 Objective : Study the envelope detector of DSB-LC signal.

 Apparatus : MATLAB SIMULINK.

 Theory

 Definition
is an electronic circuit that takes high-frequency amplitude modulated signal as input
and provides an output which is the demodulated envelope of the original signal, aslo
called as a peak detector, non-coherent detector or diode detector, also is commonly
use in AM receivers and is in fact the first demodulator in the history of communication.

 Components The Circuit Of Envelope Detector

Simply put, the envelope detector circuit consists of an input signal, a diode who are is
the main detecting element in the circuit, a group "RC" or in other words "Low Pass
Filter : it's required to remove the high frequency elements that remain within the signal
after detection / demodulation" , and output signal.

Figure 1 : The circuit of envelope detector

  Operation the circuit of envelope detector
During the positive half-cycle peaks for the modulated signal the diode is forward
biased, and the capacitor charges up to the peak value of the modulated signal, then
when the modulated signal falls from its maximum that is during the negative half-cycle
peaks for the modulated signal, the diode is reverse biased and turns off. Thus, the
capacitor discharges the charges through the resistor till the next positive half cycle of
modulated signal and the process repeats in this way, for proper operation, the
discharge time constant RC must be chosen properly in such a way that the capacitor
charges very quickly and discharges very slowly, and a result we will get demodulation
signal same as that of the envelope of AM signal, which is almost similar to the
modulating signal. The discharge time constant RC must be chosen according to the
following condition :
1 1
> RC ≫
BW fc

Figure 2 : Operation the circuit in figure (1).

In This Experiment, a popular square-law analog envelope detector (sometimes called
a "product detector") are used by multiply the received signal by itself Instead of using
a diode device (which is also a square-law device).

 Procedure

1. Connect the block diagram shown in figure (4) using MATAB SIMULINK.

Figure 4 : Block Diagram of DSB-LC Demodulation.

2. Use sine wave generator for message signal with the following information: Am = 3
Vp, ωm = 2π*(2000) rad/sec and zero for other parameters.

3. Use sine wave generator for carrier signal with the following information: AC =1 Vp,
ωC = 2π*(50000) rad/sec and zero for other parameters.

4. Set stop time = 0.0015, and Max step size = 0.0015 / 4096.

5. Set modulation index (m = 0.75) by making "Gain" block = 4.

6. Set the parameters of filter as following: Design Method = "Besself" Order = 2;

passband edge frequency = 2π*(3000) rad/sec.

7. Set the time delay to (0.00009).

8. Draw the waveforms of the message and the DSB-LC signal.

9. Draw the output of filter and compare it with the original message.

 Discussion

1. State the applications of the envelope detector.

2. How do you translate the demodulation signal in an experiment mathematically?
3. How can remove the "DC" component from the output signal of diode?
4. Why the envelope detector is commonly used in demodulation of AM signal?
5. Why do some users use a method other than envelope detector to remove
demodulation of DSB-LC signal?

 Answers Of Discussion

1. Applications for an envelope detector are related to audio equipment, many

electronic music instruments such as electric guitar might use some form of an
envelope detector to change the sound. also portable radios always contain a simple
envelope detector that can receive and translate radio signals into sounds.

2.

3. By connecting capacitor in series with the "RC" set.

4. Because it's circuit is characterized by simple configuration and low cost.

5. Because the index of DSB-LC signal should be than less or equal to unity to be the
demodulation signal is not distorted, also it's more susceptible to noise.