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EXPERIMENT 9: BINARY PHASE SHIFT KEYING (BPSK)

A. OBJECTIVE OF EXPERIMENT
1. Investigates the generation and reception of binary phase shift keying (BPSK) waveforms
2. Investigate the effect of noise in BPSK signal

B. EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
1. Emona Telecoms –Trainer 101
2. Oscilloscope and Patch leads
3. Dual Channel Oscilloscope

C. SUMMARY OF THEORY

Recalls that ASK uses the digital data’s 1s and 0s to switch a carrier between two amplitudes, while
FSK uses them to switch a carrier between two frequencies. An alternative to these two methods is to
use the data stream’s 1s and 0s to switch the carrier between two phases. This method is called Binary
Phase Shift Keying (BPSK). Figure 1 below shows what a BPSK signal looks like time-coincident
with the digital signal that has been used to generate it.

Figure 1

Notice that when the change in logic level causes the BPSK’s signal’s phase to change, it does so by
180O. For example, where the signal is travelling towards a positive peak, the change in logic level
causes it to reverse direction and head back toward the negative peak (and vice versa). BPSK is actually
almost similar like Double Sideband Suppressed Carrier (DSBSC) modulation, but the input message
is digital data stream. That being the case, BPSK generation and the recovery of the data can be handled
by conventional DSBSC modulation and demodulation techniques.

D. PROCEDURE
Part A. – Generating a BPSK signal

1. Connect the setup as in figure 2 below.

2. Use the oscilloscope to monitor the digital data stream and the BPSK signal’s envelopes.
3. Save the digital signal and the BPSK signal. Determine the output phase for bit 0 and bit 1.
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Figure 2: Block diagram for BPSK generation

Part B. – Demodulating a BPSK signal using product detector

1. Modify the setup according to the block diagram shown in figure 3 below:

Figure 3: Block diagram of BPSK modulation and demodulation

2. Save the digital signal and demodulated BPSK signal waveforms. Compare these two signals
and write your observations.

Part C. – Restoring the recovered data using a comparator

1. Modify the setup in Part B according to the block diagram shown in figure 4.
2. Monitor the digital input signal and the restored digital signal. Do necessary adjustment to obtain
the correct waveforms.
3. Save the Digital signal and the restored digital signal waveforms.
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Figure 4: Block diagram of BPSK system

E. RESULTS AND CALCULATION

1. Digital signal and the BPSK signal waveforms.

2. Digital signal and demodulated BPSK signal waveforms.
3. Digital signal and the restored digital signal waveforms.

F. DISCUSSION

1. Explain the function of each block diagram of BPSK system shown in Figure 4.
2. Explain the steps taken to obtained the restored digital signal
3. What type of PSK does not require a carrier recovery circuit for the demodulation?