Calculate Maximum with DSP builder

[Altera_Forum]

Hi, 

 I have to calculate the delay between 2 signals so I've done a crosscorrelation. After that I have to calculate the index of the maximum for each window, I've done it in Simulink and I'm looking for a way to do it with the DSP builder tools because I will have to program a board obviously.  I've posted the picture of the Simulink scheme.  Do you have some ideas?  This is my idea:  1) Find the 0 values with the differentiator block  2) FInd the value form the ones taken before with the highest "y"value (MAX)  3)Find the index of this value  4) Do this operation for each window of"n" points  I think to have accomplished only to the point one.. :(    THX  http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/2751/sitovq6.jpg

[Altera_Forum]

try using a comparator, a delay, and a counter. for each "packet" start the counter and initialize the delay to 0. compare between each value of the packet stream and the value in the delay. use the output of the comparator to be the enable pin for the delay, so you can store the input data if the comparison is true. when the counter runs (and the packet is done) you can read the delay value which should be the maximum. 

 i will see if i can try that out this afternoon and post a screenshot, my MATLAB machine is busy right now. :(

[Altera_Forum]

NICE! 

 I will try it!   Thank you !:)

[Altera_Forum]

i attached what i came up with. i looked for the maximum of an 8-bit random signal. my "packet size" was 100 samples. the top plot is the random data, the bottom is the maximum value held in the delay. as you can see the maximum is held until the packet is done in which case the maximum is cleared to 0. now that i look at my results the input was signed and i was only looking for maximum (not absolute value) but you get the picture. ;) 

 note: the thumbnail and zipped file are the same, the zip will just be bigger and look better.

[Altera_Forum]

Really thx for files and picture. On those days I've tried to apply what you suggest and I've solved the problem. 

 I post a picture of what I've done.  I usa a window of 256 samples and i calculate also the index of the maximum.  http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7467/sito2bp6.jpg

[Altera_Forum]

nice work, thanks for the picture. :)

[Altera_Forum]

I am a bit unsure what is the requirement of this design. If you just want to  

find the maximum(or minimum) of a given sequence of data then you can do  that readily in HDL(I rather go simulink path for the really hard stuff).   For example if your signal is "data_in" and it is std_logic_vector(15 downto 0)  then to get the maximum value:   ***************************** signal max_pos : signed(15 downto 0); ------ data_in_signed <= signed(data_in); ------ process(reset, clk) begin if(reset = '1')then max_pos <= (others => '0'); elsif(rising_edge(clk))then if(data_in_signed > max_pos)then max_pos <= data_in_signed; end if; end if; end process;    maximum <= std_logic_vector(max_pos); ********************************   Similarly for minimum:  signal max_neg : signed(15 downto 0);   process(reset, clk) begin if(reset = '1')then max_neg <= (others => '0'); elsif(rising_edge(clk))then if(data_in_signed < max_neg)then max_neg <= data_in_signed; end if; end if; end process;   minimum <= std_logic_vector(max_neg);   You can use the reset to clear the value and restart at any point e.g. per packet.

[Altera_Forum]

HDL is certainly a good solution, but simulating in DSP Builder/Simulink is just so sweet. a lot more fun (and faster) than creating a testbench.