differentiator is fir, also fixed it

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diff --git a/gui/templates/5_fir_differentiator.cpp b/gui/templates/5_fir_differentiator.cpp
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+/**
+ * 5_fir_differentiator.cpp
+ * Written by Clyne Sullivan.
+ *
+ * Does an FIR differentiation on the incoming signal, so that the output is representative of the
+ * rate of change of the input.
+ * A scaling factor is applied so that the output's form is more clearly visible.
+ */
+
+adcsample_t *process_data(adcsample_t *samples, unsigned int size)
+{
+    constexpr int scaling_factor = 4;
+	static adcsample_t output[SIZE];
+    static adcsample_t prev = 2048;
+
+    // Compute the first output value using the saved sample.
+    output[0] = 2048 + ((samples[0] - prev) * scaling_factor);
+
+	for (unsigned int i = 1; i < size; i++) {
+        // Take the rate of change and scale it.
+        // 2048 is added as the output should be centered in the voltage range.
+		output[i] = 2048 + ((samples[i] - samples[i - 1]) * scaling_factor);
+    }
+
+	// Save the last sample for the next iteration.
+    prev = samples[size - 1];
+
+    return output;
+}
+