Oklahoma Christian University DSPS Fest 2000 Advanced DSP for Undergraduates at a Small University David Waldo Associate Professor Electrical Engineering August 2, 2000

Oklahoma Christian University DSPS Fest 2000Contents l Introduction l Motivation l Oklahoma Christian Curriculum l Implementation at a Small University l Conclusion l Question/Answers

Oklahoma Christian University DSPS Fest 2000Introduction l OC EE Curriculum update began implementation two years ago l Partial support for DSP lab development under NSF CCLI grant DUE l Similar undergraduate courses offered at Georgia Tech

Oklahoma Christian University DSPS Fest 2000Motivation l OC EE Department goal to "produce students who are immediately productive in industry" l Shift in industry from analog to digital and from fixed to programmable l Concepts of data structures, object oriented design, concurrent and real-time systems

Oklahoma Christian University DSPS Fest 2000 OC Curriculum (a) l Emphasis areas for electives: u DSP u Communications u Computers u Electronics l 16 Hours of Bible l 4-1/2 years for graduation l Small University (<2000 total students, <200 in Engineering)

Oklahoma Christian University DSPS Fest 2000 OC Curriculum (b) l DSP prerequisites u Math: calculus, differential equations, linear algebra, probability u Programming: C++, assembly u Discrete and Continuous-time Systems: time and frequency domain analysis of discrete and continuous-time systems, Fourier transform, Z- transform, sampling, frequency response, digital filters, state-space analysis u Digital Circuits u Stochastic Processes: stationarity, correlation, types of processes, power spectral density, response of linear systems

Oklahoma Christian University DSPS Fest 2000 OC Curriculum (d) l DSP I Topics u Implementation of discrete-time systems u DSP device architecture and programming u Finite word length effects u FIR/IIR digital filter design u Multirate DSP u Power spectrum estimation u Linear prediction and optimal filtering

Oklahoma Christian University DSPS Fest 2000 OC Curriculum (e) l DSP I Laboratory u Previously used C31 DSK u New lab to use C62x/C67x EVM l Reasons for using C6x platform u Functionality of the C6x chips u Later courses will be using the C6x chips because of the CCS and DSP/BIOS functionality needed u Texas Instruments, as well as third parties and publishers, are giving much support and attention to the C6x

Oklahoma Christian University DSPS Fest 2000 OC Curriculum (f) l DSP II Topics u Real-time system development u DSP processor architecture and systems u DSP programming l DSP II Laboratory (CCS & DSP/BIOS II) u Basics, compiling, loading, project management u Breakpoints, probe points, file I/O u Graph window, profiling, host interface u Spawning and controlling tasks and data I/O u Real-time scheduling analysis, load analysis u Queues, semaphores and mailboxes

Oklahoma Christian University DSPS Fest 2000 OC Curriculum (g) l DSP III Topics u Stationary processes and models u Eigenanalysis u Kalman filtering u LMS and RLS u Introduction to non-linear adaptive filters

Oklahoma Christian University DSPS Fest 2000 Implementation at a Small University (a) l Resources u 5 ME Professors u 5 EE professors u Support for Math, Science and General Education courses u Maximum of 145 total credit hours for an EE degree u 60 credit hours for general education courses (including 16 hours for Bible)

Oklahoma Christian University DSPS Fest 2000 Implementation at a Small University (b) l Problems/Solutions u Number of hours Ü Some General Ed covered by EE courses Ü Limited to 145 hours, resulted in 140 required u Small number of faculty Ü First 2 years in ME & EE identical Ü Most EE courses only offered once a year u Breadth/depth of topics Ü Judicious selection of fundamental topics Ü Emphasis/electives in a small number of areas Ü Electives stack three courses

Oklahoma Christian University DSPS Fest 2000Conclusion l Advanced topics in DSP at a small university is possible l Tradeoffs are always necessary l Judicious choices of courses, topics and number of hours is necessary

Oklahoma Christian University DSPS Fest 2000Questions/Answers