Introductory Communications Systems
by Dr. Bruce Black | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- These labs are intended to accompany and enhance an introductory course in communication systems at the junior or senior level (year 3 or 4) in an electrical or computer engineering program.
- After completing this course, students will be capable of building a variety of analog and digital communications systems comprising of a complete transmitter and receiver usng LabVIEW Communications and NI USRP software defined radios.
- With the knowledge built up through this course students will be able to identy common modulation schemes, diagnose impairments and use simple tools such as the Eye Diagram and Bit Error Rate to determine the quality of a communication system.
COURSE ALIGNMENT
Level | University |
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Topic | Communication Systems |
Style | Laboratory |
Prerequisite Skills | Signals & Systems |
INCLUDED COURSE MODULES
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thank you very much for your prompt response. My question is: can i use any type of usrp in these labs or a specific type. Also, do i need other packages with ni labview or just ni labview. thanks in advance.
Hi Samer. The hardware and software required for these labs can be viewed in the "requirements" tab, and the solutions can be downloaded in the "Resources" tab.
Dear Sir/Madam, Could you please tell me all required hardware and software to implement all 12 labs in "Introductory Communications Systems" and their prices. I need to prepare communication lab in my university, therefore, I should not forget any item in the requestion form. Moreover, How I can get the solution manual for the labs. Sincerely yours, Samer Alabed
Hi Brijendra. This resource requires LabVIEW Communications 2.0. If you have technical questions on LabVIEW Communications, the best place to get help is on this forum, which is monitored by NI Applications Engineers: https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-Communications-System/bd-p/540
Dear Sir/Mam, I would like to request you that please tell me how we can open protected file in Labview Communication suite software. Actually i am testing experiment. So I want to go in details. Brijendra Kymar Sharma brijendrash@gmail.com