DSP Magazine

Solutions for High-Performance Signal Processing Designs
Issue 1 : Simplifying DSP System Designs

Welcome

• High-Performance DSP – Vision, Leadership, Commitment
  Editorial by Omid Tahernia, Vice President and General Manager, DSP DIvision.

Viewpoint

• Setting Industry Direction for High-Performance DSP
  Xilinx® launches new market-focused DSP Roadmaps.

Multimedia, Video, and Imaging

• FPGA-Based MPEG-4 Codec
  Using FPGAs to implement complex video codecs goes beyond ASIC prototyping.
• Rapid Development of Video/Imaging Systems
  Build real-time video and imaging applications quickly and easily with the Xilinx Video Starter Kit.
• Encoding High-Resolution Ogg/Theora Video with Reconfigurable FPGAs
  Once the traditional application area of custom ASICs, modern FPGAs can now handle high-performance video encoding.
• Implementing DSP Algorithms Using Spartan-3 FPGAs
  This article presents two case studies of FPGA implementations for commonly used image processing algorithms – feature extraction and digital image warping.
• Using FPGAs in Wireless Base Station Designs
  Wireless base station design trends benefit from Virtex™-4 device features.
• Accelerated System Performance with APU-Enhanced Processing
  The Auxiliary Processor Unit (APU) controller is a key embedded processing feature in the Virtex-4 FX family.
• Alpha Blending Two Data Streams Using a DSP48 DDR Technique
  Achieve full throughput of the DSP48 slice with a double-data-rate technique.

Defense Systems

• Implementing Matrix Inversions in Fixed-Point Hardware
  Our method is based on a synthesizable QR-decomposition MATLAB model and the AccelChip DSP Synthesis tool.
• Integrating MATLAB Algorithms into FPGA Designs
  The integration of AccelChip DSP Synthesis and Xilinx System Generator for DSP provides a seamless path from MATLAB/Simulink to verified FPGA-based DSP systems.
• Software-Defined Radio: The New Architectural Paradigm
  Reduce system power and cost with a shared resources SoC.
• Virtex-4 FPGAs for Software Defined Radio
  Red River’s new PCMCIA Type II module can transform any notebook computer into a software defined radio using a Virtex-4 FPGA for performance-critical DSP functions.

Digital Communication

• Real-Time Analysis of DSP Designs
  Agilent combines the FPGA Dynamic Probe and digital VSA.
• The Design and Implementation of a GPS Receiver Channel
  An FPGA plus DSP creates a powerful combination.

General Purpose and Implementation

• Designing Control Circuits for High-Performance DSP Systems
  These simple techniques could save you days of work.
• Signal Processing Capability with the Nu Horizons Spartan-3
  The Spartan™-3 platform provides a low-cost FPGA-based solution to perform digital signal processing requirements.
• Designing with the Virtex-4 XtremeDSP Slice
  Harness the full capabilities of the XtremeDSP slice in filter design.
• Synthesis Tool Strategies
  Set up your designs in Synplify for performance improvement and area savings.

Customer Success

• A Weapon Detection System Built with Xilinx FPGAs
  Building a low-cost, low-power, lightweight, highly reliable weapon detection system.

Education

• DSP Design Flow - Intermediate Level
  This intermediate course in implementing DSP functions focuses on learning how to use System Generator for DSP, as well as HDL design flow, CORE Generator™ software, design implementation tools, and hardware-in-the-loop verification.

Product Briefs

• Virtex-4 SX 35 XtremeDSP Development Kit for Digital Communication Applications
  
• Virtex-II Pro XtremeDSP Development Kit for Digital Communication Applications
  
• Virtex-4 DSP Brochure