Tektronix unveils MTG100 and MTG300 to the market

Tektronix has unveiled the MTG100 and MTG300

MPEG-2 Generators for circuit design evaluation and conformance testing of

compressed digital video products. These new instruments provide storage

and playback of MPEG-2 transport streams compliant with the ATSC, DVB and

ARIB standards. The MTG Series also features complacent seamless transport

streams for long term playout.

According to the company, the worldwide transition from analog to

digital television demands the design

and manufacture of a complete range of new professional and consumer

products. These include transmission equipments, consumer set-top boxes,

mulitplexers and professional integrated receiver decoders (IRDs).

Manufacturers need a source of compressed digital signals to design and

test such products to ensure compliance with MPEG-2, the standard selected

for digital television worldwide. Other applications requiring a source of

test signals include the evaluation and commissioning of MPEG-2

transmission chains and maintenance of compression systems.

The MTG Series with a maximum data rate of 64 Mbps, are designed to

accommodate transport streams up to the 4:2:2 profile @ main level, making

them suitable for testing both professional distribution equipment and

final transmission-to-home gear. Eighteen GBs of internal storage provide

ample capacity for multiple short clips or one long clip, which can be

played in a seamless loop, this long

term, seamless playout capability prevents buffer and continuity problems.

"Tektronix provides the new MPEG generators which comprises the

basic functionality of the MTG Series, combined with the customization

features of the MTG300, making them ideally suited for use in research,

design and manufacturing applications," said Tektronix India

Corporate Manager Marketing Mahendran. "The MTG Series enhances

Tektronix' full line of products for

testing compressed digital video signals," he added.