ENGD1009 Communication System

Lab Session: 1
Introduction to ANACOM Board

Dr Mohamed Ismaeel Maricar

Dr Ammar Ghazal
Amruthavarshini.S

De Montfort University
School of Engineering and Sustainable Development

Dr M Ismaeel: QB 3.05, 0116 366 4518, Mohamed.ismaeel@dmu.ac.uk

Dr Ghazal: QB 2.13, 0116 201 3947, ammar.ghazal@dmu.ac.uk
Mrs Amruthavarshini: Amruthavarshini.subburayabharathi@dmu.ac.uk.

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Schedule
 Lecture and Tutorials : Tuesday 16.00-18.00

 Labs :
 Group 1 Tuesday 12.00 – 14.00 MIM

 Group 2 Tuesday 14.00 – 16.00 A Ghazal

 Group 3 Wednesday 11.00 – 13.00 Amrutha

 Group 4 Thursday 09.00 – 11.00 MIM

 Group 4 Friday 13.00-15.00 Amrutha

 Blackboard : https://www.vle.dmu.ac.uk

 Attendance – Punctuality
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Assessment

 Written examination (40%). 4 out of 5 questions . 2 hours

 Logbook 45%
60%
 Demonstration 15%

 Reassessment by failed component

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Overview

 To attain practical knowledge on Analog commutation systems

 To explore the ANACOM boards
 To recognise the functions of each part of the ANACOM boards
 To perform connections on the ANACOM boards for every practical
exercise
 To observe and validate the results using Pico scope
 To log the practical measurements in the student work book every
week

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Overview of PICOSCOPE

Spectrum Auto Tuner Buffer overview

No.of Samples
mode setup
Horizontal zoom
Persistence
mode
Scope
mode

Channels

Play/Pause Add measurements

button from here

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Amplitude Modulation

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Amplitude Demodulation

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Frequency Modulation and Demodulation

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Experiment- 1; Animation clips

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