FM Radio Design

In this assignment, you will be building a streaming FM Stereo Radio. \r\n\r\nUsing the attached C software model, you will need to implement each of the function blocks in VHDL. Compile the software and run the input USRP data to see how the FM radio works. If you\'re on a Mac, you may need to adjust the header files and/or the soundcard interface. Use the \"whereis\" command to locate the headers. I recommend using visual studio to compare the inputs/outputs of each functional unit.\r\n\r\nIn your design, you should employ the following strategies:\r\n\r\nC macros should be implemented as inlined VHDL functions\r\nUse the same quantization bit width as in the software.\r\nCreate a package with the array of filter coefficients and use generics to configure the filter taps and coefficients.\r\nHigh-level for-loops can be eliminated and replaced with streaming FIFOs\r\nUnroll internal function loops completely where applicable, such as shift registers\r\nApply one or more optimizations, such as loop unrolling or pipelining where applicable\r\nImplement the division algorithm discussed in class for the qarctan function.\r\nOptimize FIFO buffer sizes\r\nFor simulation/verification, I recommend modifying the C program to run only a small subset of the entire input and output data (maybe a few K). This way you can design and test much more rapidly.