The device can be configured as either one long filter or two separate filters with half the number of taps in each. Both networks can have independent inputs and outputs. Both single and cascaded devices can be operated in decimate-by-two mode. The output rate is then half the input rate, but twice the number of stages are possible at a given sample rate. A single device with a 20MHz clock would then, for example, provide a 128-stage low pass filter, with a 5MHz input rate and 25MHz output rate. Coefficients are stored internally and can be down loaded from a host system or an EPROM. The latter requires no additional support, and is used in stand alone applications. A full set of coefficients is then automatically loaded at power on, or at the request of the system. A single EPROM can be used to provide coefficients for up to 16 devices.