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What is D-Module and why Diablo CAM?
D-Module is the raw name for the Conditional Access Module while Diablo CAM (light, wireless or Wi-fi) is the name of the version sold by Duolabs. The Official Web site for Diablo CAM is:
www.diablocam.com |
D-Module description:
Based on Duolabs technology D-Module is a fully programmable PCMCIA module dedicated to DVB compliant STB-CI applications known as CAM (Conditional Access Module). D-Module is designed to give maximum flexibility and power for developers all combined with high security features to enhance the possibility to host a secure CAS.
Why D-Module?
D-Module is uniquely designed, as product that differs from others in that it allows you the fully customize your design thanks to the flexible structure of the internal FPGA. All the known CAM modules in the market are based on an ASIC design in order to reduce the costs of each single device but sensibly reducing the customizable features and disclosing sensitive information about the eventual CAS and its structure and disclosing security information.
Architecture:
Hardware:
- ARM7TDMI @ 50Mhz.
- FPGA @ 100Mhz processing speed.
- RAM: Internal 16KB and External 512KB.
- ROM: 256KB Internal Flash and 2MB Dataflash.
- J-tag connection.2 Smartcard Readers ISO and Plug-In.
- 2 Unique serial Numbers internally lasered inside.
Software:
- PICO-OS Operating System.
- Dataflash internal Filesystem FAT 12.
- Fully programmable by PCMCIA secure protocol.
Why D-Module is a winning solution against the ASIC solution?
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Fully re programmable and customizable.
D-Module allows the developer to have the full control on the DVB data flow to solve present and future needs that the normal DVB chip does not support.
All the algorithms included in the DVB chip (ex. encryption algorithm, tables, keys) can be replaced at any time with a simple update.
Any ASIC design cannot be as flexible as the FGPA solution as the fully chip configuration can be changed at anytime under developer's specification.
Very fast algorithm calculations.
The FPGA technology enhances big opportunities to software and hardware developers to create fast hardware execution procedures that cannot be otherwise implemented via software. For example it is possible to encrypt/decrypt the TS packets in real time with a private algorithm instead before passing the TS to the CSA. This makes almost impossible for attackers to emulate a hardware algorithm as fast as the FPGA without using an FPGA.
Anti Card-sharing CAS.
Anti Card-sharing is possible whether a CAS system is implemented as the Control Word is never ever in transit between CAM and Smart card. Extra Anti Card-sharing countermeasures can be taken for existing CAS. No Control Word is ever disclosed along the decryption process but inside the FPGA only. This makes the Control Word sharing almost impossible.
OTA update.
Real time OTA update allows the developer/CAS Provider to update real time group of CAM's real time with special update.
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Costs
The flexible platform using the FPGA solution has a complexity cost.
ASIC solution can be much more cost aggressive but puts big limits on the CAM features. |
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Are you a Broadcaster, CAS provider, System Integrator orContent provider?
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If you are a CAS provider, Broadcaster, System Integrator or a Content provider you can feel free to contact us.
We can provide you will specification for a fast implementation and customization of your D-Module.
This is the easiest and fastest solution ever around! |
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