DSP design contest

• DSP now used in thousands of products
  • Digital communications (cell-phones, Wi-Fi)‏
  • Media (CDs, DVDs, JPEG, MPEG, mp3)‏
  • Medical devices (hearing aids, defibrillators)‏
  • Radar
• DSP is “Engine of the Information Age”
• Texas Instruments is leading manufacturer of commercial DSP microprocessors

• Low-rate DSP usually implemented in software on DSP microprocessor
• In this lab, we'll use TI 5515 DSP in TI's eZdsp development kit
  • Same processor used in many cell-phones

Texas Instruments has graciously agreed to sponsor a real-time

– TI donated eZdsp5515 systems we'll use in the real-time DSP lab at DSPSS

– TI will award cash prizes to winners!

• 1^st place: $300
• 2^nd place: $200
• 3^rd place: $100