Hi All,
I have a beginner-esqe question: all of my DSP literature shows the
IIR Difference Equation as:
y(n) = b(0)x(n) + b(1)x(n-1) + b(2)x(n-2) + ... + a(1)y(n-1) +
a(2)y(n-2) + ...

But then the C code implementations I see are something along the
lines:
FeedForwardVariable = (b[0] * x[n]) + (b[1] * x[n-1]) + (b[2] *
x[n-2]);
FeedBackwardVariable = (a[1] * y[n-1]) + (a[2] * y[n-2]) + (a[3] *
y[n-3]);
ResultVariable = FeedForwardVariable - FeedBackwardVariable;

The implementation uses a subtraction operation on the feed back
calculations that I don't see in the Difference Equation. Why is that?

I realize I'm setting myself up for a "Duh!!", but I'm really confused
why this is the case.

Thanks much,

Ben

"Benjamin M. Stocks" <stocksb@ieee.org> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
> I have a beginner-esqe question: all of my DSP literature shows the
> IIR Difference Equation as:
> y(n) = b(0)x(n) + b(1)x(n-1) + b(2)x(n-2) + ... + a(1)y(n-1) +
> a(2)y(n-2) + ...
>
> But then the C code implementations I see are something along the
> lines:
> FeedForwardVariable = (b[0] * x[n]) + (b[1] * x[n-1]) + (b[2] *
> x[n-2]);
> FeedBackwardVariable = (a[1] * y[n-1]) + (a[2] * y[n-2]) + (a[3] *
> y[n-3]);
> ResultVariable = FeedForwardVariable - FeedBackwardVariable;
>
> The implementation uses a subtraction operation on the feed back
> calculations that I don't see in the Difference Equation. Why is that?
>
> I realize I'm setting myself up for a "Duh!!", but I'm really confused
> why this is the case.
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Ben

y(n) = b(0)x(n) + b(1)x(n-1) + b(2)x(n-2) + ... - [a(1)y(n-1) + a(2)y(n-2) +
....]
                                             n.b^
or

y(n) = b(0)x(n) + b(1)x(n-1) + b(2)x(n-2) + ... -a(1)y(n-1) -
a(2)y(n-2) - ...


is the normal expression for the difference equation.

Fred