Communication Systems Lab 4

Investigate Double Side Band Suppressed Carrier (DSBSC)

Modulation

OBJECTIVES

 To creating DSBSC modulated signal.

 Comparing the modulated signal and the demodulated wave envelope.
 Measuring the depth of the modulated signal.

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

1) Personal computer with appropriate software installed

2) USB cable and power pack
3) Emona DATEx experimental add-in module
4) Two BNC to 2mm banana plug leads
5) Assorted 2mm banana plug patch leads
6) For 2, 1 only: One set of headphones (stereo)

RESUME OF THEORY
DSBSC is a modulation system similar but different to AM (which was explored in Experiment
Like AM, DSBSC uses a microphone or some other transducer to convert speech and music to
an electrical signal called the message or baseband signal. The message signal is then used to
electrically vary the amplitude of a pure sinewave called the carrier. And like AM, the carrier
usually has a frequency that is much higher than the message's frequency.

Figure 4.1 DSBSC modulation

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The carrier in AM makes up at least 66% of the signal's power but it doesn’t contain any part of
the original message and is only needed for tuning. So, by not sending the carrier, DSBSC
offers a substantial power saving over AM and is its main advantage.

Task 1 Generating a DSBSC signal using a simple message

1. Connect the set-up shown in Figure below

Figure 4.2 DSBSC modulation module

Draw block diagram of DSBSC modulation system with mathematical equation

that represent the modulation process.
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Draw the two waveforms to scale in the space provided below.

Tip: Draw the message signal in the upper half of the graph and the DSBSC signal in the lower
half.

Question1
What feature of the Multiplier module's output suggests that it’s a DSBSC signal?

Question 2
The DSBSC signal is a complex waveform consisting of more than one signal, Is one of
the signals a 2kHz sinewave? Explain your answer.
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Question 3
For the given inputs to the Multiplier module, how many sinewaves does the DSBSC
signal consist of, and what are their frequencies?

Question 4
Why does this make DSBSC signals better for transmission than AM signals?

Task 2 Generating a DSBSC signal using speech

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Question 4
Why isn't there any signal out of the Multiplier module when you're not humming
or talking?

Task 3 Investigating depth of modulation

It's possible to modulate the carrier by different amounts. This part of the experiment lets
you investigate this.

1. Modify the set-up and check the effect on modulation depth by amplifying the input
message signal
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Vary the message signal's amplitude a little by turning the Amplifier module's soft Gain control
left and right a little. Discuss the effect that this has on the DSBSC signal's and Q dimensions.

Question 6
Based on your observations,when the message's amplitude is varied.

 neither dimensions P or Q are affected.

 only dimension Q is affected.
 only dimension P is affected
 both dimensions P and Q are affected.

The fact that you can't calculate a DSBSC signal's modulation index might imply that you
can make either the message or the carrier as large as you like without worrying about over-
modulation. This isn't true. Making either of these two signals too large can still overload the
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modulator resulting in a type of distortion that you've seen before. The next part of the
experiment lets you observe what happens when you overload a DSBSC modulator.

Question 7
What is the name of this type of distortion?

Task 4 MATLAB Exercise

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Write and implement a MATLAB code for DSBSC modulation

>> t = [0:0.001:5];
Ac=1; fm =1; fc=10; Am=0.5;
message = Am*sin (2*pi*fm*t);
carrier = Ac*sin (2*pi*fc*t);
Yam = Ac*(1 + message).*carrier;
DSBSC=message.*carrier;
subplot(4,1,1)
plot(t,message,'.');
title('Original Signal');
xlabel ('Time');
ylabel('Amplitude');
grid on;
subplot(4,1,2)
plot (t,carrier,'.');
title('Carrier Signal');
xlabel ('Time');
ylabel ('Amplitude');
grid on;
subplot(4,1,3)
plot (t,Yam, '.');
title('Amplitude modulation Signal');
xlabel ('Time');
ylabel('Amplitude');
grid on;
subplot (4,1,4)
plot (t, DSBSC, '.');
title('DSBSC Signal');
xlabel('Time');
ylabel ('Amplitude');
grid on;
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