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Pipelined Direct Form FIR Versus the Transposed Structure

Pipelined Direct Form FIR Versus the Transposed Structure

This article will review two pipelined structures to implement a high throughput FIR filter.


Considerations for FPGA Implementation of Linear-Phase FIR Filters

Considerations for FPGA Implementation of Linear-Phase FIR Filters

This article will review considerations for efficient FPGA implementation of symmetric FIR filters.


How to Optimize the Transient Response of a Phase-Locked Loop

How to Optimize the Transient Response of a Phase-Locked Loop

In this article we’ll explore the mathematical relationships that will help you to design a PLL that quickly and smoothly locks onto the input frequency.


What Exactly Is a Phase-Locked Loop, Anyways?

What Exactly Is a Phase-Locked Loop, Anyways?

This article introduces a phase-based feedback system that plays an important role in many applications.


How to Low-Pass Filter a Square Wave

How to Low-Pass Filter a Square Wave

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a circuit that is a good choice when you need to remove high-frequency noise from a digital signal.


One Circuit, Three Bode Plots: The Omnifilter

One Circuit, Three Bode Plots: The Omnifilter

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, discusses a filter circuit that allows you to choose between a low-pass, a high-pass, and a band-pass response.


How to Build Your Own Function Generator Using Analog Devices’ AD9833

How to Build Your Own Function Generator Using Analog Devices’ AD9833

Tired of using your PC or mobile phone as a signal generator? It’s time to upgrade to a standalone one by making it yourself.


Projects Jan 17, 2018 by Cezar Chirila
High-Speed Waveform Generation with an MCU and a DAC

High-Speed Waveform Generation with an MCU and a DAC

In this article, we’ll evaluate different firmware strategies in our pursuit of maximum-frequency analog signal generation.


Projects Dec 08, 2017 by Robert Keim
The Polyphase Implementation of Interpolation Filters in Digital Signal Processing

The Polyphase Implementation of Interpolation Filters in Digital Signal Processing

This article discusses an efficient implementation of the interpolation filters called the polyphase implementation.


Companding: Logarithmic Laws, Implementation, and Consequences

Companding: Logarithmic Laws, Implementation, and Consequences

This article aims to explain the logarithmic laws of companding and the methods of implementation along with the effects these methods bring into the PCM-based telephone systems.


Learn about the Overlap-Add Method: Linear Filtering Based on the Discrete Fourier Transform

Learn about the Overlap-Add Method: Linear Filtering Based on the Discrete Fourier Transform

The overlap-add method allows us to use the DFT-based method when calculating the convolution of very long sequences.


Linear Filtering Based on the Discrete Fourier Transform

Linear Filtering Based on the Discrete Fourier Transform

The DFT provides an efficient way to calculate the time-domain convolution of two signals.


The Effect of Coefficient Quantization on the Performance of a Digital Filter

The Effect of Coefficient Quantization on the Performance of a Digital Filter

This article will verify that a suitable structure can reduce the sensitivity of a digital filter response to the coefficient quantization.


Structures for Implementing Finite Impulse Response Filters

Structures for Implementing Finite Impulse Response Filters

This article will review some basic structures to implement Finite Impulse Response (FIR) filters.


Design of FIR Filters Using the Frequency Sampling Method

Design of FIR Filters Using the Frequency Sampling Method

This article will review the basics of the frequency sampling method for designing FIR filters.


Incorporating Microphone Functionality into a Robot System

Incorporating Microphone Functionality into a Robot System

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


Projects Sep 11, 2017 by Robert Keim
Build Your Own Motion Detection System Using an Accelerometer

Build Your Own Motion Detection System Using an Accelerometer

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.


Projects Aug 31, 2017 by Nick Davis
DFT Leakage and the Choice of the Window Function

DFT Leakage and the Choice of the Window Function

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


Better Insight into DSP: 10 Applications of Convolution in Various Fields

Better Insight into DSP: 10 Applications of Convolution in Various Fields

This article presents an overview of various applications which exploit convolution, an advanced signal operation.


Implementing a Low-Pass Filter on FPGA with Verilog

Implementing a Low-Pass Filter on FPGA with Verilog

Learn how to implement a moving average filter and optimize it with CIC architecture.