GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The SAA5233 is a dual standard Program Delivery Control (PDC) decoder, allowing the reception and decoding of both VPS data (EBU PDC System A) and Teletext packet 8/30/2 data (EBU PDC System B). It is intended for use in European video recorders which are manually programmed, so that they receive broadcast real time switching signals for accurate timing of program recording.

FEATURES

• Digital data slicer

• Acquisition and decoding of VPS data (EBU PDC System A)

• Acquisition and decoding of Teletext packet 8/30/2 data (EBU PDC System B)

• Separate storage of VPS data and packet 8/30/2 allowing dual standard PDC decoders

• I2C-bus interface with automatic word address increment

• Programmable interrupt for data received

• Programmable error level detection

• Single +5 V power supply.