GOVERNMENT WOMEN’S POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE KOTTAKKAL
5049D - DIGITAL COMMUNICATION LAB
Revision - 2021
Experiment No : 8
DELTA MODULATOR & DEMODULATOR
AIM:
To design, set up and study the working of a delta modulator and demodulator circuit.
OBJECTIVE
After completing the experiment, student will be able to setup delta modulator circuit and
demodulator circuit and identify the waveforms.
COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED:
Sl. No. Item & Specification Quantity
1 IC 324 1 No
2 IC 7474 1 No
3 Resistor 10 K 1 No
4 Resistor 1 K 2 Nos
5 Resistor 15 K 1 No
6 Capacitor 0.1 µF 1 No
7 Capacitor 0.01 µF 1 No
8 Signal Generator 2 Nos.
9 CRO 1 No.
10 Bread Board 1 No.
Wires and probes
THEORY
Delta Modulation (DM) is a differential PCM scheme in which the difference signal is
encoded into a single bit. This single bit is transmitted per sample to indicate whether the
signal is larger or smaller than the previous sample. The difference between the input and the
approximation is quantized into two levels ±Δ corresponding to positive or negative
difference respectively. Here in the circuit the modulating signal m(t) and its quantized
approximation m̂(t) are applied to the comparator. Comparator provides a high level output
when m(t) > m̂(t) and provides low level output when m(t) < m̂(t). The output of the
comparator is fed to a sample and hold circuit made by a D flip flop. Pulses at the output of D
flip flop is made bipolar by an op-amp comparator. IC 741 is used as the comparator whose
output becomes +5 V when the voltage at its pin 3 is greater than +0.5 V. The demodulator
consists of an integrator and a low pass filter.
GOVERNMENT WOMEN’S POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE KOTTAKKAL
5049D - DIGITAL COMMUNICATION LAB
Revision - 2021
PROCEDURE
1. Test all the components and probes.
2. Set up the circuit as shown in figure on the bread board.
3. Feed 5 Vpp, 100Hz sine wave as message signal.
4. Apply 2 KHz square wave signal as clock signal.
5. Observe Delta modulated output and setup demodulator circuit.
6. Observe demodulated output.
7. Plot the above waveforms
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
DELTA MODULATOR
GOVERNMENT WOMEN’S POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE KOTTAKKAL
5049D - DIGITAL COMMUNICATION LAB
Revision - 2021
DEMODULATOR
WAVEFORMS
RESULT
Designed and set up a DM circuit and studied its functioning.