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Exercise 1 1 DSP Circuit Board

The document provides an overview of exercises to familiarize students with the components and functions of a digital signal processor (DSP) circuit board. It outlines the procedure which involves connecting various components like a microphone, amplifier, and DSP and loading programs to process audio signals with effects like echo. Key components of the circuit board include the DSP, CODEC I/O interface, interrupts, and USB ports. The exercises are intended to help students understand the board's accessories, DSP and peripherals, and how to use the development environment.

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Exercise 1 1 DSP Circuit Board

The document provides an overview of exercises to familiarize students with the components and functions of a digital signal processor (DSP) circuit board. It outlines the procedure which involves connecting various components like a microphone, amplifier, and DSP and loading programs to process audio signals with effects like echo. Key components of the circuit board include the DSP, CODEC I/O interface, interrupts, and USB ports. The exercises are intended to help students understand the board's accessories, DSP and peripherals, and how to use the development environment.

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Cagata, Reyden Jenn

Inocencio, Joel
Guillen, Kenny Rey
Lai, Shen Wa
Ligan, Edwin Jr.
Porras, Michael Paul

Overview of the DSP Circuit Board

EXERCISE OBJECTIVE
When you have completed this exercise, you will be familiar with the location and the
functions of each of the various components of the digital signal processor training
system.

DISCUSSION OUTLINE
The Discussion of this exercise covers the following points:
• The accessories section
Power supply with an auxiliary power input DC source. Microphone pre-
amplifier, Audio amplifier.
• The DSP and its peripherals section
Digital signal processor CODEC I/O interface Interrupts Auxiliary VO USB
ports

PROCEDURE
The procedure is divided into following sections:
• Circuit board introduction
• Familiarization with the circuit board using a DSP program
• Using a second application

Circuit board introduction


In this section, you will begin to familiarize yourself with some of the components and
circuit blocks found on the digital signal processor circuit board.
1. Locate, on the digital signal processor circuit board, all the common terminals. With
the power OFF and using an ohmmeter, verify if the common terminals are connected
together.
Are all the common terminals connected together? No.
2. Turn the power supply ON to power the circuit board.
3. Using a dc voltmeter, measure the voltage range at the output of the dc source circuit
block. To do so, vary the potentiometer of the dc source from its smallest to its largest
values. What is the minimum voltage (V) and the maximum voltage (V) from the dc
source?
Vmin = -0.86V
Vmax = 1.02V
4. Connect a microphone to the input or the microphone pre-amplifier and connect the
output of the pre-amplifier to the input of the audio amplifier.

5. While talking into the microphone, familiarize yourself with the use of the
potentiometers of the microphone pre-amplifier and of the audio amplifier blocks.

6. Remove all the connections (leads) present on the circuit board.


Familiarization with the circuit board using a DSP program
In this section, you will familiarize yourself with the dove environment and you will load
and run a program on the DSP.
7. Connect the DSP board to your computer using USB port number 2 on the board and
a standard USB port on your computer.
8. Make exercise_1 _ 1 the active project simply by clicking on that project in the Project
Explorer window.
Launch the Debug mode by clicking the icon to load the program into the DSP.

Next, press the icon in the menu where the debug icon was in order to run
the program.
At this point, you should see the following information on the LCD of the DSP
circuit board:
LabV01t 91031 Ext-I
Echo Generator
9. Perform the connections shown in Figure 1-24.

Figure 1-24. Connections of Ex. 1-1 — Part 2.


10. Adjust the DIP switch of the I/O interface so that every bit is in the 0 position. Press
the INT0 interrupt button so that the LCD displays an Echo Delay of 0 ms.
11. Using the microphone, input a signal (your voice) into the DSP.
Adjust the GAIN potentiometers of the pre-amplifier and of the audio amplifier to
obtain a good quality of sound at the output. Experiment with the potentiometers.
Note that a series of black rectangles light up on the last line of the LCD as you
talk into the microphone. The length of that line corresponds to the magnitude of
the input signal from the microphone pre-amplifier.
The program you downloaded into the DSP takes the input from the CODEC
(which you connected to the microphone pre-amplifier), displays its amplitude on
the LCD, and processes the signal which is then sent to the output of the
CODEC (connected to the speaker/headphones).
12. Adjust the DIP switch such that the 8-bit number sent to the DSP that is
corresponds to 15(or 0000 111b, that is, 0000 1111 in binary). Set the switches
corresponding to a one (1) to the I position.
Press the INT0 button to transmit the DIP switch value to the DSP. The last line
of the LCD should display: Echo Delay: 15 ms.
Notice the effect of the signal processing on the sound of your voice.
13. Repeat the last step with the following DIP switch values:
031 (0001 1111b)
063 (0011 1111b)
127 (0111 1111b)
255 (1111 1111b)
The echo effect should be quite obvious. The echo delay corresponds to the time
(in milliseconds) between consecutive echoes.
What is the minimal time required for your brain to perceive distinct repetitions? 127 ms

14. Click on the icon (next to the Run icon — see Figure 1-23) to terminate the
execution of the program.
Using a second application
In this section, you will experiment with a different program using the same
connections.
15. Make exercise_1 1b the active project simply by clicking on that project in the
Project Explorer window.
Launch the Debug mode by clicking the icon to load the program into the DSP.
Next, press the to run the program.
At this point, you should see the following information on the LCD of the DSP
circuit board:
LabVolt 91031 Exi-lb
Echo/Flanger Generator
16. Experiment with this application. Press the INTO and INTI interrupt buttons and
modify the value of the DIP switch. Speak in the microphone or use a sound signal.
What can be done with this application?
17, Click on the icon to terminate the execution of the program. Return to the projects
tab and quit Code Composer.
Turn OFF the power supply and remove the connections (leads) you made on
the circuit board.
CONCLUSION
In this exercise, you observed that the digital signal processor board is divided in two
sections: the circuit board accessories and the DSP and its peripherals. Further. the
board is subdivided into individual functional circuit blocks. You also learned how to load
a program into the DSP and you used the program to add an echo to the input signal.
The next exercise will go into more details about the development environment and the
project structure.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. Before the DSP circuit board can be used, a few steps must first be taken. Which
steps must be completed before using the board?
a. Make certain that the DIP switches of the I/O interface are all in the OFF position.
b. Make certain that a USB connection between the board and the computer is present.
c. Make certain that the power source of the board is turned ON.
d. Both b. and c.

2. What is the range of the dc voltage source of the DSP board?


a. -3.3 V to 3.6 V
b. -3.5 v to 3.5 V
c. -0.8 V to 0.9 V
d. -4.4 V to 7.3 V

3. What does the TMS320C5535 chip found on the DSP circuit board use to set the
frequency of its master clock?
a. The DSP uses its 100 MHz internal oscillator.
b. The DSP uses a 32.768 kHz external oscillator and a phase-locked loop.
c. The DSP uses the 33.3 MHz oscillator of the CODEC.
d. The DSP uses the clock of the computer through the USB connection.
4. Which of the following components is usually found in a CODEC?
a. An anti-aliasing filter
b. An analog-to-digital convener
c. A digital-to-analog converter
d. All of the above

5. Increasing the echo delay has which effect on the signal at the output of the
a. It increases the echo effect.
b. It increases the time between consecutive echoes.
c. The sound seems more remote.
d. All of the above

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