Information is often stored and transmitted through electrical signals. This information may need refinement, which may be done by processing and altering the electrical signals, in which it is transmitted. When refining a signal, a frequency selective filter is often used. It can be implemented through digital signal processing (DSP). DSP is a concept where signals are refined using a digital compute system. Digital systems are designed to replace their analog counterpart, mitigating their flaws in scalability, complexity and cost. A DSP system is typically implemented using software on a small computer, while analog systems are implemented through various electronic components. The objective of this project is to design a DSP system that filters analog input data using automatically synthesised filters from user-defined input specifications. The DSP system is implemented using a microcontroller. The system designed the filters and found the filter coefficients. It then uses analog to digital converter (ADC) to sample an input signal and applies the filter. Lastly, it uses the digital to analog converter (DAC) to reconstruct a filtered, analog result. A user interface is not designed for the system, and only a limited number of filters are implemented. However, the system is successful in designing filters and finding their coefficients.

Filter devices are central elements of radio units utilized for modern-day telecommunication. Leakages of radio waves and passive intermodulation are evolving more prominent as the frequency bands become crowded. The study in this thesis investigates the screw joints in the filter assembly to determine the influential parameters on the connection between the filter lid and its chassis. The clamp and release torque are vital factors in the resulting pre-load force. Besides the geometrical characteristics of the chassis andthe self-threading screw, the friction and surface roughness on the filter lid are significant contributors. Extensive testing revealed that increasing the countersink in the lead holeand applying the lubricant Molykote 1000 Paste increase the consequent clamp torque. After numerous cycles of thermal shock testing, the release torque does not show significant dissimilarities between the tested parameter combinations. A surface roughness test shows that applying a silver coating to the filter lid increases its surface roughness and thereby the friction of the screw head on the surface. In conclusion, the pre-load force will increase by changing the parameters as mentioned above, while it requires further testing to make a suggestion regarding the effect of the silver coating on the filter lid. / Filteranordningar är centrala delar i radioenheter vilka används vid nutida telekommunikation. Läckage av radiovågor och passiv intermodulation blir mer framträdande när frekvensbanden blir trånga. Studien i denna avhandling undersöker skruvförbanden i filtermonteringen för att bestämma de parametrar som har störst inverkan på anslutningen mellan filterlocket och dess chassi. Klämvrid- och lossdragningsmomentet är avgörande faktorer i den resulterande förspänningskraften. Förutom de geometriska egenskaperna hos chassit och den självgängande skruven, är friktionen och ytfinheten på filterlocket starktbidragande orsaker. Omfattande tester visade att en ökning av försänkningen i pilothålet och applicering av smörjmedlet Molykote 1000 Paste ökar det efterföljande klämvridmomentet. Efter talrika cykler av termisk chocktestning visar lossdragningsmomentet inga signifikanta skillnader mellan de testade parameterkombinationerna. Ett ytjämnhetstestvisar att applicering av en silverbeläggning på filterlocket ökar ytans strävhet och därmedfriktionen av skruvhuvudet på ytan. Sammanfattningsvis kommer förspänningskraften att öka genom att parametrarna ändras som nämnts ovan, samtidigt som det krävs ytterligare tester för att komma med ett förslag angående effekten av silverbeläggningen på filterlocket.