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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