[opus] OPUS implementation with FPGA

[Jean-Marc Valin]

Just to make sure, what's the goal here? Is the goal 1) to have a fast
Opus implementation or are you 2) looking for an interesting FPGA
implementation project? If 1), then an FPGA is most likely not necessary
since Opus is not computationally expensive. If 2), then it depends on
the desired size of the project and the desired quality. The simplest
encoder possible is indeed simpler than the decoder (as Ben pointed
out), but a good quality encoder for lower rates (hence SILK mode) is
much more complicated than implementing the full decoder with SILK and CELT.

Cheers,

	Jean-Marc

On 10/05/2013 05:40 PM, Benjamin Schwartz wrote:
> I'm not aware of an FPGA implementations yet.  You could be the first!
> 
> An encoder implementation would be much easier, because there are almost
> no rules about encoders.  An encoder is free to behave any way it wants,
> so you could implement a very small subset of Opus and still have a
> compliant (and useful) encoder.
> 
> A decoder implementation would be much harder, because decoders are
> required to implement the entire standard, at all modes, samplerates,
> bitrates, stereo/mono, etc.  However, an HDL implementation of a decoder
> would be more impressive, and maybe more useful to others.
> 
> I recommend starting with an encoder.
> 
> 
> On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 2:15 AM, Fredrik Bonde <Fredrik.Bonde at ascom.se
> <mailto:Fredrik.Bonde at ascom.se>> wrote:
> 
>     __ __
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>                     Hi,____
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>     We would like to use the OPUS codec @ 16 kHz sampling rate and max
>     32 kbps. ____
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>     __ __
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>     What about implementing an OPUS coder and decoder in an FPGA? Has
>     this been done? Would either coder or decoder more suitable for FPGA
>     implementation? ____
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>     __ __
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>     Best regards____
> 
>     Fredrik Bonde____
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