Latest Digital Signal Processing Articles and Videos

In this multipart industrial IoT series, we will break down and explore the fundamental aspects of the edge node…

In this multipart industrial IoT series, we will break down and explore the fundamental aspects of the edge node interpretation within the larger IoT framework: sensing, measuring, interpreting, and connecting data, with additional consideration for power management and security.

In this article, we’ll develop and test an algorithm for automatically shutting down a robot in response to a collision…

In this article, we’ll develop and test an algorithm for automatically shutting down a robot in response to a collision (or some other violent event).

In this article, we'll discuss when oscilloscopes are a great solution for the time-intensive process of mapping out data…

In this article, we'll discuss when oscilloscopes are a great solution for the time-intensive process of mapping out data on a circuit.

This article provides detailed information on sampling audio signals and transferring the data to a PC for analysis.

This article provides detailed information on sampling audio signals and transferring the data to a PC for analysis.

This article introduces the analog-to-digital conversion required to compress speech for transmission across telephone systems.

This article introduces the analog-to-digital conversion required to compress speech for transmission across telephone systems.

In this article, we’ll look at a fairly straightforward circuit that enables a robot or other device to detect sound.

In this article, we’ll look at a fairly straightforward circuit that enables a robot or other device to detect sound.

Learn how to make a tachometer and speedometer using a C8051 microcontroller, an optoelectronic sensor, and a spinning disc.

Learn how to make a tachometer and speedometer using a C8051 microcontroller, an optoelectronic sensor, and a spinning disc.

An accelerometer can be a valuable addition to a robotics project. This article will show you one approach to generating…

An accelerometer can be a valuable addition to a robotics project. This article will show you one approach to generating and analyzing acceleration data.

This project uses a C8051 microcontroller development kit, an accelerometer evaluation board, and Simplicity Studio…

This project uses a C8051 microcontroller development kit, an accelerometer evaluation board, and Simplicity Studio IDE—all from Silicon Labs—to rather quickly and easily build a motion-detecting alarm system.

This article will review the basics of the decimation-in-time FFT algorithms.

This article will review the basics of the decimation-in-time FFT algorithms.

This article will review the use of window functions to alleviate the DFT leakage.

This article will review the use of window functions to alleviate the DFT leakage.

This article attempts to give a deeper insight into the interpretation of DFT (direct Fourier transform) output.

This article attempts to give a deeper insight into the interpretation of DFT (direct Fourier transform) output.

In this article, we’ll discuss a few elementary signal operations by considering one of the signals to be constant-valued.

In this article, we’ll discuss a few elementary signal operations by considering one of the signals to be constant-valued.

This article examines the common assumption that the clock-performance requirement for an RF sampling ADC is much more…

This article examines the common assumption that the clock-performance requirement for an RF sampling ADC is much more stringent compared to a heterodyne approach.

This article explores specific components and design solutions that maximize the performance of a VNA, in part by…

This article explores specific components and design solutions that maximize the performance of a VNA, in part by comparing modern VNAs with designs of the last century.

The AK2401 uses a direct-conversion architecture instead of the more standard heterodyne approach.

The AK2401 uses a direct-conversion architecture instead of the more standard heterodyne approach.

With the need for high-speed mobile data increasing, there's a need to increase efficiency in how we transmit and receive…

With the need for high-speed mobile data increasing, there's a need to increase efficiency in how we transmit and receive data from wireless base stations.

The hardware inside microcontrollers is increasingly powerful and versatile. This is good, right?

The hardware inside microcontrollers is increasingly powerful and versatile. This is good, right?

The DFT is one of the most powerful tools in digital signal processing which enables us to find the spectrum of a…

The DFT is one of the most powerful tools in digital signal processing which enables us to find the spectrum of a finite-duration signal.