Communication Lab.

Dijlah University College

Second Stage Assist Lecturer: Marwa Maki

LAB (10)
AM Modulation

Objective:

In this lab, you will learn how to perform the amplitude modulation

and to calculate the modulation index for various modulating voltages.

Amplitude Modulation Theory:

Modulation is defined as the process by which some characteristics

of a carrier signal is varied in accordance with a modulating signal. The base

band signal is referred to as the modulating signal and the output of the

modulation process is called as the modulation signal.

Amplitude modulation is defined as the process in which is the

amplitude of the carrier wave is varied about a means values linearly with

the base band signal. The envelope of the modulating wave has the same

shape as the base band signal provided the following two requirements are

satisfied

1. The carrier frequency fc must be much greater than the highest

frequency components fm of the message signal m (t) i.e. fc >> fm

2. The modulation index must be less than unity. If the modulation index

is greater than unity, the carrier wave becomes over modulated

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Second Stage Assist Lecturer: Marwa Maki

Procedure:
1. Connect the following circuit by using NI Mulisim software,

Vdc=12V

Vm=2Vp

Vc=15Vp

Dc Power =12V

2. The power supply is connected to the collector of the Transistor.

3. Modulated Output is taken from the collector of the Transistor.

4. Calculate Emax and Emin from the output waveform.

5. with using of

M= 𝑉𝑚/𝑉𝑐

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Second Stage Assist Lecturer: Marwa Maki

Calculate the modulation index

6. Change Vm to 6V and then to 12V explain what happened.

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Communication Lab. Dijlah University College

Second Stage Assist Lecturer: Marwa Maki

Amplitude Demodulation
Objective:

In this lab, you will learn how to perform the amplitude

demodulation.

Purpose and Discussion

The purpose of this simulation is to demonstrate the characteristics and

operation of an envelope detector, and to provide a comprehension of

the stages that a modulated Signal is subjected to at the receiver, so

that the original transmitted information is recovered.

Procedure:

1. Connect the circuit components illustrated below.

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2. Double-click the Oscilloscope to view its display.

3. Double-click the AM Source to change its parameters. Set the carrier

amplitude =10 V, the carrier frequency = 100 kHz, the modulation index

= 0.6 and the modulation frequency = 800 Hz.

4. Start the simulation and measure the frequency of the demodulated

waveform and compare it with its expected value. Record your results in

the Data section of this experiment.

5. Double-click on the resistor to change its value. Select a 500 kΩ

resistor. Run the simulation again. Draw the waveform associated to a

time constant which is too large. Next, replace the 500 kΩ resistor with

a 10 kΩ resistor.

Report:

1. What is your information about amplitude modulation

2. What will happen, if modulation index is greater than 1?

3. What is your information about amplitude demodulation?