11 mm × 11 mm 100‑ball BGA package, consumes typically 545 mW, and works from –20 °C to +85 °C, making it suitable for a range of HD video applications.
| Supported data rates | 2.97 Gb/s, 1.485 Gb/s, 270 Mb/s (with 1.001× variants) |
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| Operating temperature range | -20 °C to +85 °C |
| Typical power consumption | 545 mW |
| Package | 11 mm × 11 mm 100‑ball BGA |
| Core and analog supply voltages | 1.2 V core, 1.2 V & 3.3 V analog, 1.8 V or 3.3 V I/O |
| Audio de‑embedder channels | 8 channels @ 48 kHz |
| Parallel data bus width | 10‑bit or 20‑bit |
It operates at 2.97 Gb/s, 1.485 Gb/s, and 270 Mb/s, with optional 1.001× variants for each rate.
The device works from –20 °C up to +85 °C.
Up to eight 48 kHz audio channels can be de‑embedded.
It is supplied in a small 11 mm × 11 mm 100‑ball BGA package.