The Helion DVB-CSA cores implement the ETSI specified Common Scrambling Algorithm (CSA) which is used to provide the conditional access mechanism for MPEG-2 video streams for use in Pay-TV systems adopted by Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) consortium. It has also been specified by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for use within Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG) applications, where it provides data security within the Basic Interoperable Scrambling System (BISS) Mode 1 and Mode E specifications.
Both cores have been designed especially to provide high performance combined with low logic resource utilisation in Lattice FPGA technology. The cores can support DVB scrambling and descrambling applications capable of data throughputs up to 200 Mbps in LatticeECP3 devices.