CX23880/CX23881 Distinguishing Features
Single-Chip Solution Allows TV, Radio, Digital
TV and Broadband Data Capture Over the
PCI Bus
Conexant’s highly-flexible audio and video broadcast decoder
supports all analog broadcast video and audio formats in use
worldwide. This single-chip solution enables the host PC to
perform audio/video capture, video display, audio playback,
or storage and playback at a later time through software or
hardware audio/video codecs.
The CX23880/CX23881 is fully compatible with Conexant’s family
of digital channel demodulators for capture of (HDTV) High
Definition Television and Standard Definition Television (SDTV)
streams, as well as broadband data over terrestrial, satellite or
cable links. The CX23880 interfaces directly to the CX23490 HDTV
hardware decoder for offloading the CPU of high-level MPEG-2
decoding tasks.
A variety of third-party peripheral connectivity options are
supported by the CX23880/CX23881. Its General Purpose Input/
Output pins and CPU host port interface enable vendor-specific
board functionality and marketplace differentiation.