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Preprocessing
TSC2004
SBAS408E – JUNE 2007 – REVISED MARCH 2008
The TSC2004 offers an array of powerful preprocessing operations that reduce unnecessary traffic on the bus
and reduce the host processor loading. This reduction is especially critical for the serial interface, where limited
bandwidth is a tradeoff, keeping the connection lines to a minimum.
All data acquisition tasks are looking for specific data that meet certain criteria. Many of these tasks fall into a
predefined range, while other tasks may be looking for a value in a noisy environment. If these data are all to be
retrieved by host processor for processing, the limited bus bandwidth quickly saturates, along with the host
processor processing capability. In any case, the host processor must always be reserved for more critical tasks,
not for routine work.
The preprocessing unit consists of two main functions: the combined MAV filter (median value filter and
averaging filter), followed by the zone detection.
Preprocessing — Median Value Filter and Averaging Value Filter
The first preprocessing function, a combined MAV filter, can be operated independently as a median value filter
(MVF), an averaging value filter (AVF), and a combined filter (MAVF).
If the acquired signal source is noisy because of the digital switching circuit, it may be necessary to evaluate the
data without noise. In this case, the median value filter (MVF) operation helps to discard the noise. The array of
N converted results is first sorted. The return value is either the middle (median value) of an array of M converted
results, or the average value of a window size of W of converted results:
• N = the total number of converted results used by the MAV filter
• M = the median value filter size programmed
• W = the averaging window size programmed
If M = 1, then N = W. A special case is W = 1, which means the MAVF is bypassed. Otherwise, if W > 1, only
averaging is performed on these converted results. In either case, the return value is the averaged value of
window size W of converted results. If M > 1 and W = 1, then N = M, meaning only the median value filter is
operating. The return value is the middle position converted result from the array of M converted results. If M > 1
and W > 1, then N = M. In this case, W < M. The return value is the averaged value of middle portion W of
converted results out of the array of M converted results. Since the value of W is an odd number in this case, the
averaging value is calculated with the middle position converted result counted twice (so a total of W + 1
converted results are averaged).
Table 1. Median Value Filter Size Selection
MEDIAN VALUE FILTER POSSIBLE AVERAGING WINDOW SIZE
M1 M0 M = W =
0 0 1 1, 4, 8, 16
0 1 3 1
1 0 7 1, 3
1 1 15 1, 3, 7
Table 2. Averaging Value Filter Size Selection
AVERAGING VALUE FILTER SIZE SELECTION
W =
W1 W0 M = 1 (Averaging Only) M > 1
0 0 1 1
0 1 4 3
1 0 8 7
1 1 16 Reserved
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