APIs for Communication between C++ or C# and Octave for the development of Digital Signal Processing Applications

摘要

This paper presents the gateways between the programming languages C++ or C# and Octave mathematical software. They have been named coPAS and monoPAS, and have been developed in free software by the PAS research group at the University of Deusto (Spain). These gateways are developed with the shape of API, and have been made available to students doing degrees in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, so as to assist them in their lab training in signal processing, as well as for the drafting of their final projects. The aim is to enable students to rapidly develop applications of signal treatment by using experience and simplicity in the design of graphic interfaces in the above-mentioned programming languages, which are widely used in engineering. Finally, it is important to stress the free-software nature of the developed gateways: as no licence is necessary, student access to this programme of scientific calculus is easier.