function yy = firfilt(bb, xx)

%FIRFILT FIR filter implemented as a difference equation

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% usage: yy = firfilt(bb, xx)
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implements the FIR filter difference equation:
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y[n]= / b[k] * x[n-k]
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k=0
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The length of the resulting vector is length(bb)+length(xx)-1.
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% NOTE:
% Convolution, polynomial multiplication, and FIR digital filtering
% are all equivalent operations. The Matlab function CONV
% also does convolution---it is identical to FIRFILT
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yy = conv(bb, xx)
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convolves vectors bb and xx. If bb and xx are vectors of
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polynomial coefficients, convolving them is equivalent
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to multiplying the two polynomials.
xx( length(xx)+length(bb)-1 ) = 0; %-- force filter() to make all of y[n]
yy = filter( bb, 1, xx );