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Lecture |
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Week 1 |
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0 |
1/7 |
No Class Monday |
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1 |
1/8 |
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Course Introduction Introduction to Communications |
Tuesday is a Monday Schedule |
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2 |
1/9 |
3.7 139-148 |
Gain/dB Notation Signal Energy and Energy Spectral Density |
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3 |
1/11 |
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Exam
#0 Fourier Series, Transforms, and Filtering |
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Week 2 |
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| 4 | 1/14 |
3.8 148-155 |
Signal Power and Power Spectral Density Autocorrelation |
Autocorrelation Notes Power Spectral Density Notes |
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lab |
1/15 |
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Introduction to Lab Equipment |
Lab #1 get_spectrum.m |
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| 5 | 1/16 |
6.1 302-319 |
Sampling Theorem & Aliasing |
Sampling PPT Slides | |
| 6 | 1/18 |
6.2 319-324 329-331 |
Sampling Theorem & Aliasing Part 2 Pulse Amplitude Modulation |
Sampling
Handout Homework #2 Solutions |
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Week 3 |
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| 1/21 |
No Class Monday |
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| lab | 1/22 |
Time/Frequency Domain, Bandwidth, and PSD |
Lab #2 Lab #2 Coversheet |
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| 7 | 1/23 |
6.3 323-340 |
Quantization and A/D Conversion |
SQNR Handout | |
| 8 | 1/25 |
6.3 323-340 |
Pulse Code Modulation Time Division Multiplexing and T-1 Communications |
PCM
and TDM Slides Homework #3 Solutions |
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Week 4 |
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| 9 | 1/28 |
4.1-4.2 178-183 190-194 |
Intro to Amplitude Modulation Intro to Double Sideband AM |
AM PPT Slides | |
| lab | 1/29 |
Sampling Theorem - Theory and Simulation |
Lab #3 Formal Lab Report Required |
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| 10 | 1/30 |
4.3 190-197 |
DSB-TC AM in Depth Power and Efficiency in AM |
DSBTC-AM and Power PPT Slides | |
| 11 | 2/1 |
4.3-4.4 195-201 |
Incoherent demodulation of AM (SDR-based) Single Sideband AM (Hilbert Transform) |
Demodulation of AM PPT Slides Homework #4 Homework #4 Solutions |
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Week 5 |
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| 12 | 2/4 |
4.7 Supplement |
Frequency Division Multiplexing SDR Modulation/Demodulation of AM |
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| lab | 2/5 |
Amplitude Modulation |
Lab #4 Lab #4 Coversheet |
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| 13 | 2/6 |
4.10 230-244 |
AM Matlab Exercises |
Formal Lab Report Due |
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| 14 | 2/8 |
5.1 252-259 |
Introduction to Angle Modulation Relationship between FM and PM |
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Week 6 - Ac Reserve |
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| 15 | 2/11 |
5.2-5.4 258-283 |
Narrowband FM/PM Spectrum of Narrowband FM/PM Signals |
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| lab | 2/12 |
Simple AM Demodulation |
Lab #5 Lab #5 Coversheet filter_Baseband.m |
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| 16 | 2/13 | Exam #1 | |||
| 17 | 2/15 |
5.4-5.4 258-283 |
Wideband FM/PM Spectrum of Wideband FM/PM Signals |
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Week 7 |
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| 2/18 |
No Class Monday |
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| lab | 2/19 |
FM Modulation and Measurements |
Lab #6 Formal Lab Report Required Lab #6 Coversheet |
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| 18 | 2/20 |
5.4 277-283 |
FM/PM Transmission and Reception |
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| 19 | 2/22 | Supplement |
Properties of Angle Modulated Signals SDR Demodulation of FM/PM |
Homework #5 Homework #5 Solutions |
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Week 8 |
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| 20 | 2/25 |
5.6 289-290 Supplement |
Superheterodyne Receivers | ||
| lab | 2/26 | Superheterodyne Receivers |
Lab #7 Lab #7 Coversheet filter_RF.m filter_IF.m test_filter.m |
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| 21 | 2/27 |
7.1-7.3 377-378, 380-392 394-396 |
Digital Baseband Line Codes PSD of Line Codes |
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| 22 | 3/1 |
7.1-7.3, 7.6-7.7 377-378, 420-423 |
PSD of Line Codes Nyquist criteria for Zero ISI |
Homework #6 Homework #6 Solutions Peer Review Reports Due 2359 |
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Week 9 |
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| 23 | 3/4 |
7.1-7.3, 7.6-7.7 377-378, 420-423 |
Pulse Shaping Simple Baseband Receiver Structures |
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| lab | 3/5 | Simple FM Demodulation |
Lab #8 Lab #8 Coversheet Formal Report Due (In Class) |
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| 24 | 3/7 |
7.8 423-427 |
Intro to Digital Carrier Modulation ASK, PSK, FSK |
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| 25 | 3/9 | Digital Line Codes Minilab |
Lab #9 |
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Week 10 |
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| 26 | 3/18 |
Chapter 8 Supplement |
Review of Probability and Random Processes | ||
| lab | 3/19 |
Noise Lab |
Lab #10 Lab #10 Coversheet Formal Lab Report Required |
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| 27 | 3/20 |
Chapter 8 Supplement |
Review of Probability and Random Processes Introduction to Noise |
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| 28 | 3/22 |
10.1-10.3 564-579 Supplement |
AM Performance in a Noisy Channel |
Homework #7 Homework #7 Solutions |
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Week 11 |
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| 29 | 3/25 |
10.1-10.3 564-579 Supplement |
FM Performance in a Noisy Channel | ||
| lab | 3/26 |
AM & FM Demodulation with Noise Part 1 |
Lab #11 Lab #11 Coversheet |
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| 30 | 3/27 | Noise and Performance Analysis | |||
| 31 | 3/29 | Exam #2 | |||
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Week 12 - Ac Reserve |
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| 32 | 4/1 |
7.8 427-431 |
Binary Amplitude Shift Keying | Peer Review Reports Due 2359 | |
| lab | 4/2 |
AM & FM Demodulation with Noise Part 2 |
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| 33 | 4/3 |
7.8 427-431 |
Binary Frequency Shift Keying | ||
| 34 | 4/5 |
7.8 427-431 |
Binary Phase Shift Keying |
Formal Lab Report Due |
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Week 13 |
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| 35 | 4/8 | ASK/FSK/PSK Continued | |||
| lab | 4/9 | ASK/FSK/PSK Modulation |
Lab #12 askfskpsk_511bits.txt Lab #12 Coversheet Evening EI Session 1930 |
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| 36 | 4/10 |
7.8 427-431 |
Constellation Diagrams Incoherent Receiver Design Optimal (Matched Filter) Receiver Design |
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| 37 | 4/12 |
11.1 605-611 |
Incoherent Receiver Performance of basic Digital Carrier Transmission |
Homework #8 Solutions |
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Week 14 |
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38 |
4/15 |
11.1 605-611 |
Optimal Linear Receiver Design - Matched Filter | ||
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lab |
4/16 |
ASK/FSK/PSK Demodulation with Noise Part 1 |
Lab #13 Lab #13 Coversheet Matlab Functions Formal Report Required |
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39 |
4/17 |
11.2.1 611-614 |
Optimal Linear Receiver Analysis and Performance | ||
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40 |
4/19 |
11.2-11.3 615-624 |
BER Performance of general MF Receivers in AWGN |
Homework #9 Solutions |
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Week 15 |
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41 |
4/22 | Quadrature & M-Ary Phase Shift Keying | |||
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lab |
4/23 |
ASK/FSK/PSK Demodulation with Noise Part 2 |
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42 |
4/24 | EE414 Presentations |
Peer Review Reports Due 2359 Dr. Anderson at Virginia Tech |
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43 |
4/26 | EE354 Lab/Final/Review Time |
Homework #10 Solutions |
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Week 16 |
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44 |
4/29 | Exam #3 | |||
| lab | 4/30 |
Final Exam Review |
Spring Term Ends Formal Lab Report Due |
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7.9 431-437 |
M-Ary Digital Carrier Modulation Signal Constellation Diagrams |
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Thursday 2 May - Thursday 9 May Final Exam Schedule |
Final Exam |
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