User`s guide
3 Working with Signals
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Rate Conversion Blocks. The following table lists the principal rate conversion 
blocks in the DSP Blockset. Blocks marked with an asterisk (*) offer the option 
of changing the rate by either adjusting the frame size or frame rate.
The following examples illustrate the two sample rate conversion modes:
•“Example: Rate Conversion by Frame-Rate Adjustment”
•“Example: Rate Conversion by Frame-Size Adjustment”
Example: Rate Conversion by Frame-Rate Adjustment. A common example of direct 
rate conversion is shown in the model below, where the signal is directly 
downsampled to half its original rate by a Downsample block. The values next 
to input and output ports are the signal dimensions, displayed by selecting 
Signal dimensions from the model window’s Format menu.
Block Library
Downsample * Signal Operations
Dyadic Analysis Filter Bank Filtering / Multirate Filters 
Dyadic Synthesis Filter Bank Filtering / Multirate Filters
FIR Decimation * Filtering / Multirate Filters,
FIR Interpolation * Filtering / Multirate Filters
FIR Rate Conversion Filtering / Multirate Filters
Repeat * Signal Operations
Upsample * Signal Operations
Wavelet Analysis Filtering / Multirate Filters
Wavelet Synthesis Filtering / Multirate Filters










