EC3005: Communication Systems Practice

Jan-May 2024
Exp (No.1): Amplitude Modulation and Demodulation
(DSB-FC, DSB-SC and SSB)

ADARSH S (EC21B1028)
January 28, 2024

Objective:
• To perform Amplitude Modulation and Demodulation at DSB-SC, DSB-SS, and SSB-SC
using LabVIEW.

Software Used:
NI LabView 2023

Theory:
Performing Amplitude Modulation (AM) and Demodulation at Double Sideband Suppressed
Carrier (DSB-SC), Double Sideband with Suppressed Carrier (DSB-SS), and Single Sideband
Suppressed Carrier (SSB-SC) using LabVIEW involves several steps.

1. Amplitude Modulation (AM) in LabVIEW:

a. DSB-SC AM:
• Generate Carrier Signal:

• Use a waveform generator to create a carrier signal (high-frequency sinusoidal wave).

• Generate Message Signal:

• Use another waveform generator to create the message signal (baseband signal).

• Amplitude Modulation:

• Multiply the carrier signal by the message signal using the ”multiply” function in Lab-
VIEW.

• Optional Visualization:

• Use waveform charts or graphs to visualize the modulated signal.

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b. DSB-SS AM:
• Generate Carrier Signal:

• Similar to DSB-SC, create a high-frequency carrier signal.

• Generate Message Signal:

• Create the message signal (baseband signal).

• Suppressed Carrier:

• Use a modulation technique that suppresses the carrier (e.g., zero out the carrier in the
modulated signal).

• Optional Visualization:

• Use waveform charts or graphs to visualize the modulated signal.

c. SSB-SC AM:
• Generate Carrier Signal:

• Generate Message Signal:

• Create the message signal (baseband signal).

• Single Sideband Modulation:

• Implement a method (such as a Hilbert Transform) to generate a single sideband from

the baseband signal.

• Optional Visualization:

• Use waveform charts or graphs to visualize the modulated signal.

2. Demodulation in LabVIEW:
a. DSB-SC Demodulation:
• Multiply with Carrier:

• Multiply the received DSB-SC signal with the carrier signal.

• Low-pass Filter:

• Use a low-pass filter to extract the original message signal.

• Optional Visualization:

• Use waveform charts or graphs to visualize the demodulated signal.

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b. DSB-SS Demodulation:
• Multiply with Carrier:

• Similar to DSB-SC, multiply the received DSB-SS signal with the carrier signal.

• Low-pass Filter:

• Use a low-pass filter to extract the original message signal.

• Optional Visualization:

• Use waveform charts or graphs to visualize the demodulated signal.

c. SSB-SC Demodulation:
• Multiply with Carrier:

• Multiply the received SSB-SC signal with the carrier signal.

• Single Sideband Demodulation:

• Implement a method to demodulate the single sideband signal.

• Optional Visualization:

• Use waveform charts or graphs to visualize the demodulated signal.

Simulation Setup:

Figure 1:DSB-SC Block diagram

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 Figure 2:DSB-SS Block diagram

Figure 3:SSB-SC Block diagram

Output:

Figure 4:DSB-SC

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 Figure 5:DSB-SS

Figure 6:SSB-SC

Calculations
Given:

• fc =1KHz

• fm =100Hz

For DSB-FC:

• Upper Side Band = 1100Hz

• Lower Side Band = 900Hz

• Central Frequency in Frequency Spectra = 1000Hz

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 • Bandwidth = 200Hz

For DSB-SC:

• Upper Side Band = 1100Hz

• Lower Side Band = 900Hz

• Central Frequency in Frequency Spectra is Suppressed to reduce power

• Bandwidth = 200Hz

For DSB-SC:

• Upper Side Band = 1100Hz to 1200Hz (or)

• Lower Side Band = 800 Hz to 900Hz

• Central Frequency in Frequency Spectra is Suppressed to reduce power

• Bandwidth = 100Hz

In summary:

SSB-SC Modulation:
Upper Sideband (USB) frequency is 1100 Hz.
Lower Sideband (LSB) frequency is 900 Hz.

These calculations provide both Upper and Lower Sideband frequencies for SSB-SC mod-
ulation based on the given carrier and message frequencies.

Inference:
• Upon completing the experiment on Amplitude Modulation (AM) and Demodulation
at various modulation schemes (DSB-SC, DSB-SS, and SSB-SC) using LabVIEW, we
have gained a comprehensive understanding of modulation techniques and practical pro-
ficiency in utilizing LabVIEW for signal processing

• Throughout the experiment, we successfully generated carrier and message signals us-
ing LabVIEW, implemented different amplitude modulation techniques, and visualized
modulated signals through waveform charts and graphs

Result:
• We Learned to use LabVIEW, a graphical programming environment, to implement AM
modulation and demodulation.

• Gained knowledge about different amplitude modulation techniques, including DSB-SC,

DSB-SS, and SSB-SC.

• Understood the demodulation process for DSB-SC, DSB-SS, and SSB-SC signals in
LabVIEW.