This textbook acts as a hands-on introduction to the areas of DSP, SDR, and wireless communications. It is designed for someone who is:
- Interested in using SDRs to do cool stuff
- Good with Python
- Relatively new to DSP, wireless communications, and SDR
- A visual learner, preferring animations over equations
- Better at understanding equations after learning the concepts
- Looking for concise explanations, not a 1,000 page textbook
An example is a Computer Science student interested in a job involving wireless communications after graduation, although it can be used by anyone itching to learn about SDR who has programming experience. As such, it covers the necessary theory to understand DSP techniques without the intense math that is usually included in DSP courses. Instead of burying ourselves in equations, an abundance of images and animations are used to help convey the concepts, such as the Fourier series complex plane animation below. I believe that equations are best understood after learning the concepts through visuals and practical exercises. The heavy use of animations is why PySDR will never have a hardcopy version being sold on Amazon.