Course

Real-Time Signal Processing

Projects-oriented course covering the fundamentals of real-time digital signal processing (DSP) by programming a state-of-the-art digital processor to solve a variety of problems in digital audio and communications engineering.

Undergraduate Graduate Electrical Engineering Communications/Signal Processing Area

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Course information

New Mexico State University EE442/EE592 Real-Time Digital Signal Processing (3 credits).

Prerequisites

A grade of C or better in EE395 Introduction to Digital Signal Processing or EE545 Digital Signal Processing or equivalent. Students will be automatically dropped without this prerequisite.

Course Objectives

The objective of this course is to gain an understanding of Real-Time Signal Processing:

Production and Classification of Speech Sounds
Acoustics of Speech Production
Hearing
Speech Analysis/Synthesis
Speech Coding, Enhancement, and Modification
Speaker Recognition

This objective is achieved through a graduate-level treatment of Real-Time Signal Processing including both theoretical and experimental work.

Textbooks

Real-Time Digital Signal Processing using the Motorola DSP5630xEVM by Phillip De Leon
Real-Time Digital Signal Processing using the TI6416 by Phillip De Leon
Freescale DSP56300 Assembler Reference Manual by Phillip De Leon
Freescale DSP56300 Family Manual by Phillip De Leon
Freescale DSP56302 User's Manual by Phillip De Leon
Freescale DSP56302EVM User's Guide by Phillip De Leon
Domain Technologies Debug-56K User's Guide by Phillip De Leon

Hardware and Software

Motorola DSP56302EVM, Texas Instruments TMS320C6416DSK
Freescale DSP56300 Macro Assembler
Domain Technologies Debug-EVM
Code Composer Studio (CCS)
MATLAB and Signal Processing Toolbox

Course materials

New Mexico State University EE442/EE592 Real-Time Digital Signal Processing lecture notes, homework and solutions, laboratories, and exams.

Lecture Notes

Laboratories

Laboratory 1 Laboratory 2 Laboratory 3 Laboratory 4 Laboratory 5 Laboratory 6 TI_6416DSK_LPF.zip

Projects

Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Project 4 Final Project

Quizzes

Sample Codes

Modified_DSP56302EVM_Pass_Pack.zip TMS320C6416DSK dsk_app.zip TMS320C6416DSK dsk_app_fft_example.zip C Code DSPFunctionsFixedPoint.zip C Code DSPFunctionsFloatingPoint.zip C Code FIRFixedPoint.zip C Code FIRFloatingPoint.zip C Code IIRFixedPoint.zip C Code IIRFloatingPoint.zip C Code PasscodeFixedPoint.zip C Code PasscodeFloatingPoint.zip C Code portaudio_passcode_FixedPoint_UNIX.zip C Code portaudio_passcode_FixedPoint_Xcode.zip C Code portaudio_passcode_FloatingPoint_UNIX.zip C Code portaudio_passcode_FloatingPoint_Xcode.zip

Miscellaneous

DSP56300 Linker Librarian Reference Manual DSP56302 Chip Errata DSP56302 Product Brief DSP56302EVM Product Brief

This page is intended as a stable home for official course documents and high‑level information.

Emphasis

Real-Time DSP Fundamentals & Constraints

Real-time signal processing concepts and timing constraints
Sampling, buffering, and data flow in real-time systems
Latency, throughput, and computational complexity
Fixed-point vs. floating-point arithmetic
Quantization effects and numerical precision
Introduction to real-time DSP system design

Skills

DSP Hardware & Embedded Implementation

DSP processor architectures and instruction sets
Memory hierarchy, caching, and data movement
Interrupts, direct memory access (DMA), and I/O handling
ADC/DAC interfacing and real-time data acquisition
Embedded programming for DSP (C/C++ and assembly concepts)
Development tools and real-time debugging

Preparation

Optimization & Real-Time Applications

Code optimization for real-time performance
Parallelism, pipelining, and efficient algorithm design
Implementation of FIR/IIR filters and FFT in real time
Real-time audio and communication systems
System integration and end-to-end DSP design
Project-based applications on embedded DSP platforms