Inaris DVB / IPTV Middleware
The Inaris Middleware is a modular solution for DVB / IPTV and can be used in all kinds of devices supporting TV functionality. It comes with the reference application TVolution and includes popular features like HbbTV, EPG, Teletext, Subtitling, SAT>IP and UPnP.
This page addresses the feature set and use cases of the Inaris Middleware which is available for Linux, RTOS and Android TV devices.
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Modular and Flexible Architecture
To allow you to adapt and enhance our solutions to your needs
Portability
Reduced porting effort due to an abstraction layer for operating system and hardware.
CA System Support
Several CA systems have been integrated and passed the certification process successfully.
Easy Integration and Configuration
To facilitate the deployment and minimize development costs.
GUI Agnostic
To allow the usage of different GUI technologies.
Reference Application
To ensure an easy startup for your project. Learn more about TVolution.
Live TV Sources
The Inaris Middleware allows a wide variety of input sources for linear TV. Supporting broadcast as well as broadband (IPTV and OTT) reception, it enables the usage also within hybrid devices.
Terrestrial / Cable / Satellite
IPTV
OTT Video Streaming
TV Features
Channel Scan
Automatic and Manual
Channel Management
Favourite Lists, LCN
PiP
Picture in Picture
PVR
incl. Local Replay TV
HDMI-CEC
Consumer Electronics Control
EPG
Grid and List View
PushVoD
Video on Demand, Catch-up TV
UPnP
Streaming Live TV & Recordings
System Software Update
in DVB Systems
CA System Support
We and our customers have integrated several CA systems:
Software Architecture
- Application includes the user interface. With TVolution TARA offers a reference application which is used in several products.
- Inaris DVB/IPTV Core covers the core TV functionality incl. channel scan, channel management, EPG, parental control and PVR.
- CA Systems interface and rights management enables integration of content protection systems.
- HbbTV Solution is a modular extension to allow HbbTV feature.
- Teletext Decoder supports up to level 2.5 specification.
- Subtitle Decoder is an optional extension to display subtitles.
- SAT>IP components realise SAT>IP server and/or SAT>IP client functionality.
- Inaris Abstraction Layer enables a flexible solution running on different platforms. It consists of a Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) and an OS Abstraction Layer (OSAL).
- Hardware Layer is provided from SoC manufacturer and extended by specific drivers of the HW vendor. It includes OS (e.g. Linux), drivers and codecs.
TVolution STB Reference Application
TARA’s digital TV reference application is based on the modular Inaris Middleware, combined with a feature-rich user interface application. TVolution is intended as reference implementation and easy startup for customer projects, and also has been deployed in several products on the market.
The easy-to-customize graphical user interface has been realised with TARA’s GUI solution Embedded Wizard and is available with three skin variants.
A Selection of Supported Platforms
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Contact us
Get in contact with Manfred Schmidt – Inaris Software Architect – to get detailed information and evaluation material.