Digital Signal Processing Curriculum Resources

Use System Generator for DSP and associated resources to develop labs covering fundamental and advanced digital signal processing courses.

• Access System Generator for DSP Resources
• Access Application Notes
• Access Teaching Materials
• Download Academic Course Materials
• Check out Interesting Research Projects

Access System Generator for DSP Resources

System Generator for DSP includes blocksets useful for digital signal processing labs. Some of
of these blocks are implemented in hardware as IP (Intellectual Property) cores generated from
ISE Foundation's Core Generator for optimal results. Select IP Cores must be licensed. Refer to
the System Generator User Guide for a complete description of each block.

System Generator for DSP also includes a set of free reference designs. The table below lists
some example designs useful for digital signal processing.

Reference Designs
Product Name/Type	Description
Reloadable FIR Filter	shows how to reload the 5-tap symmetric FIR with the coefficient values of 7 8 9 8 7
2nd-order direct form I implementation	shows two distinct FPGA implementations of a 2nd order IIR filter in Direct Form I, and compares them to the double precision Simulink IIR filter block.
Multi-channel, folded implementation	Demonstrates how multiple IIR filters can be implemented using a single time-shared second-order section (biquad).

Access useful Xilinx Application Notes

Xilinx application notes cover topics ranging from FPGA resource usage to application examples.
The links below provide direct access to application notes for supported XUP board device families.

• Spartan-3E
• Virtex-II Pro

Access Teaching Materials

Access text books and materials for teaching courses using Xilinx.

• DSP: Designing for Optimal Results online book
• DSP Primer lecture notes and lab exercises targeting the XUP Virtex-II Pro
  

Download Course Materials

Listed below are Universities that post lecture notes and/or lab exercises on their course websites
to share with the academic community.

Links to Academic Partner Digital Logic Teaching Materials
University	Course Name/Number
University of South Carolina	CSCE491: Capstone Computer System Project
University of New Mexico	SysGen Tutorials

Interesting Research Projects

Learn how Universities are using the latest Xilinx technology in research.

• WARP Wireless Access Research Platform developed by Rice University