DigiLite

DigiLite Project is a system designed by radio amateurs to provide a lower cost method of transmitting live digital TV pictures (DATV). It is a derivative of the “Poor Man's DATV System” which many amateurs have contributed to over several years. Not available as a kit, but with care the 2 boards can be etched and populated by the amateur.
Information here is freeware and is not for commercial use, the DATV software should not be modified or released without G4EWJ approval. Any files downloaded from other sites remain the property of the originator and any copyright remains theirs. See EULAs therein.
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............................... UPDATES ON THE SINGLE-BOARD BATC PROJECT
15 April 2012
A modified version of the DigiLite software (v1.45) has replaced the original.
Changes are minor and there is no need to change from the v1.40 if already installed.
1 April 2012
Updated pdf from Alain F1CJN for the add-on board (OTHER/subpage4)
1 May 2012
70cms pages re-inserted. More data to follow.
15 May 2012
The next edition of the CQTV magazine is scheduled to carry the details of the G8BYI add-on board
with details of the software and connecting it to the other boards.

What do you need to build the DigiLite? A PC Running Windows XP or later.
Due to the high data rate the more powerful the PC the better. A 1.8GHz single core (or better) with USB2 would be suitable. Get yourself a Hauppauge WINTV PVRx50 PCI video capture card and set the PC up to record from the video input of the PVR card. There is a serialiser board to make, a modulator board, and pll local oscillator to buy. With the CQTV DigiLite Project both these boards have merged into one high quality board. Thanks to the BATC many of the hard-to-get parts are now available individually in the BATC Shop. We would like to thank the BATC for their efforts in getting behind this project and help in making it public.
Please consider joining the BATC and give them your support to get more projects like this published.