Lab 02 : Frequency Modulation

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Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan
Communication Systems
Lab 02
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Frequency Modulation
1.1 Performance Objectives
After this lab, you should be able to:
Learn about frequency modulation
To plot the FM modulated and demodulated waveforms in Matlab

1.2 Equipment Required

PC with Windows
MATLAB 6.5 or latest with Signal Processing and Communication Toolbox

1.3 Frequency Modulation

In telecommunications and signal processing, frequency modulation (FM)
is the encoding of information in a carrier wave by varying the
instantaneous frequency of the wave. (Compare with amplitude
modulation, in which the amplitude of the carrier wave varies, while the
frequency remains constant.)

Program
%FREQUENCY MODULATION

Fs = 10000; % Sampling rate of signal

Fc = 200; % Carrier frequency
t = [0:Fs-1]'/Fs; % Sampling times
x = sin(2*pi*t);
subplot(3,1,1); plot(x);
title('Modulating Signal')
dev = 100; % Frequency deviation in modulated signal
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y = fmmod(x,Fc,Fs,dev); % Modulate .
subplot(3,1,2); plot(y);
title('FM Modulated waveform')
z = fmdemod(y,Fc,Fs,dev); % Demodulate both channels.
subplot(3,1,3); plot(z);
title('FM deModulated waveform')

Modulating Signal

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1.4 Review Questions

1. Generate an FM waveform with frequency deviation of 20? Write code that
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2. How many sidebands are generated in Frequency Modulation? Why?
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3.What do you mean by pre-emphasis and de-emphasis in modulation?

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4.What are some advantages of FM over AM?
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