The MathWorks Enhances MathWorks DSP Workshop Design Solution With New DSP Blockset 2.2.NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 1998-- Software Improves Integrated Design The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. Environment to Speed 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 Development Process Continuing to expand its solution for DSP design, The MathWorks Inc., announced today the availability of an enhanced version of The MathWorks DSP Workshop. This new version, based on the recently announced update of 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 5.2 and Simulink 2.2, provides engineers with a software solution that more closely integrates the DSP algorithm development stage of the design process and simulation with DSP software development and testing. Since its introduction six months ago, the DSP Workshop, composed of MATLAB, Simulink, the DSP Blockset and the Signal Processing See DSP. Toolbox, has been adopted by one-third of Fortune 500's telecommunications, electronic network communications and electronic semiconductor companies. DSP Workshop is used by DSP and communications design engineers and engineering teams designing products in the wireless and broadband communications, speech processing Speech processing is the study of speech signals and the processing methods of these signals. The signals are usually processed in a digital representation whereby speech processing can be seen as the intersection of digital signal processing and natural language processing. and audio electronics markets. The MathWorks currently has the largest user base of any DSP design software provider. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Ken Karnofsky, DSP marketing manager, "Engineers in these fields have long favored MATLAB, the de-facto standard in DSP algorithm development, to aid them in DSP algorithm development and analysis. Now, with a DSP design solution based on MATLAB, engineers benefit from DSP Workshop's capabilities to streamline the development process for faster time-to-market." The MathWorks DSP Workshop provides an integrated DSP design environment that includes an array language for algorithm development and a 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. simulation environment for simulating, testing and generating code for use on target DSPs. Enhancements in the latest version include new blocks and functions within the Simulink/DSP Blockset block diagram simulation environment that closely mirror the algorithmic capabilities of MATLAB and the Signal Processing toolbox. This one-to-one correspondence of many functions between both software tools makes it easy for users to move between algorithm development and system simulation phases in the design process. Improvements in efficiency of simulation and code generation have also been introduced. In particular, frame-based versions of key blocks in the DSP Blockset provide greater throughput in simulations of speech and audio processing algorithms. In addition, code generation templates have been added that optimize the performance and memory usage of the C code generated from Simulink and the DSP Blockset. Large blocks of data can be manipulated and processed faster, and the resulting code available is for use with a target DSP. Another enhancement to the DSP Workshop environment is the addition of a filter realization wizard that dramatically simplifies the creation of filter structures in the DSP Blockset. Engineers can now select their parameters in a dialog box A movable window that is displayed on screen in response to the user selecting a menu option. It provides the current status and available options for a particular feature in the program. , and the wizard automatically creates a block diagram implementation of the desired filter. More flexible tools for linking external functions into Simulink now eliminate the difficulties engineers have had in combining C code with block diagram environments. Users can easily import any C function into their Simulink diagram and validate implementation against their simulated results. Pricing and Availability The new DSP Workshop supports 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, and DEC Alpha See Alpha. (processor) DEC Alpha - A RISC microprocessor from DEC. In November 1995, the Alpha was purportedly the fastest non-research chip used in commonly available workstations. It is superpipelined and superscalar. workstations. Pricing starts at $5,700 and varies depending on location and platform. About The MathWorks 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 A machine-independent programming language, such as FORTRAN, COBOL, BASIC, Pascal and C/C++. It lets the programmer concentrate on the logic of the problem to be solved rather than the intricacies of the machine architecture such as is required with low-level assembly languages. 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. CONTACT: The MathWorks Sterling Hager, Inc. Karen Tuttle Karen Tuttle is an American viola teacher who is famous for her "coordination" technique, which emphasizes being comfortable while playing your instrument. She was originally a violinist who chose to become a violist when she wanted to study with William Primrose, whose technique Jeanne MacMillan 508-647-7437 617-926-6665 x340 ktuttle@mathworks.com jeanne@sterlinghager.com |
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