The MathWorks' New DSP Blockset 2.0 Completes Solution For Advanced Design of Complex DSP Algorithms.NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1997-- Enhancements to Simulink and DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive Blockset Enable Engineers to Bridge the Gap Between Algorithm Simulation and Prototype Implementation Providing its customers with tools targeted to simplify and accelerate DSP algorithm development, The MathWorks Inc. announced today its new DSP Blockset v2.0. The DSP Blockset, an extension of The MathWorks' Simulink software, is part of the new Mathworks DSP Workshop, a suite of tools that provides engineers with a single, open environment in which to explore new algorithms, simulate and visualize their behavior, and prototype the algorithms on real-time DSP hardware. Expanding upon Noun 1. expanding upon - adding information or detail expansion step-up, increase - the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" the powerful analysis and algorithm development capabilities of The MathWorks' MATLAB (MATrix LABoratory) A programming language for technical computing from The MathWorks, Natick, MA (www.mathworks.com). Used for a wide variety of scientific and engineering calculations, especially for automatic control and signal processing, MATLAB runs on Windows, Mac and and Signal Processing See DSP. Toolbox, Simulink and the DSP Blockset provide an intuitive block diagram A chart that contains squares and rectangles connected with arrows to depict hardware and software interconnections. For program flow charts, information system flow charts, circuit diagrams and communications networks, more elaborate graphical representations are usually used. environment for DSP engineers. Major new performance and functionality enhancements to the DSP Blockset 2.0 make it faster and easier to simulate large-scale DSP systems: -- The DSP Blockset 2.0 provides major performance improvements including faster buffering, rate conversion blocks, and an optimized matrix math (language) MATRIX MATH - An early system on the UNIVAC I or II. [Listed in CACM 2(5):1959-05-16]. library. These improvements support the efficient design of real-time systems Real-time systems Computer systems in which the computer is required to perform its tasks within the time restraints of some process or simultaneously with the system it is assisting. . -- The DSP Blockset applies the rich set of filter design tools in the Signal Processing Toolbox to the design of real- time systems. This wide selection of filter design methods is integrated into one design package, eliminating the need for a separate filter design package in addition to a block diagram product. -- The DSP Blockset now offers LMS, RLS Restless legs syndrome (RLS) A disorder in which the patient experiences crawling, aching, or other disagreeable sensations in the calves that can be relieved by movement. RLS is a frequent cause of difficulty falling asleep at night. , and Kalman blocks for adaptive filtering of nonstationary signals. The blocks are parameterized and customizable, making it easy to explore algorithm tradeoffs and compare convergence rates of alternative methods. -- The DSP Blockset offers efficient multi-rate filtering blocks to support the development of filter bank and wavelet (mathematics) wavelet - A waveform that is bounded in both frequency and duration. Wavelet tranforms provide an alternative to more traditional Fourier transforms used for analysing waveforms, e.g. sound. based algorithms. The new DSP Blockset 2.0, Simulink, MATLAB, and the Signal Processing Toolbox form DSP Workshop. Unlike competing approaches, DSP Workshop accelerates the development of DSP software by tightly integrating algorithm simulation and prototype implementation. Developed for engineers working in communications and telephony, voice processing The computerized handling of voice, which includes voice store and forward, voice response, voice recognition and text to speech technologies. , multimedia, and radar and sonar systems, this solution shortens development time because designs can be rapidly modified and tested, and are fully portable from one hardware environment to another. "Our DSP Workshop enables our customers to complete challenging DSP designs and evaluate implementation trade-offs much earlier in the development process," said Ken Karnofsky, DSP Marketing Manager for The MathWorks. "With over 12 years of providing the world's most comprehensive collection of array math and signal processing functions, we are well positioned to deliver the industry-leading solution for DSP algorithm development." Simulink 2.1 has new enhancements that support the design and prototyping of real-time DSP systems. It contains model libraries to facilitate team development of complex system simulations and new features such as event-driven subsystems that significantly improve simulation performance. "Sometimes we forget that engineering is based on math," said Gary Smith Gary Smith may refer to:
The collection of computer programs that can solve equations or perform mathematical manipulations. The developing of mathematical equations that describe a process is called mathematical modeling. has proven a natural entry into the development community. DSP systems designers have long favored MATLAB to help them develop their algorithms. With the introduction of a bundled DSP solution, MathWorks has produced a package that could easily become a `must have' tool for the DSP engineer." Customers can choose to augment DSP Workshop with The MathWorks' Communications Toolbox and Real-Time Workshop. The Communications Toolbox provides MATLAB functions and Simulink blocks for a flexible, open approach to communication systems design, simulation and analysis. With Real-Time Workshop, users can generate C code from Simulink diagrams to accelerate simulations or to prototype real-time code on any floating point DSP hardware. Real-Time Workshop version 2.1 provides a flexible template mechanism for customizing generated code to include application- and processor-specific optimizations. Users can evaluate and implement their designs quickly on the target hardware platform without lengthy hand coding Writing in a programming language. Hand coding in assembly language or in a third-generation language, such as C or Java, is the traditional way programs have been developed. In contrast, visual programming tools allow full applications or parts of an application to be developed without and debugging. Pricing and Availability The DSP Blockset and DSP Workshop are currently available. For PC customers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , the DSP Blockset price starts at $395 and DSP Workshop price starts at $4,300. Prices vary depending on location and platform. The DSP Blockset and DSP Workshop support Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 95 and NT, Sun, HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Silicon Graphics, Macintosh, and DEC Alpha workstations. Established in 1984, The MathWorks, Inc., based in Natick, MA, develops, markets and supports MATLAB, Simulink, and a family of data analysis toolboxes for scientists, engineers, and technical professionals. MATLAB provides the foundation and computational engine for all of The MathWorks products. Widely recognized as the industry's premier language for technical computing, MATLAB provides comprehensive math and visualization functionality, specialized application toolboxes, and a powerful high-level language for users to interactively explore, analyze, design and prototype solutions to their problems. Simulink is a graphical, block-diagram environment for modeling, analyzing, and simulating a broad range of dynamic nonlinear systems. The MathWorks products are used throughout the world in industries such as automotive, aerospace, environmental, telecommunications, computer peripherals, finance, and medical. More than 400,000 users at the world's leading industrial, government and educational organizations rely on The MathWorks' products for tremendous gains in productivity and flexibility. -0- All product names are the trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: The MathWorks Ken Karnofsky 508-647-7443 karnofsky@mathworks.com or Sterling Hager, Inc. Jeanne MacMillan 617-926-6665 ext.340 jeanne@sterlinghager.com |
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