Course: Fall 2016 Offering of ELEC 413 Analog Communications Projects (3 Credit Hours)

Course: Fall 2016 offering of ELEC 413 Analog Communications Projects (3 credit hours) Instructor: R. Barsanti, Grimsley 324, 953-7593, [email protected] Meeting: Weekly in Grimsley Rm 311 Text: “Communication Systems”, Haykin and Mohler, Wiley, 5th ed, 2009, ISBN-13: 978-0- 471-69790-9 Tentative Course Outline

Week of Topic Reading Homework Probs

23 Aug Course overview 1.1- 1.3 30 Aug The Fourier transform 2.1 – 2.5 Practice Problems 6 Sep Frequency response 2.6 -2.8 Review Example 2.15 (pg. 59) 13 Sep Band pass signals & systems 2.9 -2.12 2.23a,b* 20 Sep Project 1 27 Sep Amplitude modulation 3.1 - 3.3 3.1, 3.4, 3.8, 4 Oct SSB and VSB modulation 3.4- 3.6 3.20a, 3.21, 3.25* 11 Oct Project 2 Practice Problems 18 Oct Narrowband FM 4.1-4.3 4.4, 4.5, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 25 Oct Wideband FM 4.3 -4.5 4.14, 4.22, 4.25, 4.26* 1 Nov Superheterodyne receiver 4.6-4.8 9 Nov Project 3 15 Nov Sampling process 7.1-7.3 7.1, 7.3, 7.4, 7.7, 7.8 23 Nov Thanksgiving Break 1 Dec PAM, PPM, PWM 7.4-7-6 7.14, 7.23* 6 Dec Project 4 9.1-9.5

Course Objectives 1. Introduction to the subject of Communications Systems from an EE perspective. 2. Understand the application of Fourier analysis to communication signals and systems. 3. Understand the amplitude modulation and demodulation process. 4. Understand the frequency modulation and demodulation process. 5. Understand Pulse amplitude (position, and width) modulation.

Grading

Event % of Final grade Comment Homework 20% Simulations 40% Projects 40%

Homework 1. Homework will be collected and graded for effort and completeness at the end of each topic. Exact due dates will be provided in class. 2. You may obtain assistance when doing your homework and group study is encouraged. Copying of homework is not the same as assistance. Your homework is a graded assignment and must be your own work. A grade of zero will be given for any assignment in question.

Simulation & Projects 1. Three or four computer simulation projects will be assigned during the semester. The purpose is to reinforce the current topic using realistic communication system examples. 2. The projects will require the use of Matlab or Pspice software and will be performed outside the classroom. 3. Project due dates and details will be discussed when assigned.