Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Digital Communication Lab (BECL504)

B.E - V Semester
2022 scheme - Lab Manual
2024-25

Prepared by Approved by
Prof. Chaitanya Danamaraju Dr. Ravishankar C V
Assistant Professor Professor & HOD
Dept. Of ECE., SAIT. Dept. Of ECE., SAIT.

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VISION AND MISSION OF THE INSTITUTE

VISION
The future is embodied in the present generation. Professional education combined
with practical exposure to create values in the students who are the future of our
nation.
MISSION
Work oriented education combined with ethical values, character building in context
of today`s millennium.

QUALITY POLICY
The Sambhram Institute of Technology is committed to create quality professionals
to meet the emerging industrial and social needs through innovative teaching applied
research, Industrial Interaction, placing faith in human values and aiming at continual
improvement in all activities. We strive to provide the quality education that meets
the need and aspirations of the students, employers and society. The institute aims to
respond to all of these groups by providing curriculum and support which is necessary
to enable the progression and to allow individuals to grow, develop and become
universally accepted technocrat.
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DEPARTMENT VISION

“To harness emerging technology by rendering innovative and excellent technical

knowledge for the benefit of mankind.”

DEPARTMENT MISSION

“To imbibe a blend of practical and theoretical ideas in the students to make them
knowledgeable, industrious, entrepreneurial and professional, so that they contribute
not only to the country but also to the world and to humanity in general.”
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Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

After successful completion of the program, the graduates will be

ECPEO 1: Able to apply concepts of mathematics, science and computing to Electronics and
Communication Engineering.

ECPEO 2: Able to design and develop interdisciplinary and innovative systems.

ECPEO 3: Able to inculcate effective communication skills, team work, ethics, leadership in
preparation for a successful career in industry and R&D organizations.

Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs)

At the end of the program, the student

PSO1. Should be able to clearly understand the concepts and applications in the field of
Communication / networking, signal processing, embedded systems and semiconductor
technology.

PSO2. Should be able to associate the learning from the courses related to Microelectronics, Signal
processing, Microcomputers, Embedded and Communication Systems to arrive at solutions
to real world problems.

PSO3. Should have the capability to comprehend the technological advancements in the usage of
modern design tools to analyze and design subsystems/processes for a variety of
applications.

PSO4. Should possess the skills to communicate in both oral and written forms, the work already
done and the future plans with necessary road maps, demonstrating the practice of
professional ethics and the concerns for societal and environmental wellbeing.
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Course objectives:
This laboratory course enables students to,

• Design of basic digital modulation techniques using electronic hardware.

• Simulation of vector computations and derive the orthonormal basis set using Gram Schmidt
procedure.
• Simulate the digital transmission and reception in AWGN channel
• Simulate the digital modulations using software and display the signals and its vector
representations.
• Implement the source coding algorithms using a suitable software platform.
• Simulate the channel coding techniques and perform decoding for error detection and
correction.

Course outcomes:

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

1. Design the basic digital modulation and demodulation circuits for different engineering
applications.
2. Design of optimum communication receivers for AWGN channels.
3. Illustration of different digital modulations using the signals and its equivalent vector
representations.
4. Implement the source coding and channel coding procedures using suitable software.
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Program outcomes (POs):
Engineering Graduates will be able to:
PO1. Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering
fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
PO2. Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex
engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics,
natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
PO3. Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and
design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate
consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental
considerations.
PO4. Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research
methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the
information to provide valid conclusions.
PO5. Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern
engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with
an understanding of the limitations.
PO6. The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess
societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the
professional engineering practice.
PO7. Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering
solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for
sustainable development.
PO8. Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and
norms of the engineering practice.
PO9. Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader
in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
PO10. Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the
engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write
effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive
clear instructions.
PO11. Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the
engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader
in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
PO12. Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage
in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.
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SYLLABUS
Digital Communication LAB
Subject Code : BECL504 CIE : 50
Teaching Hrs/Week.: 2 SEE : 50
Credits : 01 Exam Hours : 02

List of Experiments:
Sl.NO Experiments
Hardware Experiments can be conducted USING “FPGA BASED Software Defined Test &
Measuring Instruments
1 Generation and demodulation of the Amplitude Shift Keying signal.
2 Generation and demodulation of the Phase Shift Keying signal.
3 Generation and demodulation of the Frequency Shift Keying signal.
4 Generation of DPSK signal and detection of data using DPSK transmitter and receiver.
Simulation Experiments (Use MUKU: GO / MATLAB / Scilab /LabVIEW or any other suitable
software)
5 Gram-Schmidt Orthogonalization: To find orthogonal basis vectors for the given set of vectors
and plot the orthonormal vectors.
6 Simulation of binary baseband signals using a rectangular pulse and estimate the BER for AWGN
channel using matched filter receiver.
7 Perform the QPSK Modulation and demodulation. Display the signal and its constellation.

8 Generate 16-QAM Modulation and obtain the QAM constellation.

9 Encoding and Decoding of Huffman code.

10 Encoding and Decoding of binary data using a Hamming code.

11 For a given data, use the CRC-CCITT polynomial to obtain the CRC code. Verify for the cases,
a) Without error b) With error
12 Encoding and Decoding of Convolution code.
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Suggested Learning Resources:

1. B. P Lathi, Zhi Ding, “Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems” 4th Edition,
Oxford University Press, 2017, ISBJ:978-0-19-947628-2
2. Herbert Taub, Donald L Schilling, Goutam Saha, “Principles of Communication Systems”, Mc
Graw Hill Education, 2013, ISBN: 978-1-25-902985-1.

COURSE ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

Direct Assessment Methods
When/where
Contribution
To (Frequency Max. Evidence
What to course
Whom in the Marks collected
outcomes
course)

Observation
Every Lab book written
Session at each lab +
Record and
(Avg. of all 30 Record CO1 – CO4
CIE Observation Students
experiment submitted at
marks) each lab +
Viva

IA Test Two 20 Bluebooks CO1 – CO4

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CO-PO and PSO Mapping

PO PSO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4

CO1 2 - - 3 - - - - - - - - 2 2 - -
CO2 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - 2 2 - -
CO3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - -
CO4 - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 2 2 - -
SUM 6 - - 6 3 - - - - - - - 8 8 - -
AVG 2 - - 3 3 - - - - - - - 2 2 - -

3- Highly mapped 2- Moderately mapped 1- Slightly mapped

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INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

➢ Student should come with thorough preparation for the experiment to be conducted.
➢ Student should take prior permission from the concerned faculty before availing the leave.
➢ Student should come with proper dress code and to be present on time in the laboratory.
➢ Student will not be permitted to attend the laboratory unless they bring the practical record
fully completed in all respects pertaining to the experiment conducted in the previous class.
➢ Student will not be permitted to attend the laboratory unless they bring the observation book
fully completed in all respects pertaining to the experiment to be conducted in present class.
➢ Experiment should be started conducting only after the staff-in-charge has checked the
circuit diagram.  All the calculations should be made in the observation book. Specimen
calculations for one set of readings have to be shown in the practical record.
➢ Wherever graphs to be drawn, A-4 size graphs only should be used and the same should be
firmly attached in the practical record.
➢ Practical record and observation book should be neatly maintained.
➢ Student should obtain the signature of the staff-in-charge in the observation book after
completing each experiment.

➢ Theory related to each experiment should be written in the practical record before procedure
in your own words with appropriate references.
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CONTENTS
Sl. No. Name of the Experiment Page No.
1 (Hardware experiments) 1-6
Generation and demodulation of the Amplitude Shift Keying
signal.
2 Generation and demodulation of the Phase Shift Keying signal. 7-11
3 Generation and demodulation of the Frequency Shift Keying 12-16
signal.
4 Generation of DPSK signal and detection of data using DPSK 17-20
transmitter and receiver.
5 (Simulation Experiments) 21-24
Gram-Schmidt Orthogonalization: To find orthogonal basis vectors
for the given set of vectors and plot the orthonormal vectors.
6 Simulation of binary baseband signals using a rectangular pulse and 25-28
estimate the BER for AWGN channel using matched filter receiver.
7 Perform the QPSK Modulation and demodulation. Display the signal 29-32
and its constellation.
8 Generate 16-QAM Modulation and obtain the QAM constellation. 33-35
9 Encoding and decoding of Huffman code. 36-37
10 Encoding and decoding of binary data using a Hamming code. 38-39
11 For a given data, use the CRC-CCITT polynomial to obtain the CRC 40-44
code. Verify for the cases, a) Without error b) With error
12 Encoding and Decoding of Convolution code. 45-46
Viva Questions and Answers 47-52