Hands-on real-time DSP teaching using inexpensive arm cortex M4 development systems

Donald S. Reay*

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Abstract

Hands-on, real-time digital signal processing (DSP) program examples from the textbook Digital Signal Processing and Applications with the OMAP-L138 eXperimenter [1] have been ported to a number of different, inexpensive ARM Cortex M4 microcontroller-based evaluation modules (EVMs). The ARM Cortex M4 is a DSP-enhanced microcontroller with floating point unit (FPU) that is capable of running these real-time examples. EVMs using this microcontroller are an order of magnitude less expensive than more conventional DSP EVMs (including the OMAP-L138 eXperimenter.) ARM Cortex M4 EVMs including the STMicro STM32F4 Discovery, Texas Instruments Tiva Launchpad, and Freescale FRDM-K20D50M represent a quantum change in the cost of hardware suitable for hands-on, real-time DSP teaching. However, these EVMs do not include audio codecs, necessitating the development of additional hardware. Prototype audio codec daughter cards for three different EVMs have been demonstrated successfully.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings
PublisherIEEE
Pages2224-2227
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781479928927
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event39th IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing 2014 - Florence, Italy, Florence, Italy
Duration: 4 May 20149 May 2014
http://www.icassp2014.org/home.html

Conference

Conference39th IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing 2014
Abbreviated titleICASSP 2014
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityFlorence
Period4/05/149/05/14
OtherICASSP is the world's largest and most comprehensive technical conference focused on signal processing and its applications. The series is sponsored by the IEEE Signal Processing Society and has been held annually since 1976. The conference features world-class speakers, tutorials, exhibits, a Show and Tell event, and over 120 lecture and poster sessions.
ICASSP is a cooperative effort of the IEEE Signal Processing Society Technical Committees:
Audio and Acoustic Signal Processing
Bio Imaging and Signal Processing
Design and Implementation of Signal Processing Systems
Image, Video, and Multidimenional Signal Processing
Information Forensics and Security
Industry DSP Technology Standing Committee
Machine Learning for Signal Processing
Multimedia Signal Processing
Sensor Array and Multichannel
Signal Processing for Communications and Networking
Signal Processing Education Standing Committee
Signal Processing Theory and Methods
Speech and Langauge Processing
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Keywords

  • digital signal processing
  • engineering education

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Software
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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