Realtime DSP -- the TMS320C30 Course

H. John Reekie (johnr@eecs.berkeley.edu)
20 February 1994.

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This is a course on programming a special type of micro-processor---the DSP, or Digital Signal Processor. This particular course is based on the Texas Instruments TMS320C30 device, which is representative of the Texas Instruments' floating-point DSP family. Other members include the TMS320C31 and TMS320C40. There are several other floating-point DSPs readily available, including the Motorola DSP96002 and the Analog Devices ADSP-21020.

The focus of the course is on DSP programming. It does not teach digital signal processing theory, nor does it teach computer programming, since it assumes some knowledge of both. I have attempted to make the course useful to people who have a need to know -- in other words, for people who need material that explains concisely what they need to know to complete a particular task. I have also tried to structure these notes so that they can continue to be used as reference material.

I expect that the course could be useful as:

They can also form the basis of an introductory undergraduate subject, although additional exercises and tutoring will be needed.

There are some rough edges and unfinished sections in this document. I have been promising to produce another release that corrects these deficiencies for over two years now, but at this stage, it looks like this might never happen.