Ateneo de Naga University

College of Engineering
ECE and CpE Department

EPFE003lab-Digital Communications Laboratory

Name: See, Joa Allen A.

Instructor:
Engr. Gilbert Detera

Section: GE41

Date Performed: April 10,

2015

Lab Activity Title: Sampling

Laboratory Activity
Number: 1

OBJECTIVES:
To review and familiarize sampling theorem
To analyze waveforms created by sampling
MATERIALS/INSTRUMENTS USED:

Audio Oscillator
Dual Analog Switch
TIMS301
Digital Oscilloscope
Tuneable LPF
Twin Pulse Generator

PROCEDURES FOLLOWED:
Note: Make sure that all instruments to be used are properly connected and
in good working conditions, e.g. all probes should be checked for
connectivity to avoid errors.

Connect the probes to the oscilloscope.

Set the message to 2kHz.
Set the sampling rate to 8.33kHz.
Set the sample duration to about 1/10 of the sample clock period.
Adjust audio oscillator (message) frequency and note the results.

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DATA AND ANALYSIS:

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OUTPUTS:
Message about 1.8kHz

Increasing the frequency of the audio oscillator (message)

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ANALYSIS/OBSERVATION:
We know in our signals subject that sampling is a process where you convert a
continuous time signals(analog signals) into to discrete time signals(digital
system). A continuous signal are represented by full lines whereas discrete
signals are points chosen from the original continuous signal. The original input
signal can be recovered exactly from these samples using lowpass filter.
What is noticeable from this experiment is that as the frequency of the message is
increased, the number of samples decrease. This is happening because the
sampling rate is fixed at 8.33 kHz, when the message frequency is set near half
the sampling rate, distortion in the reconstructed message is present since it now
fail to comply with the sampling theorem.

CONCLUSION:
In this subject, we are dealing with digital signals and sampling is very important
part of it. Why do we need sampling? And why not use the precision continuous
signal rather than the rough discrete signals? We use it because it is very
efficient to use the discrete time signal in digital and data communications and
the sampling theory gives us a rule in which we can use the discrete signals to
transmit/receive information without any error.
Sampling theory clearly states that the sampling frequency should be greater
than or equal to twice the baseband (input) frequency. Therefor whenever we take
samples, it should always follow the sampling theory or else distortion will occur.

REFERENCE:
o http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_(signal_processing)

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