Student Workbook An Introduction To Digital Communications PDF
Student Workbook An Introduction To Digital Communications PDF
An Introduction to
Digital Communications
Student Workbook
CT02 Volume 3
MT211/A
Introduction
This Student Workbook has been designed to provide you with a record of your
learning and achievement. It provides you with grids on which to draw sketches
and spaces to record results, as you work through the practical exercises in the
Curriculum Manual.
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Chapter 2
The MODICOM 3 PCM Transmitter
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When starting from 0V (1000000), the following digital values are achieved for
the DC levels listed:
DC Input D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
+Max
+5V
+4V
+3V
+2V
+1V
0V 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
-1V
-2V
-3V
-4V
-5V
- Max
Table 2
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D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
+Max
+5V
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+3V
+2V
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0V 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
-1V
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-3V
-4V
-5V
- Max
Table 3
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Comparing the waveforms at tp5 (CH0 Sample) and tp7 (SC, the Start Conversion
control signal for the A/D converter IC) we find that:
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Again, comparing the waveform at tp6 (CH1 Sample) with that at tp7 we find:
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Chapter 3
The MODICOM 3 PCM Receiver
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In bit 0 time period, the data displayed on the receiver Shift Register LED’s
represents data from Channel ...................................................................................
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For the next clock cycle (bit 1), each particular combination of LED’s can be
explained as follows: .................................................................................................
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For the bit 8 clock cycle, each particular combination of LED’s can be explained
as follows:..................................................................................................................
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For the bit 9 period, each particular combination of LED’s can be explained as
follows: ......................................................................................................................
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Channel 1 sample should be latched into the next receiver process at the following
bit time: .....................................................................................................................
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Compare your completed table with Table 2 and Table 3 in which you filled in
during Practical Exercise 2.19. Do you results agree with those obtained in
Practical Exercise 2.19 for A/D conversion? ...........................................................
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CH0
Sampling
Pulse
(test point 50)
Output from
D/A Converter 0V
(test point 30)
Waveform on
0V
test point 32
Figure 58
Amplitude:.................................................................................................................
Frequency ..................................................................................................................
Delay: ........................................................................................................................
The CH.1 sample waveform (tp51) coincides with the PAM pulses for:
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Amplitude: .................................................................................................................
Frequency...................................................................................................................
Delay:.........................................................................................................................
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Synchronization In PCM Systems
With the Transmit Clock and the Data signal connected between the Transmitter
and Receiver then the Output signal from the Receiver (on tp36 is):
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When the 1kHz amplitude control is varied the output signal (on tp36):
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When the Transmitter T0 signal is additionally connected to the Receiver then the
input and output waveforms for the system are:
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Under these conditions varying the amplitude of the 1kHz input signal:
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With the Transmitter Sync. Code Generator switched on the following signal
changes occur at tp36:
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With both the Transmitter Sync. Code Generator and the Receiver Sync. Code
Detector switched on, the following signal changes occur at tp36:
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This is because:
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With the Transmitter Clock signal (TX CLOCK OUTPUT) disconnected from the
Receiver’s RX CLOCK INPUT, then the signal at tp36 is:
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Under these conditions the signal at tp49 of MODICOM 3/2 (Data Latch Strobe)
is: ...............................................................................................................................
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With the VCO frequency correctly adjusted and the Receiver accurately
regeneratring the Clock signal, then adjusting the amplitude of the simulated input
signal (DC1) has the following effect on the Clock Frequency:
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The least number of transitions present on the data output at tp44 of the
Transmitter will occur when DC1 is adjusted to:
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With the Transmitter SYNC. CODE GENERATOR switched off, the Clock signal
at tp46 loses synchronization when DC1 amplitude control is:
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The reason why the regenerated clock signal does not lose synchronization when
DC1 is turned fully clockwise is:
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A
0
A
O/P
B
1
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0
O/P
Figure 73
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The voltage at tp7, which is the input signal to the Voltage Controlled Oscillator,
is approximately: .......................................................................................................
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When Switched Fault 1 is switched on at the receiver the Clock signal from the
VCO becomes:...........................................................................................................
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Error Detection and Correction
Case A/D Converter Error Check Data Latch D/A Converter Input
Output Code Generator output (MODICOM 3/2)
Output (MODICOM 3/2)
a 0001000
b 0001001
c 0101101
d 0101100
e 1010000
f 1010001
g 1110000
Table 7
In analyzing the data in Table 7, is there ever an odd number of logic "1"s in any
transmitted 7-bit word? ............................................................................................
If there is an odd number of logic '1's in bits D6 to D1 of the output from the A/D
CONVERTER, what value (0 or 1) does the ERROR CHECK CODE
GENERATOR insert in the LSB bit position? .........................................................
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Why do you think that the LSB has been used as the parity bit instead of one of the
more significant bits? ................................................................................................
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The table below shows codes for the A/D CONVERTER output LEDs. Set up
these codes, and complete Table 8 for each code, this time using odd parity.
Case A/D Converter Error Check Data Latch D/A Converter Input
Output Code Generator output (MODICOM 3/2)
Output (MODICOM 3/2)
a 0001000
b 0001001
c 0101101
d 0101100
e 1010000
f 1010001
g 1110000
Table 8
Is the data on the input to the D/A CONVERTER on MODICOM 3/2 the same for
both odd and even parity cases? ...............................................................................
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Would you say that there are any significant advantages or disadvantages in using
odd parity rather than even parity (or vice-versa) in an error detection system?
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With even parity selected on both boards, significant degradation of the receiver
output signal (at tp33):
With the conditions described above, and with Switched Fault 2 on the transmitter
active, significant degradation of the receiver output signal at tp33):
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Results:
With the Hamming Code selected at transmitter and receiver, and therefore only 4
Bits used to represent the information signal, then there is:
Now, with the Hamming code selected, varying the amplitude setting of the
transmitter input signal (the 2kHz sinewave) produces a received output signal
which:
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The binary code on the Error Check Code Generator LEDs is:
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With the DC1 amplitude varied to give quantized values between 1101000 to
1101111, then the changes in the output of the Error Check Code Generator are:
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Work out the expected results first, and then check your answers by varying the
DC1 amplitude in order to obtain the relevant codes in the Error Check Code
Generator block of MODICOM 3/1.
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Case 3 passed, meaning that D6, D4, D3 and C0 must be valid values. In the two
cases that failed (Cases 1 and 2), which is the only bit common to both (other than
D6, which we know is correct from Case 3)?
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With Switched Fault 2 on the Transmitter activated and Hamming Code selected
at transmitter and receiver, the receiver output waveform changes from a distorted
waveform to: .............................................................................................................
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CASE 1 D6 D5 D4 C2 .........................................................................................
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If there were two bits in each 7-bit word that had been corrupted by the
transmission system after the Hamming coding process had taken place, would the
Hamming error detection/correction logic be able to detect and correct neither, one
or both errors? ..........................................................................................................
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Record your results for the faults on the Transmitter board in the table below:
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Record your results for the faults on the Transmitter board in the table below:
Table 13
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