A prototype lab box with DSK'C6711/13 for rapid DSP algorithm develpment

Rapid prototyping is a new approach in Digital Signal Processing systems development. With the advent of Matlab's Real Time Workshop (RTW) it is now possible to compile, load, and execute graphically designed Mathworks Simulink models on an actual DSP platform, without spending many workdays coding in typical DSP-oriented languages, or C/C++ dialects (compilers). RTW supports the powerful Texas Instruments 'C6000 series, including the TMS320C6711 DSK we are employing in our lab. Here we describe our experience in using these tools to develop and test real-time voice transformation algorithms proposed by the Musical and Architectural Acoustic Lab of FSSG-CNR (Fondazione Scuola San Giorgio-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Venice, Italy).