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ELEC 342 - Lab6 - Spring18

This document provides instructions for a lab experiment on quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) and demodulation. The objectives are to build and test a QAM modulator and demodulator using Emona TIMS equipment and modules. The introduction explains that QAM allows for higher bandwidth efficiency than other modulation schemes by modulating two messages with carriers at the same frequency but 90 degrees out of phase. The lab work section provides step-by-step instructions for building and testing the QAM modulator and demodulator circuits and capturing the output waveforms. The post-lab section instructs students to model the QAM modulator and demodulator in Simulink and plot the time domain and frequency domain waveforms.

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ELEC 342 - Lab6 - Spring18

This document provides instructions for a lab experiment on quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) and demodulation. The objectives are to build and test a QAM modulator and demodulator using Emona TIMS equipment and modules. The introduction explains that QAM allows for higher bandwidth efficiency than other modulation schemes by modulating two messages with carriers at the same frequency but 90 degrees out of phase. The lab work section provides step-by-step instructions for building and testing the QAM modulator and demodulator circuits and capturing the output waveforms. The post-lab section instructs students to model the QAM modulator and demodulator in Simulink and plot the time domain and frequency domain waveforms.

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Lab 6: QAM Modulation and Demodulation

1. Objectives: To build and verify the results of a quadrature amplitude


modulator and demodulator.

2. Equipment/Software: Emona TIMS set up, Tutor TIMS software,


Simulink.
The following plug-in modules will be needed to run this experiment: AUDIO
OSCILLATOR, ADDER, MULTIPLIER, QUADRATURE UTILITIES, PHASE SHIFTER and
UTILITIES.

3. Introduction:
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation, on the other hand, allows for twice the bandwidth
efficiency of DSBSC or AM. In this scheme two messages are modulated with carries
that have the same frequency but at quadrature to each other (i.e. have a phase shift
of 900). The two modulated signals are added and transmitted over the same channel.
It is easy to show that each of the messages can be perfectly recovered with coherent
demodulation at the receiver. The whole system is summarized in Figure 1. Such a
scheme, however, is very sensitive to phase errors. Any error will result in one
message leaking to the other.

4. Block Diagrams:

Fig1: QAM Modulator Fig2: QAM Demodulator

5. Pre-Lab:
 Read the theory related to Quadrature Amplitude Modulation.
 Using the TutorTIMS software simulate the block diagram of:
 Quadrature Amplitude Modulator (Fig.1)and test the model
Note: Apply the messages m1 of about 2kHz from audio oscillator and m2 of 10kHz
from Master signals and carrier of 100kHz.Remember the carriers used should
have the same frequency but out of phase by π/2 .
 Quadrature Amplitude Demodulator and test the model
Capture your results for the different conditions mentioned for each model.
ELEC 342 [COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING LAB MANUAL]

6. Lab work:
 Build the quadrature amplitude modulator (Fig1)using the Emona TIMS Modules
QAM Modulator:
 The two independent analog signal of the audio oscillator namely coswt
and sinwt are used as message M1 and M2 respectively.
 Patch the model as shown in Figure 1
 Set the audio oscillator frequency to a frequency close to 2kHz
 Check the result at the output of each multiplier (individually).It will be a
DSBSC waveform.
 Now adjust the adder gain individually for each channel such that both
the channels signal amplitude would be adjusted to same level. Follow
the steps below to achieve this adjustment
 Remove the ‘A’ input while adjusting ‘g’
 Remove the ‘B’ input while adjusting ‘G’
 Then check the QAM out at the output of the adder

QAM De-Modulator:
 Patch the model as shown in Figure 2
 Please note that you can use either sinwt or coswt as the input to the
multiplier. To recover message M1 we will use the carrier sinwt (since
this is the same carrier used to modulate M1)
 Set the on board switch SW1 of the phase shifter to the high range
 Slowly rotate the coarse control of the Phase shifter .The output
waveform sould slowly approach the shape of message ‘A’(if not flip the
+/- 1800 front panel toggle switch.)
 Connect the output of the multiplier to the headphone amplifier out of
LPF(low pass filter)
 Connect the Oscilloscope channel ‘A’ to the audio oscillator Message M1
(coswt) and channel ‘B’ - B1 to the output of the multiplier and channel
‘B’ - B2 to the LPF output of the headphone amplifier.

 Observe and capture all the waveforms

7. Post Lab:
 Build a Simulink model for a quadrature amplitude modulator and demodulator
 Plot the following waveforms:
 Time Domain : Messages (m1,m2), Carriers(c1,c2), Modulated and
Demodulated waveforms
 Frequency Domain: Messages (m1,m2), Carriers(c1,c2), Modulated and
Demodulated waveforms

1. Lab Report:
Complete the lab report in the lab report format as provided .

2 Engr. Amith Khandakar

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