Cell phones, GPS receivers, and CD players are a few of the products that rely on real-time digital signal processing. This book bridges the growing divide between theory and practice using a step-by-step transition approach. It builds a practical framework that reinforces basic DSP theory using demonstrations, exercises, and projects that progress from theory to MATLAB to real-time DSP hardware. The authors provide downloadable access to all the source code, example files, test signals, and executable programs needed for the examples, exercises, and projects in the text. They also offer solutions throughout the book and challenges at the end of each chapter.