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Unit information: Digital Signal Processing Systems in 2016/17

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Unit name Digital Signal Processing Systems
Unit code EENGM4100
Credit points 10
Level of study M/7
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director Professor. Dahnoun
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

Entry to MSc in CSSP

Co-requisites

None

School/department School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Faculty of Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

This unit will familiarise the student with the range of tools and technologies available for the implementation of DSP algorithms for digital communication systems. The criteria which determine a choice of implementation technology will be examined. The student will be exposed to state-of-the-art Digital Signal Processors.

  • ASIC/VLSI technology: full and semi-custom approaches, field programmable structures, DSP functions in silicon: multiplier-accumulators, FIR filters, correlators, growth of IP trading and design re-use.
  • DSP microprocessors: need for DSP processors, DSP market, parameters for choosing a DSP device, introduction to DSP processors (architectures, performance and limitations) and architecture of the TMS320C320C6000 DSPs (CPU, program/data memory, buses, peripherals, timers, serial ports, DMA and external memory interface)
  • Development tools: compiler, assembler and linear assembler, linker, code composer studio, real-time operating systems (SYS/BIOS)
  • Arithmetic for DSP: fixed and floating point; Finite word length effects: conversion, coefficient and signal quantisation.
  • Design and modelling tools and DSP platforms: Matlab, code composer studio, TMS320C6000 and the TMS320C5000 platforms.
  • Design study: real-time applications with the TMS320 series.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Having completed this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Develop DSP programs
  2. Implement real-time DSP algorithms for mainly communications applications,
  3. Describe DSP device architectures and interface to DSP microprocessors.
  4. Evaluate general purpose processors compare them with Digital Signal processors.

Teaching Information

Lectures and laboratories

Assessment Information

  • Reports on laboratory work, 100% (ILOs 1-4)

Reading and References

  • Chassaing, R., DSP Applications using C and the TMS320C6x DSK, J. Wiley, ISBN:0-471-20754-3
  • Dahnoun, N., Digital Signal Processing Implementation using the TMS320C6000 Platform, Prentice Hall – Pearson Education Ltd, ISBN:0/201/61916/4

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