Welcome to the Handbook for Fixed-Point Workshop Using MATLAB®!
This repository provides a comprehensive technical guide for engineers and scientists looking to design, analyze, and implement fixed-point algorithms efficiently using MATLAB® and related MathWorks® tools.
Fixed-point arithmetic is crucial for deploying algorithms to resource-constrained hardware such as FPGAs, ASICs, and embedded processors. This handbook covers best practices, workflows, and MATLAB-specific techniques for:
- Converting floating-point algorithms to fixed-point
- Analyzing numerical behavior and quantization effects
- Optimizing and verifying fixed-point implementations
- Integrating with Simulink® and HDL workflows
- Step-by-step tutorials on fixed-point conversion and verification
- Practical examples and MATLAB® code snippets
- Workflow diagrams and best practice recommendations
- Troubleshooting and debugging tips
- References to MATLAB® documentation and advanced features
- Algorithm developers targeting hardware deployment
- Embedded system engineers
- Researchers working on digital signal processing, control, or communications
- Anyone seeking to master fixed-point design in MATLAB®
- Fixed-Point Designer™ Documentation
- Fixed-Point Conversion Workflow
- Simulink Fixed-Point Tool
- MATLAB MCP Core Server
This repository includes an agent-ready knowledge base in Agent_Knowledge/. To create your own interactive fixed-point tutor:
- Load
Agent_Knowledge/semper-fi.mdas a system prompt (or custom instruction) in any LLM-based coding agent that can execute MATLAB with a MATLAB MCP server connected. - The agent accesses
fixed_point_handbook_distilled.mdas its reference material and theR2025a/directory for hands-on drills. - Your coding agent becomes Semper-Fi, a Socratic fixed-point training partner that runs live MATLAB® demonstrations and guides you through progressive exercises matched to your experience level.
Explore the handbook and accelerate your fixed-point design workflow with MATLAB®!