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For day-to-day digital signal processing, you simply can't find a better source than DSP Primer. After a concise statement of the applicable theory, this clear, practical book/CD package hands you ready-to-apply tools that cover the vast majority of digital signal processing deployment challenges. You get more than 200 useful algorithms, mathematical models, and design procedures; code in both executable Windows and source forms; and a step-by-step approach to solving problems and selecting techniques. DSP Primer covers digital filtering methods, discrete transform techniques, digital spectra analysis, multirate and statistical signal processing, adaptive filtering, speech processing, and much more. The CD-ROM gives you C++ programs for immediately testing new techniques, a library of C++ classes ready for integration into your own applications, and sample data for algorithm evaluation and demonstration. With hands-on solutions for common problems, DSP Primer is the toolkit of choice for the most explosively growing area of electrical engineering. ... Read more

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A nearly must have
Okay, what does that mean? There are the classics - Oppenheimer, Antoniou (all math, little code). At the other end of the scale is this book. I still need it 2-5 times a year. Middle ground is the Embree book - combo of theory and code. I find stuff in this book (and code), which is not covered anywhere. DSP folks - add this to your collection. It cost me $100 bucks at the time I bought it. For $25 - you are getting a steal.

DSPPrimer
This is a very good book on DSP area. I can say, this is the best one I read on DSP books so far. First, The basic concepts and priciples are clearly explained. Second, the book contains comprehensive contents. Besides traditional DSP contents such as linear system, classic analog filter and digital filters (IIR, FIR), DFT, FFT and multiratesignal processing, it covers many modern DSP processing techniques such as parametric models of random processes, linear prediction, adaptive filter, classic and modern spectral estimation, speech processing, etc. Finally, the book gives many examples and computer source codes for implementation of some important DSP techniques such as AR and linear prediction, IIR and FIR filters, etc. It makes reader to master both DSP theorectic knowledges and some pratical processing ability. ... Read more

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Digital signal processing techniques have become themethod of choice in signal processing as digital computers have increased in speed,convenience, and availability.At the same time, the C language is proving itself to be avaluable programming tool for real-time computationally intensive software tasks.Thisbook is a complete guide to digital signal processing techniques in the C language.Covers the basic principles of digital signal processing and Cprogramming.Introduces the basic real-time DSP programming techniques and typicalprogramming environments which are used with DSP microprocessors.Covers the basicreal-time filtering techniques which are the cornerstone of one-dimensional real-timedigital signal processing. For electrical engineers and computerscientists. ... Read more

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Interesting for students
Within this book, various algorithms can be found. The algorithms are implemented on various DSPs (TI C3x',AD 21xxx and etc) as well. Would be a great reference for students working on their DSP projects.

a stimulating book
C Algorithms for Real-Time DSP, by Paul Embree, is a stimulating book. When I finished reading it, I went straight to my workstation and started experimenting with DSP algorithms. Embree clearly knows this subject andpresents it in a straightforward manner. This is a refreshing change fromthe academic approach taken by the seven digital-signal processing bookscurrently on my bookshelf. Not that Embree doesn't reference some heavymath. C Algorithms for Real-Time DSP is not for the mathematically weak ofheart. To feel comfortable with the book, you should be familiar with time-and frequency-domain math as well as filter terminology&emdash;topicsEmbree reviews in the first part of the book. Reading this section remindedme of how my entire high-school education was summarized in my first weekof college.

it's a very poor-written book.
This book's title and topics sounds very attractive. Unfortunately, it hasnothing more than like a reference card!! The content need more detailpresentation and analysis to give readers something valuable. A book withonly about 200 pages of headlines sale for more than $70, this isabsolutely ridiculous!! The worst book in my colletion. ... Read more

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* The TMS320C6x is Texas Instrument's next generation DSP found in over 60 percent of wireless devices from leading manufacturers such as Ericsson, Nokia, Sony, and Handspring
* Author has many years experience working with the TI line of TMS DSPs and his books are based on courses and seminars given at TI sponsored meetings
* All programs listed in the text will be available on the Wiley FTP site
* In addition to its wireless applications, the TMS DSP is tailored to enable a new generation of Internet media entertainment appliances ... Read more

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Decent lab style book, lacking in structure, format, and ease of use
This book is a requirement for a DSP class that I am taking. However, I feel that this book is not meant as a learning guide on DSP but more as a hands-on type lab manual. Any professors out there looking to use this book as a staple to the "classroom" side of a Digital Signal Processing should reconsider and think about using it for the "lab" portion of the class.

The instructions for going through each example, step-by-step is rather cumbersome because of the lack of structure (i.e. Step 1, Step 2, but rather in paragraph form). Additionally, each example builds on the last which makes it very cumbersome in adding all of the programs. For instance, in Chapter 2, Example 2.4 requires that you use the same support files as in Example 2.3. Example 2.3 refers you to use the same support files as in Example 2.2. Example 2.2 refers you to Example 2.1 and 1.1 which also refers you to other files. You will spend nearly a half hour trying to figure out which programs to you use. The layout and format of this book make it quite inefficient, but once you learn to decipher it, it is a decent "lab" style book.

A good applications book
As an engineer with digital design experience but little DSP application experience, I found this book to be very helpful in understanding and applying everyday DSP algorithms. The book is basically a digest containing many C coded examples of realtime DSP designs including filters, tone generators, FFTs and other common DSP routines. They are easy to implement (all scipts are included on the accompanied CD) and are also fun to play with.
Assuming you have the TMS320C6711 DSK with code composer studio(I got mine on ebay for $100), you will be realizing the designs within minutes after first opening the text.
This book is not a first course in DSP.It helps to know a little about the theory (signals and systems and/or a dsp course) before diving into this text.
In conclusion, if you know a little about DSP but have no experience in applying it, I highly recommend this text.

Best book for DSP hands-on
If you are looking for a book to learn DSP hands-on, this is it. This is a DSP application tool that "brings to life" all that DSP theory and what to do with it.

Comments by author
I am the author of this book and wanted to respond to the comments by the reader from NH.This book is not about the C6x DSK.Rather, as the title implies, it is on "DSP Applications".The book is "using C and the TMS320C6x DSK" to discuss various applications of DSP, using dozens of illustrative examples with the C6x DSK.Furthermore, the book is not meant to be primarily on the theoretical aspects of DSP.There are many fine texts on theoretical DSP.Again, as stated in the title, the intent of the book is to emphasize the applications of DSP using the C6x DSK as a medium to illustrate.I hope this helps any future readers considering my book.

The point of view of a DSPLab instructor
A very good book, easy to read and directed towards DSP Lab work
it allows you to advances quickly in know how relative to C6000 architecture and TI DSP applications . It is a DSP technology tour that together with well designed experiments give students a high level of understanding inpotential applictions in related aeas( Bioengineering, Telecommunications etc.).
I strongly recommend this bookfor professionals and studentsthat begin to study DSP technology. ... Read more

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This book provides design methods for Digital Signal Processors and Application Specific Instruction set Processors, based on the author's extensive, industrial design experience. Top-down and bottom-up design methodologies are presented, providing valuable guidance for both students and practicing design engineers.

Coverage includes design of internal-external data types, application specific instruction sets, micro architectures, including designs for datapath and control path, as well as memory sub systems. Integration and verification of a DSP-ASIP processor are discussed and reinforced with extensive examples.

FOR INSTRUCTORS: To obtain access to the solutions manual for this title simply register on our textbook website (textbooks.elsevier.com)and request access to the Computer Science or Electronics and Electrical Engineering subject area. Once approved (usually within one business day) you will be able to access all of the instructor-only materials through the ";Instructor Manual"; link on this book's full web page.

* Instruction set design for application specific processors based on fast application profiling
* Micro architecture design methodology
* Micro architecture design details based on real examples
* Extendable architecture design protocols
* Design for efficient memory sub systems (minimizing on chip memory and cost)
* Real example designs based on extensive, industrial experiences

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Multimedia processing demands efficient programming in order to optimize functionality. Data, image, audio, and video processing, some or all of which are present in all electronic devices today, are complex programming environments. Optimized algorithms (step-by-step directions) are difficult to create but can make all the difference when developing a new application.

This book discusses the most current algorithms available that will maximize your programming keeping in mind the memory and real-time constraints of the architecture with which you are working. A wide range of algorithms is covered detailing basic and advanced multimedia implementations, along with, cryptography, compression, and data error correction. The general implementation concepts can be integrated into many architectures that you find yourself working with on a specific project. Analog Devices' BlackFin technology is used for examples throughout the book.

*Discusses how to decrease algorithm development times to streamline your programming
*Covers all the latest algorithms needed for contrained systems
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Today's embedded and real-time systems contain a mix of processor types: off-the-shelf microcontrollers, digital signal processors (DSPs), and custom processors. The decreasing cost of DSPs has made these sophisticated chips very attractive for a number of embedded and real-time applications, including automotive, telecommunications, medical imaging, and many others-including even some games and home appliances. However, developing embedded and real-time DSP applications is a complex task influenced by many parameters and issues.

This introduction to DSP software development for embedded and real-time developers shows how to use digital signal processors efficiently in embedded and real-time systems. It covers software and firmware design principles, from processor architectures and basic theory to the selection of appropriate languages and basic algorithms. The reader will find practical guidelines, diagrammed techniques, tool descriptions, and code templates for developing and optimizing DSP software and firmware. The book also covers integrating and testing DSP systems as well as managing the DSP development effort. The accompanying CDROM contains the code from the design examples as well as design tools and product demos.

*Digital signal processors (DSPs) are the future of microchips!

*Includes practical guidelines, diagrammed techniques, tool descriptions, and code templates to aid in the development and optimization of DSP software and firmware

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Great Book to start designing with DSP
The Book offers a simple yet complete explanation of DSP techniques also includes a demo of a software to start designing with DSP'S

Reads like a company-sponsored manual
I bought this book for work, hoping that my department would find it useful to lend to new grads.After reading it, I determined that there is nothing here a new grad couldn't get more authoritatively from a TI manual or his own textbooks.I am out the cost of the book, because I am not going to submit it for reimbursement.By the way, I bought this book on the force of a review in one of those e-mail e-magazines for engineers.I have thus lost all faith in that process.

Too vague and general to be helpful
This book is tremendously vague. It is fairly thick, but in all its pages it never really manages to tell you anything you probably didn't already know. Everything is at such a high level it is more like a broad overview of the subject. It is practically devoid of any mathematical details of DSP. Given its title, that is probably not what the reader was bargaining for. There are better books on DSP, better books on embedded systems, and better books on real-time systems. What about better books that integrate all three subjects? I can't think of any, but that would include this book too. If you want an introduction to DSP and interfacing it to a microprocessor try "Digital Signal Processing and the Microcontroller". It talks about the basics of DSP, uses a little math but not calculus, and demonstrates how to build a DSP system using a M68HC16 16-bit microcontroller. Code examples are included.You'll then be ready for more mathematical treatments of DSP in other books. In summary, don't waste your money on this one. ... Read more

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Digital filters and real-time processing of digital signals have traditionally been beyond the reach of most, due partially to hardware cost as well as complexity of design.In recent years, low-cost digital signal processor (DSP) development boards have put this within reach. This book will break down this design complexity barrier by means of simplified tutorials, step-by-step instructions, along with a collection of audio projects.Design formulas are presented to build the digital equivalent of standard audio filters:lowpass, highpass, and bandpass. ... Read more

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Great practical DSP IIR filter design book
Probably the best practical how-to books on IIR filters I've found.There is no problem finding theory books.It took a long time to find this one, and I recommend it to anyone who wants to go from the theory to functional difference equations.

In a professional environment, you still want to test for stability, impulse response, quantization effects, etc.But, this book will give a great starting point for simple results.If you want to go to the next level you'll design IIR & FIR filters in MatLab or the likes.This book however gives a functional starting point to get results.

easy to write code based on the book's equations
Lane et al start off with a quick review of the general case of DSP filters and the use of transfer functions to model them. This leads naturally into a bifurcation, yielding Finite Impulse Response and Infinite Impulse Response filters.

The theory is presented in concise fashion. And with no problem sets in the chapters. Seems more like a summary of material you perhaps should have learnt in a more leisurely text. Example codes are given in C++. Short subroutines. There is very little need or usage of the object oriented nature of C++. If you need to code from the formulae in the book, the example codes can be used to get you started. But for most engineers, this may not even be necessary. A modicum of acquaintance with whatever language you write in should suffice.

Good for implementation details, go elsewhere for theory
The title for this book may be misleading.Unlike most books on this subject, "DSP Filters" deals with a very specific class of digital filters, the infinite impulse response (IIR) filter.In addition, the IIR filters described are of the "maximally flat" gender. DSP books in general dedicate no more than a chapter or less to this particular subject. There are two reasons that an entire book on this subject might be a worthwhile read.First, these types of digital filters closely resemble filters which traditionally have been the backbone of audio electronics since the beginning of audio engineering.This is not to say that the maximally flat IIR filter is useful only in audio - there exists a wide range of applications for these filters, from instrumentation to business economics since, after all, an IIR filter is nothing more than a moving recursive average. The second purpose of this book is to fill the void of information on the subject.The details of this particular field of DSP seem to have fallen through the cracks of the university curriculum, DSP textbooks, as well as semiconductor industry support.There are many reasons for this lack of detailed treatment on the subject.Even though the DSP industry strongly supported digital audio over a decade ago, the present focus is moving rapidly in the direction of wireless products.There may be a return to industry support of digital audio, since high quality audio will very likely become an important part of the future wireless market. A final conjecture as to why there exists a lack of treatment on this subject in other books is the prevailing DSP philosophy that analog filters are inferior due to their non-linear phase characteristics, therefore, there would be no reason to model analog filters in the digital domain.The finite impulse response (FIR) filter is the mainstay of DSP filter technology, since it has the ability to produce linear phase characteristics.In many applications, including audio, this may be very advantageous.However, there are numerous applications (such as fixed band equalizers, tone controls, and parametric equalizers), which do very well with analog filters, and therefore are ideal applications for the maximally flat IIR filter. In this case, the advantage of digital versus analog is not to "improve" the phase or magnitude response characteristics, but rather to add inherent stability to the filter response, as well as the ability to tune the response based on digital control of the filter's cutoff (or center) frequency, bandwidth (or Q), and gain. The table of contents of this book is as follows:
SECTION I: IIR FILTER DESIGN FORMULAS
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Filter Design Basics
Chapter 3: Digital Basics
Chapter 4: First-Order Low-Pass Filter
Chapter 5: First-Order High-Pass Filter
Chapter 6: Second-Order Low-Pass Filter
Chapter 7: Second-Order High-Pass Filter
Chapter 8: Second-Order Bandpass Filter
Chapter 9: Second-Order Band-Stop Filter
Chapter 10:Peaking Filter
Chapter 11:Shelving Filter
Chapter 12:Cascaded Low-Pass Filter
Chapter 13:Cascaded High-Pass Filter
Chapter 14:Cascaded Bandpass Filter
Chapter 15:Cascaded Band-Stop Filter
SECTION II: FILTER PROJECTS
Chapter 16:Introduction
Chapter 17:Tone Control
Chapter 18:60 Hz Hum Eliminator
Chapter 19:31-Band Graphic EQ - I
Chapter 20:31-Band Graphic EQ - II
Chapter 21:4-Band Parametric EQ
Chapter 22:Digital Crossover
APPENDIX: Odd-Order Filters
The code for all of the filters and projects is implemented in C++ and is very easy to understand. There isn't much here in the way of theory, so it would be best if the reader already knew the theory behind DSP and was just coming to this book for the implementations/examples missing in other books. The source code for all of the examples is available at the book's website. Since Amazon kicks out reviews with website addresses, suffice it to say all you need to do is type "dspaudiocookbook" into Google and the first address you see will be the book's website complete with example code.
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Embedded Image Processing on the TMS320C6000™ DSP: Examples in Code Composer Studio™ and MATLAB focuses on efficient implementations of advanced image processing algorithms for resource-constrained embedded DSP systems. Featuring the popular Texas Instruments TMS320C6000^TM line of Digital Signal Processors, it utilizes a proven methodology of beginning with a high-level algorithmic point-of-view, proceeding to develop prototype code in MATLAB and Visual Studio, and concluding with an efficient implementation suitable for deployment on an embedded DSP system.

Aside from image processing, the author also explains the uses and rationale behind a plethora of technologies, most notably several industry-standard and essential TI developer technologies, including the Code Composer Studio™ IDE. Highlights include numerous debugged MATLAB and C/C++ Visual Studio prototype applications and efficient C implementations of real-world algorithms tested on both the C6416 DSK and C6701 EVM development platforms.

Embedded Image Processing on the TMS320C6000™ DSP: Examples in Code Composer Studio™ and MATLAB is an essential book for professional signal & image processing engineers working with TI DSPs where real-time constraints are present and performance is at a premium. Imaging software developers and DSP users will also find this book applicable, as it covers a variety of image and signal processing building blocks that appear in a diverse set of real-world applications, including medical imaging, satellite imaging, digital photography, and pattern recognition, to name a few. It may also serve as a reference work for advanced image processing, computer vision, and DSP students working in labs that use TI development kits or MATLAB.

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Images and more...
There are many great examples of basic image processing techniques in this book.Topics like Image Filtering, Edge Detection and also some Wavelets.There is both theory and detailed examples which really helps when trying to get the DSP in a symbiotic relationship with Matlab, CodeComposer Studio and MS Visual Studio.

There is a logical flow in how information is presented.First a basic description of the algorithm. Second some Matlab or pseudo-code. Then third he describes exactly how to implement it on the c6x dsp.Not only are there implementation details but also interfacing explanation for both Matlab and Visual Studio.

Overall this is an excellent book for getting a project up and running in a timely fashion.

A well laid out introduction to embedded image processing
This is an extremely well laid out and understandable text.The coding examples are easy to understand and can be easily demonstrated on the TI DSK's.As a current TI employee with little experience with the C6x line of DSP's, Qureshi's book allowed me to learn a large amount of image processing background in a short time while becoming familiar with the workings of Code Composer Studio and the DSP. The book starts very simply and has clear instructions on how to obtain the tools to run all of the code samples on real DSPs.

Starting with an overview of the tools involved and the C6x architecture, Qureshi moves into simple image processing concepts, such as contrast stretching and window/level processing.After clearly explaining the concept and the implementation, the reader is led through the process of optimizing the code for the DSP environment.Later topics, such as edge detection and wavelets leave the reader with a clear understanding of the fundamentals of image processing, as well as code examples that make implementation a breeze.

Overall, an excellently written book and a must for anyone interested in image processing, whether on TI DSPs or not. ... Read more

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Designed for senior electrical engineering students, this textbook explores the theoretical concepts of digital signal processing and communication systems by presenting laboratory experiments using real-time DSP hardware. Originally designed for the Texas Instruments TMS320C6701 Evaluation Module or TMS320C6711 DSK, this new edition updates the experiments based on the TMS320C6713 (but can easily be adapted to other DSP boards). Each chapter begins with a presentation of the required theory and concludes with instructions for performing experiments to implement the theory. In the process of performing the experiments, students gain experience in working with software tools and equipment commonly used in industry.

The primary focus of this book is on communication systems. Algorithms that are particularly suited to DSP implementations are presented. Chapters 1 and 2 introduce the software and hardware tools. Chapter 3 presents FIR and IIR digital filters and Chapter 4 investigates the FFT. Chapters 4 through 8 discuss modulators and demodulators for classical analog modulation methods such as amplitude modulation (AM), double-sideband suppressed-carrier amplitude modulation (DSBSC-AM), single sideband modulation (SSB), and frequency modulation (FM). Chapters 9 through 16 explore digital communication methods leading to the implementation of a complete telephone-line modem. These chapters include shift register pseudo-random binary sequence generators, the RS-232 protocol, pulse amplitude modulation (PAM), quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) transmitters and receivers, and echo cancellation. Methods for adaptive equalization, carrier recovery, and symbol clock tracking are presented. Chapter 17 gives suggestions for additional experiments.

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Designed for senior electrical engineering students, this textbook explores the theoretical concepts of digital signal processing and communication systems by presenting laboratory experiments using real-time DSP hardware. The experiments are designed for the Texas Instruments TMS320C6701 Evaluation Module or TMS320C6711 DSK but can easily be adapted to other DSP boards. Each chapter begins with a presentation of the required theory and concludes with instructions for performing experiments to implement the theory. In the process of performing the experiments, students gain experience in working with software tools and equipment commonly used in industry.

The primary focus of this book is on communication systems. Algorithms that are particularly suited to DSP implementations are presented. Chapters 1 and 2 introduce the software and hardware tools. Chapter 3 presents FIR and IIR digital filters and Chapter 4 investigates the FFT. Chapters 4 through 8 discuss modulators and demodulators for classical analog modulation methods such as amplitude modulation (AM), double-sideband suppressed-carrier amplitude modulation (DSBSC-AM), single sideband modulation (SSB), and frequency modulation (FM). Chapter 9 through 16 explore digital communication methods leading to the implementation of a complete telephone-line modem. These chapters include shift register pseudo-random binary sequence generators, the RS-232 protocol, pulse amplitude modulation (PAM), quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) transmitters and receivers, and echo cancellation. Methods for adaptive equalization, carrier recovery, and symbol clock tracking are presented. !

Chapter 17 gives suggestions for additional experiments. ... Read more

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Useful book
The books covers the necessary topics for a DSP course and is well organized. The projects are presented in a clear and readable way. This book should be included in a DSP course with excellent curricula results. ... Read more

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Boost Your grades with this illustrated study guide. You will use it from an undergraduate school all the way to graduate school and beyond. FREE first 2 chapters in the trial version.

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Excellent Introductory eBook to Signal Processing
Signal Processing Quick Study Guide

This ebook provides the basics necessary to understand signal processing and move forward to advanced level. This is an excellent source for students seeking familiarity with SP.
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A comprehensive guide to applications development with the industry-leading Motorola DSP56002 digital signal processor, and its accompanying development tools.Introduces the operation of the DSP56002 digital signal processor, the DSP56000EVM Evaluation Module, and the DSP Assembler software. Explains the DSP56002's processor architecture, addressing modes and instruction set. Presents real-time digital signal processing routines and demonstrates their implementation.This book is intended for working engineers, engineering management, and students of electronic design using CAD systems.

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Digital Signal Processing Design, Applications, Design & Implementation, provides the reader with the training, the tools and the building blocks necessary to assess and then unlock the potential of DSP in their own products and services. Bateman and Paterson-Stephens have set out to accomplish this in a manner that is both easy to digest, simple to navigate, and uniquely 'hands on' . No other DSP text on the market has the breadth of real time examples, graphical visualisation, or practical algorithm libraries (ToolBoxes) to be found here. The balance of the book is towards a descriptive and visual explanation of the subject matter. Mathematical analysis is provided, where appropriate, in a concise and manageable format.For Further learning resourses in this area please visit:http://www.dspstore.com/ ... Read more

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The DSP Handbook
I am not yet familiar with this book though I believe that it is possible to write it well ... Read more

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The reader is provided with information on how to choose between the techniques and how to design a system that takes advantage of the best features of each of them. Imminently practical in approach, the book covers sampled data systems, choosing A-to-D and D-to-A converters for DSP applications, fast Fourier transforms, digital filters, selecting DSP hardware, interfacing to DSP chips, and hardware design techniques. It contains a number of application designs with thorough explanations. Heavily illustrated, the book contains all the design reference information that engineers need when developing mixed and digital signal processing systems.

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Excellent practical guide to DSP
I recommend this book for those who want a good practical guide to implementing a DSP engine using Analog Devices processors.Although the focus is on some of the earlier DSP chips, the techniques are still valid for the newer (and much faster) processors like the Blackfin series.

Using this book in conjunction with the chip hardware reference manual and an operating system/programming manual (like C for uClinux on the Blackfin), powerful applications can be easily developed that scream along in (nearly) real time!

connect the basic theory to real-world application
I'd like this book, especially the two part:
1)section 10> Hardware Design Techniques.
The author simplify discuss some technique of real-world application, including voltage-gap interference between 5V and lower voltage; decrease noise between analog and digital circuit. I think it is very useful.
2)From section 2 to section 6>
The authors explain the real-world DSP/Filter application and troubleshooting, without difficult mathmatically. Most of us learn about the filter design in class, with the book "Discrete-Time Signal Processing, by Alan V. Oppenheim and Ronald W. Schafer, Prentice Hall". I know this book is very important and it did let us know why. Anyway, I bet most guys forget the detail,...The authors just used simple figures to explaining those technical notes, that you will meet in the clinical using. Thus it closed the gap between basic theory and clinical use.

I'd like very much about the "Sigma-Delta ADC" in section 3. This is the first time I finally know what it is, with little basic knowledge of frequency domain, without difficult mathematics. Thanks to Walt Kester and James Bryant.

Anyway, the section 7,8 is focused on Analog Device Ltd DSP chip; and section 9 is
too rough.

Very Good
I am reviewing the free downloadable version of his book, available at www.analog.com. It is a little more geared towards practicing engineers than students (like me). But to me that's a plus because it gives insight into the practice of DSP hardware engineering, as opposed to a bunch of theory.

Some might find it to be a difficult read like I did, as the authors assume prior knowledge of certain terms (like what the hell is a twiddle factor?). But make no mistake, this is what it will look like once you touch down in that dream DSP job you're lusting after... Except then, you'll have seasoned pros to prod for answers!

Untangling mixed signals
This book is based on a set of Seminar Notes that had previously been available only from Analog Devices. It's refreshing to see this new edition, from Newnes, edited by Walt Kester, with its updated information-particularly in the digital signal-processing (DSP) area.

Packed with design information from engineers with years of experience, and backed up by many references, this volume covers the details of both analog and digital signal-processing (DSP), as well as the requisite analog-digital interfacing. Perhaps the best way to review it is to let the chapter headings speak for themselves:
Introduction-about real-world signals and signal processing, with a practical example

Sampled data systems: Discrete time sampling, static transfer functions and dc errors, ac errors in data converters, D/A converter dynamic performance

A/D converters for DSP applications: Successive-approximation, sigma-delta, flash, subranging (pipelined), bit-per-stage

D/A converters for DSP applications: DAC structures, low-distortion architectures, logic, interpolating, sigma-delta, direct digital synthesis (DDS)

Fast Fourier transform (FFT): Discrete Fourier transform (DFT), fast Fourier transform, FFT hardware and benchmarks, DSP requirements for real-time FFT, spectral leakage and windowing

Digital filters: Finite impulse response (FIR), implementations in DSPs, circular buffering, FIR designing, infinite impulse response (IIR), design techniques for IIR, multirate, adaptive

DSP hardware: Microcontrollers, microprocessors, and DSPs; DSP requirements; ADSP-21xx 16-bit fixed-point core; fixed-point vs. floating-point; SHARC DSPs; ADSP-2116x single-instruction, multiple-data (SIMD) core; TigerSHARC, static superscalar; DSP evaluation and CROSSCORE™ tools

Interfacing to DSPs: Parallel interfacing, reading from memory-mapped peripheral ADCs; writing to memory-mapped DACs; serial interfacing; I/O ports, analog front ends, and codecs; high-speed interfacing; DSP system interface

DSP applications: High performance modems for POTS; RAS modems; ADSL; digital cellular; GSM, SoftFone, Othello; analog cellular base stations; digital base stations; motor control, codecs and DSPs in voiceband and audio; sigma-delta ADC with programmable digital filter; applications summary

Hardware design techniques: Low-voltage interfaces, grounding in mixed-signal systems, digital isolation techniques, power-supply noise reduction and filtering, dealing with high-speed logic.

This is a book by a set of experts and edited by an experienced practitioner--Walt Kester, a Staff Applications Engineer at Analog Devices. He has designed, developed, and given applications support for high-speed ADCs, DACs, sample-hold amplifiers, op amps, and multiplexers--and it shows, as evidenced by his authoritative, practical, down-to-earth approach. ... Read more

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During much of the Cold War, America's first line of defense was in outer space: a network of secret satellites that could provide instant warning of an enemy missile launch. The presence of these infrared sensors orbiting 22,000 miles above the earth discouraged a Soviet first strike and stabilized international relations between the superpowers, and they now play a crucial role in monitoring the missile programs of China, India, and other emerging nuclear powers. Jeffrey Richelson has written the first comprehensive history of this vital program, tracing its evolution from the late 1950s to the present. He puts Defense Support Program operations in the context of world events - from Russian missile programs to the Gulf War - and explains how DSP's infrared sensors are used to detect meteorites, monitor forest fires, and even gather industrial intelligence by "seeing" the lights of steel mills. ... Read more

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Richelson Strikes again! Excellent coverage on a Great Topic!!
Dr. Jeff Richelson has provided some of the greatest reads dealing with United States military satellite systems - "America's Secret Eyes in Space", "The US Intelligence Community", and now "America's Space Sentinels." This book covers the genesis and evolution of the US' space-based missile warning system, commonly known as DSP, or defense support program. Dr. Richelson takes us through the teething of MIDAS, Program 646, and DSP's early predecessors, in addition to its successors of ALERT and SBIRS.

One high point in the text is the information on SCUD missile launches during Operation Desert Storm. While the news media reported bits and pieces on the launches, Dr. Richelson gives us a "bird's eye" view of what crews in Colorado saw half-a-world away, and what their contribution did to the defense of the US troops in the desert.

The only downside to this book is its currency - This is a volume in definite need of updating due to the bringing online of the SBIRS constellation, the battles fought during the Clinton era about space systems and emerging technologies that have DSP/SBIRS ready for the scrap-heap. If you're a military space-nut like me, this needs to be in your library.

An Important Study of a Critical Military Space Program
The Defense Satellite Program (DSP)-truly one of the most innocuous code names ever devised for a critical military program-arose in the earliest years of the space age as a means of detecting the launch of a rocket from anywhere in the world. With the development of ballistic missiles in the 1950s, for the first time in the history of the United States our two great oceans could not protect us from sustained attack and destruction. To warn against a Soviet ballistic missile attack, and thereby to allow time for the launch of a counterattack, the Department of Defense sponsored the development of satellites ringing the globe that would use infrared photographic technology to detect missile launches. The theory behind the system was that the heat signature from the rocket blast would be detected by satellites in space and then show up on infrared scopes at military monitoring posts. Through this process the time and place of launch, as well as the missile trajectory, could be ascertained within seconds of launch.

It was a brilliant concept but it took years for it to come to fruition. The first effort, Project MIDAS, experienced numerous technical problems, but finally reached a turning point in 1963 when MIDAS 7 detected the first missile launch from space. MIDAS confirmed the concept, and the DSP program, with first launch in 1970, has provided early warning of missile launches ever since. Through 1997 eighteen DSP satellites had been placed in orbit, not all of them operational of course at the same time.

Jeffrey T. Richelson's history of this program, "America's Space Sentinels," is an especially important and welcome addition to the literature of the military space program. It provides as comprehensive an understanding of this effort as is possible in the current environment, using a wealth of declassified documents to piece together this program's evolution from idea to implementation and operational life. It is, of course, not the final word on this subject because of still-classified materials that should one day be made available about DSP, but it represents a benchmark in the historiography.

Especially welcome is Richelson's discussion of DSP's employment in the post-cold war era. He provides an excellent overview of its use to detect Scud missile launches in the Gulf War of 1991. He also describes how it detected the test firing of a new Iranian missile in 1998 and its use in piecing together the details of airplane accidents, such as the September 1997 collision of American and German military aircraft off the Atlantic coast of Africa. He ends with a discussion of the follow-on missile launch detection program, the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS), which is due to come on line at the end of the century.

From the time when DSP served as the backbone of the nation's strategic early warning system during the cold war through its continued use in the still very threatening climate of the 1990s to its replacement by a presumably more capable system, this book is an important contribution to the public's understanding of space-based military systems. It should be required reading for all who are interested in the strategic defense of the United States in the nuclear era.

Excellent coverage of an Indispensible Satellite System
This book gives an excellent overview of America's Missile Warning satellites, beginning with MIDAS in the 1960s and ending with SBIRS for the 21st Century. The information included in the text is more in-depth thatthe fact sheets given out by the United States Air Force. ... Read more

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This cutting-edge, practical guide brings you an independent, comprehensive introduction to DSP processor technology. A thorough tutorial and overview of DSP architectures, this book incorporates a broad range of today's product offerings in examples that illustrate DSP features and capabilities. This book is especially useful to electronic systems designers, processor architects, engineering managers, and product planners. ... Read more

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The secrets of DSP processors revealed
BDTI, employer of this book's authors, is the world's foremost independent authority on the analysis of DSP processor designs.This book details many of the aspects of processor design that yield a processor that performs well on DSP applications.As a colleague of mine once remarked, "This book gives away all the secrets."

The writing style of this book is brief and to the point, but complete.It uses many commercial DSP processors as examples but does not focus on any particular one in complete detail.

This book will be most useful to hardware designers of DSP processors.It is not a reference for DSP algorithm or software developers.

Insight of DSP Processors
The Pipelined concepts are very good , with examples of different processors and its arcitechtures the material provided with examples is very good. ... Read more

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Although the programming and use of a Digital Signal Processor(DSP) may not be the most complex process, utilizing DSPs in applications such as motor control can be extremely challenging for the first-time user. DSP-Based Electromechanical Motion Control provides a general application guide for students and engineers who want to implement DSP-based motion control systems in products and industrial systems.This overview explains the benefits of integrating DSP into motion control, detailing the degree of freedom provided by a a DSP for the development of constructive, computationally extensive algorithms. The authors explain how the use of these advanced algorithms can drastically increase the performance and efficiency of an electromechanical system.Chapters are supported by laboratory exercises, enabling you to immediately apply the information to practical scenarios. Following an extensive analysis of the LF2407 DSP processor, the book presents numerous real-world applications, demonstrating current use and inspiring future development. ... Read more

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Most of the info in this book is available elsewhere free
I was disappointed to read this book. The title, "DSP-based Electromechanical Motion Control" seems to indicate that it would cover some general techniques for motor control using DSPs.

Unfortunately, about half the book is devoted to discussing details of the Texas Instruments 2407 DSP, which I was already familiar with, since the datasheets & appnotes are available for free from TI's website. There's a little bit of "value-added" explanation by the authors, but not something I'd consider worthy of trying to publish into a textbook since technology changes so fast (usually before the ink is dry).

Quite a bit of the remainder of the book is also TI 2407-specific and includes assembly code excerpts -- It would have been better if the authors had stuck with general software & algorithm advice, in a high level language like C, or in block diagrams, rather than using a specific processor's assembly language, which takes more effort to understand and is in danger of becoming obsolete when new processors appear. (TI already has a 2800-series DSP. We use C -- assembly gives me a headache to read and I only use it when I have to.)

There is little to no analysis of control loops -- this seems to be something the authors assume the reader is already familiar with. Practical issues like PWM dead-time distortion are not even mentioned.

Good points: (there are a few, otherwise I would have given it one star) There are a few chapters on switched-reluctance motors and matrix converters which had some material I hadn't seen elsewhere. The sections on permanent magnet motors and induction motors do have the basic voltage equations for these motors -- though the chapters on them are kind of short, and other books have handled them in more detail.

I'm returning my copy to Amazon, though, and am waiting for someone to write a good in-depth practical book on DSP-based motor control that's useable on many different DSPs, not just theTI 2407 -- I can read the datasheets on that for free. ... Read more

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This book presents the investigation of special type of IIR polyphase filter structures combined with frequency transformation techniques, and their application for custom fixed-point implementation. Featuring a wealth of design and analysis techniques, it includes sufficient introductory material to enable non-experts to understand the topics.

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Active noise control (ANC) is rapidly becoming the most effective way to reduce noises that can otherwise be very difficult and expensive to control. ANC is achieved by introducing a canceling "anti-noise" wave through an appropriate array of secondary sources. When applied accurately, ANC can provide effective solutions to noise-related problems in a broad range of areas, including manufacturing and industrial operations as well as consumer products. Consequently, ANC research and development has become an important focus of both industrial applications and engineering research.

Active Noise Control Systems: Algorithms and DSP Implementations introduces the basic concepts of ANC with an emphasis on digital signal processing (DSP) hardware and adaptive signal processing algorithms, both of which have come into prominence within the last decade. The authors emphasize the practical aspects of ANC systems by combining the principles of adaptive signal processing with both experimental results and practical implementation. Applications are cited in many fields and encompass all types of noise media, including air-acoustic, hydroacoustic, vibrations, and others. The specific implementation stressed is based on the TMS320 family of signal processors from Texas Instruments, which are the most widely used worldwide.

Coverage of theory includes concise derivations and analyses of commonly used adaptive structures and algorithms for active noise control applications, which are enhanced by the inclusion of a floppy disk featuring C and assembly programs for implementing many ANC systems. Mathematical representations are employed and the source code included on the disk is in a form that is easily accessible to anyone using the book.

For practicing engineers, researchers, and advanced students in signal processing, Active Noise Control Systems: Algorithms and DSP Implementations will serve as a comprehensive, state-of-the-art text/reference on this important and rapidly developing field.

The recent development of digital signal processing (DSP) hardware and adaptive signal processing algorithms has resulted in a dynamic new way of achieving active noise control (ANC). To meet the need for a definitive text on both the basic theory and practical applications of these new ANC techniques, Sen M. Kuo and Dennis R. Morgan have written an invaluable, highly accessible book for researchers, engineers, and advanced students in signal processing.

A state-of-the-art presentation of ANC from innovators in the field

Thorough coverage of the theoretical principles behind ANC techniques with rational and consistent notation

Numerous illustrations for easy interpretation of complex algorithms

Unique emphasis on the practical applications of ANC systems from the viewpoint of signal processing and DSP implementation within the framework of ANC systems

Accompanying software that can be used to implement many ANC systems discussed in the text ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Review from signal processing View
This is an excellent book for persons with signal processing background. The book provides only minimum information about acoustics for a signal processing person and does not confuse with too much of details. In this way, the book makes to reader comfortable. Also many aspects of signal processing which can improve the performance of an active noise control (ANC)system are explainedand hence the reader feels more confident that he too can work in this field. This is very much essential as the adaptive algorithms play a crucial role in the ANC implementation. The FXLMS algorithm and its problems are well described. To start with I did not know any thing about ANC, but this book has helped me to get good understanding about it. Presnently, I am able to do research contributions to international journal and to conferences. Further, I have taken up projects at national level in ANC. I feel this book has presented the subject in a simple wayretaining all the intricate details. This background enablesa reseacher even to follow new developments taking place in this filed.This is a very very useful and excellent book.

review from signal processing view
This is an excellent book for the signal processing community as the stress is mainly on algorithms and implementation. A reseacher who wants to work in this field without much background in acoustics, finds this book very useful and it enables him to get to know how he can apply his adaptive signal processing skills to active noise control.This book provides in a simple way the active noise control field and its associated problems. As the book provides only required amount of acoustical details and explains the filtered LMS algorithm very clearly unlike other books, for a beginer it is a very good book. I didn't know any thing aboout ANC when I started, but to day I am able to contribute even to internationaljournals and conferences.Further I have under taken projects at national level from government agencies to develop ANC systems.I feel this book is really well written and it makes the readerkeen to know about the subject and provides him high level of confidence.I sincerely recommend this book for any person who is new to this field and has signal processing background. It is a very very very excellent book.

The best reference for ANC algorithms
This excellent text is written for advanced study and practicing engineers who need to design controllers for active noise control systems. The emphasis is on the algorithms that are usually implemented in a DigitalSignal Processor. The book's treatment of acoustics, sensors, and actuatorsis not as in-depth as texts by Fuller or Nelson. Included in the book is Cand assembly code for the most popular adaptive control techniques, butbeware of bugs and patent issues. One of the algorithms covered in detailis the Filtered-X Least Mean Squares technique that one of the Authors(Morgan) help to make popular in the community.

excellent collection of information
serves as a valuable tool regarding my project on AN ... Read more

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Answers the commonly asked questions about how digital signal processing-based machines work and what role DSP plays in the process. It shows you how DSP performs in real-test situations and uses mathematical concepts rather than derivations. The text addresses difficult test problems and their solutions resulting from the union of automatic test equipment (ATE) and DSP. The author establishes a philosophy of DSP-based testing describing how to think, how to approach a problem, how to create a solution, and how to determine if it really works properly. ... Read more

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Good, But Needs a New Edition
This book was written in 1987, and many parts of it are still germane. The approach to solving DSP problems, and of testing DSP circuitry are timeless, as long as DSP circuits will exist.

What does need to be updated is text that reflects the massive gains in DSP complexity and speed since then. If anything, the debugging problems are much harder now, due to these hardware advances. In an industrial context, this is important because the Automated Test Equipment field has had to make massive investments in upgrading, to maintain its usefulness.

Overall, you can still find the book useful today, for its problem solving way of thinking. ... Read more