
I.
INTRODUCTION
This
document
contains
the
development
notes
and
results
for
a
set
of
five
laboratories
designed
to
provide
a
working
knowledge
of
the
subjects
covered
in
an
introductory
communications
analysis
course.
Each
appendix
contains
a
laboratory
document
that
will
guide
the
student
in
the
completion
of
each
experiment,
a
data
sheet
to
accompany
each
lab,
a
solution
guide
and
an
equipment
sheet.
Each
laboratory
document
references
the
data
sheet
by
bold
face
Qs
indicating
questions
that
should
be
answered
on
the
data
sheet.
This
will
ensure
that
all
pertinent
information
required
for
a
formal
lab
write
up
will
be
addressed.
Laboratory
1
provides
an
introduction
to
circuit
construction
and
laboratory
equipment.
This
laboratory
is
designed
for
the
student
who
has
never
assembled
a
circuit
in
the
lab.
A
summer
is
built
using
a
/xA741
operational
amplifier.
The
RAPIDS
computer
system
is
introduced,
as
well
as
the
Tektronix
2445B
oscilloscope.
The
RAPIDS
system
is
a
system
with
which
most
students
are
not
familiar
and
is
required
for
Laboratories
1,
2,
and
3.
Using
the
RAPIDS
system,
signals
are
viewed
in
the
time
and
frequency
domains
and
compared
to
theoretical
predictions.
It
is
also
a
prelude
to
Laboratory
3
which
utilizes
the
same
circuit.
Laboratory
2
covers
sampling,
recovery
and
analog-to-digital
conversion.
The
concepts
of
natural
sampling
and
Nyquist
rate
are
demonstrated
through
the
use
of
a
LF198A
sample
and
hold
integrated
circuit.
Spectral
analysis
is
performed
on
each
signal.
To
recover
the
signal,
the
sampled
signal
is
passed
through
a
low
pass
filter
(LPF)
built
by
the
student.
The
signal
is
also
quantized
and
encoded
using
a
printed
circuit
board
designed
for
lab
use
in
the
course
EC2220.
Laboratory
3
is
an
exercise
in
amplitude
and
frequency
modulation.
Amplitude
modulated
(AM)
signals
are
generated
via
laboratory
equipment
and
their
spectra
analyzed.
The
message
signal
is
detected
through
an
envelope
detector
and
compared
to
1
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