Build and optimize digital filters

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Tibsfox/gsd-skill-creator
What it does

Design and analyze discrete-time signal processing systems

Best for

Choosing ADC parameters and filter designs to avoid aliasing in embedded systems

Inputs
  • · Signal sample rate
  • · Frequency content of interest
  • · Quantization bits
  • · Filter specifications
Outputs
  • · Digital filter coefficients
  • · FFT magnitude spectrum
  • · Quantization noise estimate
Requires
  • · DSP library (NumPy/SciPy)
  • · FFT algorithm
  • · ADC specifications
Preconditions
  • · Understanding of Nyquist criterion
  • · Continuous-time signal concepts
Failure modes
  • · Aliasing from insufficient sample rate
  • · Spectral leakage (non-integer cycles)
  • · Quantization error not dithered
  • · Filter instability in IIR
Trust signals
  • · Nyquist criterion and derivation
  • · FIR vs IIR trade-offs
  • · Windowing effects on leakage
  • · Fixed-point vs floating-point issues