SP-FIRST TOOLBOX

SP-FIRST TOOLBOX

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DSP-First (and SP-First) MATLAB Files (Updated for MATLAB Ver 8.4, R2014b)



Latest release (24-Jun-2015):
spfirst_v165.zip

Should work on all versions of MATLAB back to 7.2 (2006):

Installation Procedure to add these files to MATLAB and update MATLAB’s path:

  1. Download the ZIP file that contains everything. It is
    called spfirst_vNNN.zip..
  2. Unzip spfirst_vNNN.zip somewhere. A good choice would be the directory:
    ...MATLABtoolboxspfirst. The unzip will create a
    bunch of subdirectories.

    NOTE: use forward slash for directories on Mac or Linux.
  3. Then add this one directory ...MATLABtoolboxspfirst to
    the MATLAB path. This can be done in MATLAB from the menu File->Set Path.
  4. Next, type the command spfirst at the MATLAB comand
    prompt. It will add the other appropriate subdirectories to the path.
  5. Finally, under File->Set Path, do a save of the new path.

Once the MATLABPATH is correct, you should be able to
type zdrill or sindrill at the MATLAB command prompt
and have a GUI start up. Also, commands like zprint
will now work.

UNinstall: Delete all the files and directories in ...MATLABtoolboxspfirst, and also manually remove the directories from MATLAB’s path via File->Set Path.


FOOTNOTE: The M-files should be platform-independent, i.e., insensitive to end-of-line terminators for Unix/Mac versus Windows.


Links to some MATLAB Tutorials














Supporting Material & Links Description
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The core functionality of MATLAB used in DSP has changed very little since the 1990’s.

Getting Started with MATLAB

2.6 Megabyte PDF file of the Reference Manual from Mathworks
Little
Bits of MATLAB
Using MATLAB for Signal Processing (McClellan, 1997)
Want more? Google “Matlab tutorial”