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BiquadLoadingFract32

Overview

Simulates loading of biquad fract32 filters

Discussion

This module is used for CPU load testing purposes and implements a large number of cascade Biquad fract32 filters. At instantiation time, you specify MAXSTAGES - the maximum number of filter stages that you would like to simulate. Then at run-time you can vary the number of filters running from 1 to MAXSTAGES. This makes the CPU work harder since more filter stages are running. Internally, the module uses a BiquadCascadeFract32 module to implement the filtering.

Note that if the filter is connected to a multichannel input, then the module implements numChannels * numStages filters. That is, the number of filters is scaled by the number of channels processed.

Module Pack

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ClassID

classID = 1218

Type Definition

typedef struct _ModuleBiquadLoadingFract32
{
ModuleInstanceDescriptor instance;            // Common Audio Weaver module instance structure
INT32 maxStages;                              // Maximum Biquad fract32 stages that can be run
INT32 numStages;                              // Number of Biquad fract32 stages currently running
awe_modBiquadCascadeFract32Instance *filt; // Cascade of second order Biquad filters} ModuleBiquadLoadingFract32Class;

Variables

Properties

Name Type Usage isHidden Default Value Range Units
maxStages int const 0 100 1:100
numStages int parameter 0 1 1:100

Pins

Input Pins

Name in
Description Audio Input
Data type fract32
Channel range Unrestricted
Block size range Unrestricted
Sample rate range Unrestricted
Complex support Real

Output Pins

Name out
Description Audio output
Data Type fract32

Matlab Usage

File Name: biquad_loading_fract32_module.m 
 M = biquad_loading_fract32_module(NAME, MAXSTAGES) 
 Module which simulates the loading of N series biquad fract32 stages.  The 
 module is used for profiling and demonstrations of the computational 
 capabilities of processors.  Arguments: 
    NAME - name of the module. 
    MAXSTAGES - maximum stages that will be tried (this is used for 
        memory allocation and is set to 100 by default). 

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