Integration of Software Defined Radio and Add-on Board into Digital Communication Education with Hands-on Applications

Year 2016, Special Issue (2016), 118 - 121, 01.12.2016

Emrah Genç

https://doi.org/10.18100/ijamec.267235

Abstract

Owing to the theory depend heavily on
mathematical models in communication lessons, instructors find students lost in
all the equations and notations that given. Setting a lab component for
students to put together the theory with practical implementations is not very
easy in many times because it may cost a large number of equipment that is not
low-priced. Yet there are still some solutions which reduce the cost in
designing a real-life communication laboratory and effective in teaching. We
present the usage of NI-USRP Software Defined Radio (SDR) and Emona DATEx Add-on
Board on digital modulation techniques that take part in communication
engineering education. Most commonly used digital modulation techniques;
Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK), Phase Shift Keying (PSK) and Frequency Shift
Keying (FSK) are analyzed in both devices. Both modulations and demodulations
of mentioned techniques are done by experimentally.

Keywords

Software Defined Radio, Communication Engineering Education, Digital Modulation Techniques, USRP

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