DSP Software Systems Design

(2-0-0-3)

CMPE Degree: This course is Not Applicable for the CMPE degree.

EE Degree: This course is Not Applicable for the EE degree.

Lab Hours: 0 supervised lab hours and 0 unsupervised lab hours.

Technical Interest Group(s) / Course Type(s): Computer Systems and Software, Digital Signal Processing

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Prerequisites: ECE 4270

Catalog Description

Specification, evaluation, and implementation of realtime DSP applications
on embedded DSP-based environments.

Textbook(s)

Course Outcomes

Not Applicable

Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs)

Not Applicable

Topical Outline

[9 hrs] Specification of DSP algorithms and processors
Programming models and virtual machines
Graphical specification and requirements capture
Textual specification and requirements capture
Compilation and execution environments
Fixed point and floating point issues

[9 hrs] Software architecture for DSP boards and systems
Host interfaces
I/O interfaces
Real-time operating systems

[9 hrs] DSP program framework and API
Real-time program architecture
Operating system dependencies
Application modules and libraries
Implementation of virtual machines

[9 hrs] Virtual prototyping of DSP applications: Examples
Single processor implementations
Multiprocessor implementations
Code development and debugging

[6 hrs] DSP Application Demonstrations
Sample implementations - equalizers, coders.
Performance measurement and optimization

[3 hrs] Exams