DTG UK MHEG-5 Test Suite Support

Engine Identification Strings

Section 3.4.1.3 of the UK MHEG-5 Engine Profile v1.06 specifies the format of the Engine Identification strings which MHEG applications may use to interrogate and identify engines by means of the UEP ResidentProgram.

Below is a list of Manufacturer codes known to DTG Testing (defined as "mmm" in section 3.4.1.3).

Manufacturer Manufacturer Code String Example WAI string Comment
Cabot CBT CBTICE000  
Canal+ CAN    
DTS DTS   Supplier of MHEG engines and DSM-CC clients
Echostar Europe ECH   Suppliers of DVB middleware, MHEG5 Engines and DSMCC decoder clients
GkWare GKW   Supplier of DVB middleware, MHEG-5 engines and DSM-CC clients
Humax HMX    
NetGem MGM    
Ocean Blue Software OBS    
Pace PAC PAC277xxx  
Philips PHI PHICE000  
Pioneer PNR    
S&T S&T   Supplier of MHEG engines, DSM-CC clients and target platforms.
Sagem SAG    
Samsung SAM SAMUS2001  
Siemens SIE SIEHIP001  
Sony SNY SNY006  
TechniSat Digital UK Ltd TSD    
Transmedia Dynamics TMD    

Test Suite Versions

Version information for the DTG UK MHEG-5 Test Suite is below.

Version 3.0.2

Version 3.0.2 was released on 2nd May 2008 and supercedes the previous version which should no longer be used for product development.

The new release contains mainly solutions to the remaining issues shown as errata and workarounds in the results spreadsheet of the v3.0.1 release.

User feedback is welcome.  There is a “squishlist” facility available to users at www.squishlist.com/dtgtesting or emails may be sent to mheg@dtg.org.uk.

 

Version 3.0.1

Version 3.0.1 of the DTG UK MHEG-5 Conformance Test Suite was approved for release on 22nd November 2005.

This version of the test suite provides the most complete and objective means available to the industry for establishing the conformance of a receiver that supports the UK MHEG-5 Baseline Profile v1.06. It was produced in response to feedback on v3.0.0 from a number of MHEG-5 implementers experienced in its use and following a wide consultation with industry.

Version 3.0.0

Version 3.0.0 of the DTG UK MHEG-5 Test Suite was released on the 15th June 2005. Updates were issued to all registered users of the previous MHEG-5 Test Suite (v2.0 & v2.1).

DTG Testing are collecting feedback from users of the MHEG-5 Test Suite and compiling a list of known issues.

Downloads

Note new codes were allocated upon completion of the DTG UK MHEG-5 Test Suite v3.0.0 for v1.06 of the UK MHEG-5 profile in May 2005. To obtain these, please contact DTG Testing Limited.

Annex C of the Digital Terrestrial Television MHEG-5 Specification Version 1.06
(updated 1st March 2003 - opens in a new window).