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Fir Compiler II and User control

Altera_Forum
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‎01-20-2012 02:06 PM
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Hi everyone, 

 

I'm trying to implement a 5/4 interpolator (from 80 MHz to 100 MHz). I have designed my filter with Matlab and I have already scaled the coefficients to integer in order to get a gain that is a factor of 2 (in my case 2^17). 

 

However, Fir Compiler II scaled my coefficients to different values. Why is that? Does it assume that we cannot design filter on our own? I use Matlab to design my filters and also to perform my quantization analysis. and I would expect Altera to accept my filter as-is unless I ask it to.  

 

In fir Compiler 1, we have to option not to scale the coefficients, but it doesn't support fractional interpolation. I would have to implement my filter in 2 parts (interpolator then decimator) which would be pretty inefficient. 

 

Does anyone have a solution or a workaround for my problem? 

 

Thanks
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Altera_Forum
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‎01-20-2012 05:17 PM
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i have an "enhancement request" in to Altera on this very problem. i think the easiest work around is a post-filter gain adjustment

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