Front-End Software
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This package contains version v1.0 of the ISIP front-end software. The
software is written in object-oriented C++ (using GNU's gcc
compiler). Documentation is available via the ISIP website,
http://www.isip.msstate.edu/resources/courses/ece_4773/
projects/1998/group_signal/

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Directory structure:
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software/
	AAREADME.text			this file

	bin/			        executables
		i386_SunOS_5.6/
		scripts/		perl scripts
		sparc_SunOS_5.6/

	class/			        C++ classes
		filter/		        filter class	
		fourier_transform/      A. Ganapathiraju's FFT class
		signal/			J. Hamaker's simplistic signal class
		signal_model/		signal modeling algorithms 
		window/			window functions

	gui/				demo of system

	include/			links to C++ include files

	lib/				libraries
		i386_SunOS_5.6/
		sparc_SunOS_5.6/

	util/				general utilities
		eval/			scripts used for evaluation
		generator/		generate sinusoids
		make/			Makefile templates
		plot_coeff/		simple plotting tool for debugging
		whitener/		add random noise to a signal

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Installation procedure:
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You  need GNU's make  utility and the  gcc compiler (v2.7.2 or
higher) to install and run this tool. Follow the steps below to 
install the tool --- 

1. Set a system variable ISIP_BINARY to your platform --- one of
	i386_SunOS_5.5.1	(Sun Solaris x86)
	sparc_SunOS_5.5.1	(Sun Solaris sparc)

2. Set a system  variable FRONTEND as
	<full_path>/front_end

3. cd $FRONTEND

4. Run Make.sh

The  software should install itself if everything goes well.  You
can run the GUI by typing 

	$FRONTEND/bin/scripts/fe_demo

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Feedback / Bug reports:
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        We  look forward to your  suggestions and feedback, as well as
information on any bugs in the software. Please email your comments to 
help@isip.msstate.edu.

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