Trent Rolf

Welcome

Hi, my name is Trent Rolf and I am a Computer Engineer in Utah. I created this website so I could have a permanent home for all my projects that are a little too nerdy for the family blog.

My main interests are in low-level and embedded software development, especially digital signal processing. I like learning about scheduling, multi-threading, and embedded operating systems. I have written software to run on some commercial operating systems like QNX and VxWorks, and have implemented a basic RTOS myself in school.

Lately I have been most interested in Google's Android operating system. Right now I am learning how to develop applications for Android as well how to contribute to the Android code base itself. I am currently looking at some applications that take advantage of Android's Bluetooth and multimedia API. If you have any good ideas for an Android app let me know!

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LinkedIn Profile

This is my professional profile with all the exciting details of my past work experience and education. Send me an invite if you want to keep in touch.

Facebook Profile

Do you want to be my friend? I resisted Facebook at first, but it has been a great way too keep track of friends I made along the way.

Google Profile

Still not sure what this is for. Google has verified that I exist, therefore I do exist.

PROJECTS

Guitar Effects

In an attempt to make myself cooler, I wrote software for a TI DSP to create some electric guitar effects. I did it for my final project for one of my DSP classes at the University of Utah.

dbx SC Digital Matrix Processors

While at Harman, this is the product that I spent most my time on. I wrote HDL for several programmable logic devices, low-level C software for the UI (blinky lights!), some DSP software, and some self-test software. I also developed an automated daily build.

Morse Code Audio Decoder

Although it doesn't really have a useful application these days, the decoder was a blast to put together.

Nehalem Cache & Memory Analysis

This paper takes a look at the improvements to the memory organization in Intel's Nehalem architecture beind the new Core i7 processors.

Multichannel Audio Decoder

This was my senior project at Brigham Young University. We created a device that would input a digital audio signal carrying "surround sound" data and decoded it for use with professional audio gear.

FFT IC Project

This was my final project in a VLSI class at the University of Utah. We developed a chip (never got a chance to fab) that would perform Fast-Fourier Transforms in a power-efficient manner.

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