DEPARTMENT OF E&C ENGINEERING, NITK SURATHKAL

COURSE PLAN
EC 304: COMMUNICATION LAB-II

1. Course Code: EC 304

2. Course Title: Communication Lab-II

3. L-T-P: (0-0-3) 2

4. Pre-requisite: EC202: Analog and Digital Communications

5. Course Instructor / Co-ordinator: Prof. M. Kulkarni & Dr. Deepa Puneeth

6. Teaching Department: Electronics & Communication Engineering

7. Course Objectives:
a) To design, simulate, implement, test and demonstrate digital communication circuits using 4.
MATLAB/Simulink or LT-SPICE simulations
b) To study, design and and analyze antenna parameters and RF systems using antenna measurement system
and X-band microwave bench (Video demonstration)

8. Course Outcomes:
a) Ability to design, simulate and test various digital modulation-demodulation schemes.
(Alignment with Pos: a, b, c, e, g, i, j, k)

b) Design and Analyze antenna systems and microwave circuits.(Alignment with Pos:
a, b, c, e, g, i, j, k)

c) Demonstrate the working of designed circuits, measure the outputs and record the observations.
(Alignment with Pos: g, h, k)

9. Course Coverage (11-Week Laboratory Schedule):

Expt No. Title

1. Natural Sampling of a LP/BP signals and study of m-bit quantization errors using Simulink
2. Study of a DPCM & DM system using Simulink
3. Simulate the waveforms and spectra of various line coding schemes using Simulink
4. BASK/BFSK simulation and BER performance comparison under AWGN & Fading Wireless
channels using Simulink
5. BPSK/QPSK simulation and BER performance comparison under AWGN & Fading Wireless
channels using Simulink
6. a. Binary Antipodal Signaling System with Matched – Filter detection using Simulink

b. Simulation and BER Performance of OFDM system using MATLAB/Simulink

7. LT-Spice Design of a PN Sequence Generator
8. LT-SPICE design and simulation of BASK modulator and demodulator
9. LT-SPICE design and simulation of BPSK modulator and demodulator
10. LT-SPICE design and simulation of BFSK modulator and demodulator
11. LT-SPICE design and simulation of QPSK modulator and demodulator
12. Binary Phase Shift Keying, Binary Frequency Shift Keying & QPSK Modulation (Video
demonstration using HW components)
 13. Measurement of frequency, guided-wavelength, power, attenuation and VSWR (on a X-band
rectangular waveguide bench set-up operating in its dominant TE10 mode: Video
demonstration)
14. Radiation pattern and Gain measurement of waveguide Horn antenna (Video Demo on antenna
measurement system)

10. Evaluation Plan: The components and the percentage weights are given below.

• Regular laboratory work (Intime submission of simulation experiments and Lab Record): 30%
(Assessment of the attainment of POs: a, b, c, d, e, g, i, j, k)
• Mid-Sem examination: 20%
(Assessment of the attainment of POs: a, b, c, e, g, i, j)
• Quiz : 10%
(Assessment of the attainment of POs: a, c, e)
• End-Sem examination: 40%
(Assessment of the attainment of POs: a, b, c, e, g, i, j)

11. References:

• M. Farooque Mesiya, “Contemporary Communication Systems”, First Edition, McGrawHill, 201

• Ahmad Shahid Khan, “Microwave Engineering: Concepts and Fundamentals”, First Edition, CRC
Press,2017.
• Ananjan Basu, “An Introduction to Microwave Measurements”, First Edition, CRC Press, 2017 & IC data
sheets.
Course Instructors Approved by: HOD
(Prof. M. Kulkarni, Dr. Deepa Puneeth)

Program Outcomes (POs):

a. Ability to acquire and apply in-depth knowledge in the area of E & C Engineering and contribute to the
state-of-art.
b. Ability to Design and Conduct Experiments, as well as analyze & Interpret Data.
c. Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints suchas
economic, environmental, social, ethical, manufacturability, and sustainability.
d. An ability to function, manage and lead multidisciplinary teams.
e. Ability to identify, formulate & solve problems, conduct research and critically examine the outcomes
and take corrective actions.
f. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
g. An ability to communicate effectively.
h. To understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal
context.
i. Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
j. A knowledge of contemporary issues.
k. An ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.