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Middleware vendor updates Linux IPTV stack

May 18, 2006 — by LinuxDevices Staff — from the LinuxDevices Archive — 27 views

Taiwanese embedded Linux specialist EzHomeTech says it is shipping version 3.0 of its SDK (software development kit) for IPTVs (Internet protocol TVs). The company's IPTV3.0 SDK uses MPEG4/H.264 compression, and supports video-on-demand, multi-cast, and, with an available add-on, Internet access, it says.

EzHomeTech offers SDKs for a number of product categories, including signage devices, multimedia playback devices, and video servers. Its SDKs are based on an “SSP” middleware layer (API listing) aimed at providing cross-platform portability between uClinux, Linux, and Windows XP.


SSP middleware architecture

According to the company, the IPTV3.0 SDK includes:

  • uClinux operating system
  • SSP include files
  • Graphical library
  • Media streaming library
  • Multi-thread library
  • Embedded browser 4.1 library
  • JPEG library
  • PNG Library
  • IR library
  • VOD (video-on-demand) player
  • Multicasting player

Listed IPTV3.0 SDK features include:

  • Web-based menu
  • Play, pause, stop, and seek forwards and backwards within videos
  • TV channel selection
  • Remote control support
  • Responsive interface
  • Six second Ethernet line out buffer
  • Sub-three second video playback start
  • On-screen display showing pause, seek time, and volume
  • Supports MPEG2 / MPEG4 AVC/H.264 [email protected] D1 streaming resolution up to 4Mb/s
  • Network-based firmware updates
  • English language support
  • Static or DHCP network configuration
  • NTSC/PAL composite out, S-video, and VGA
  • Composite audio out

EzHomeTech claims to have licensed its various embedded Linux stacks to 18 companies.


 
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