K.L.E.

Society’s
K.L.E. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, HUBBALLI-27
Dept of Electronics & Communication Engg.

Course Plan

FMTC0302/Rev. 1.2
Semester: V Year: 2024-2025

Laboratory Title: Digital Communication Lab Lab. Code: BECL504

Total Hours: 40 Duration of Exam: 3 Hrs
Total Exam Marks: 100 Total IA. Marks: 50
Lab. Plan Author: Mr. K.B. Korlahalli/ Mr. Santhosh H..S. Date: 19/9/2024

Checked By: Dr. G. A. Bidkar Date: 21/9/2024

Pre-requisites:
Basics of communication system, Types of signals, Modulation and Detection techniques

Course Learning Outcomes-CO

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

BECL504.1 Determine the characteristics and response of microwave devices and optical
waveguide.
BECL504.2 Determine the characteristics of microstrip antennas and devices and
compute the parameters associated with it.
BECL504.3 Simulate the digital modulation schemes with the display of waveforms and
computation of performance parameters.
BECL504.4 Design and test the digital modulation circuits/systems and display the
waveforms.

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Mapping of Course Outcomes (CO) Program outcomes (PO) and Program Specific
Outcomes (PSO)

Laboratory Title: Digital Communication Lab Lab Code: BECL504 Sem: V Academic Year: 2024-25

PSO
Course Outcomes-CO PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
1

BECL504.1 Determine the

characteristics and response of - 2 1 2 - - - - 2 2 - - 3
microwave devices and optical
waveguide.
BECL504.2 Determine the
characteristics of microstrip
antennas and devices and - 1 2 - - - - 2 2 - - 3
compute the parameters
associated with it.
BECL504.3 Simulate the digital
modulation schemes with the
display of waveforms and - 2 2 - - - - 2 2 - - 3
computation of performance
parameters.
BECL504.4 Design and test the
digital modulation circuits/systems - 2 2 2 - - - - 2 2 - - 3
and display the waveforms
Overall - 2 2 2 - - - - 2 2 - - 3

Degree of compliance 1: Slightly 2: Moderate 3: Substantial

Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs)

PSO 1: Analyze, design development and test VLSI, communication and embedded systems

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K.L.E. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, HUBBALLI-27
Dept of Electronics & Communication Engg.

Course Code: BECL504 Course Title: Digital Communication Lab

L-T-P: 0-2-0 Teaching Hrs:42 USE Duration:03 hrs

IA Marks: 40 USE Marks:100 CIE Marks: 50

Laboratory Experiments

PART-A: Following Experiments No. 1 to 4 has to be performed using discrete components.

Experim Title Hrs

ent No
1 Time Division Multiplexing and Demultiplexing of two bandlimited signals. 03

2 ASK generation and detection 03

3 FSK generation and detection 03

4 PSK generation and detection 03

Measurement of frequency, guide wavelength, power, VSWR and attenuation in 03

5
microwave test bench

6 Measurement of directivity and gain of microstrip dipole and Yagi antennas 03

Determination of
a. Coupling and isolation characteristics of microstrip directional coupler. 03
7
b. Resonance characteristics of microstrip ring resonator and computation of dielectric
constant of the substrate
Measurement of propagation loss, bending loss and numerical aperture of an optical 03
8
fiber
PART-B: Simulation Experiments using SCILAB/MATLAB/Simulink or LabView

Simulate NRZ, RZ, half-sinusoid and raised cosine pulses and generate eye diagram for 03
9
binary polar signaling.
Simulate the Pulse code modulation and demodulation system and display the 03
10
waveforms.
Simulate the QPSK transmitter and receiver. Plot the signals and its constellation 03
11
diagram.
Test the performance of a binary differential phase shift keying system by 03
12
simulating the non-coherent detection of binary DPSK
Materials and Resources Required:
Books/References:

1. Digital Logic Applications and principles- John Yarbrough, Pearson Education.

2. Digital Principles and Design- Donald Givone, Tata Mc Graw Hill
3. Digital logic and computer design- Morris Mano, Prentice Hall
Manuals: College Manual Others: Trainer Kit, IC’s, Patch Chord and Power supply.

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Dept of Electronics & Communication Engg.

Experiment wise Plan

Course Code and Title: BECL504 Digital Communication Lab

Exp Number and Title :01 - Time Division Multiplexing and Planned Hours:03 Hrs/Batch
Demultiplexing of two bandlimited signals.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the topic student should be able to:

Sr.No TLO’s CO’s BL

1 Define multiplexing. i L1

2 What is TDM? i L2

Lab Schedule
Class No. Portion covered per batch
1. Multiplex two digital signals to transmit in a single channel.

Review Questions:

Sr.No Viva voce Questions TLO BL

1 What are different types of multiplexing? L1
1

2 What is FDM? 2 L1

3 Differentiate between FDM and TDM. L2

2

4 Explain Crosstalk? L2
1

5 What are the functions of Commutator in TDM? 2 L2

6 Explain Synchronous and asynchronous TDM L2

2

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Dept of Electronics & Communication Engg.

Course Code and Title: BECL504 Digital Communication Lab

Exp Number and Title:02 - ASK generation and detection Planned Hours:03
Hrs/Batch

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the topic student should be able to:

Sr.No TLO’s CO’s BL

1 Modulate the message signal m(t) using ASK technique and i L1

verify the waveforms.
2 Explain coherent detection technique? i L1

Lab Schedule
Class No. Portion covered per batch
1. Conduct an experiment to verify ASK Modulation techniques
2. Conduct an experiment to verify ASK De Modulation techniques

Review Questions :
Sr.no Viva voce Questions TLO BL
1 What is modulation? L1
1

2 What are different types of digital modulation? L2

1

3 What is shift keying? L2

1

4 What is ASK? L2
1

5 Why is ASK called as ON-OFF keying L2

1

6 What are the applications shift keying? L2

1

7 What are the applications ASK 1 L2

8 Why Digital Amplitude Modulation Is Called As

2 L2
Continuous Wave Modulation?

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Dept of Electronics & Communication Engg.
Course Code and Title: BECL504Digital Communication Lab
Exp Number and Title :03 -FSK generation and detection Planned Hours:03
Hrs/Batch

9 What is demodulation? 2 L1

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the topic student should be able to:

Sr. No TLO’s CO’s BL

How frequency of a signal can be exploited to
1 i L2
modulate that signal?

2 Discuss the efficiency of FSK? i L2

Lab Schedule
Class No. Portion covered per batch
1. Verify the waveforms of FSK using CD4051.
2. Conduct an experiment to demodulate FSK.

Review Questions

Sr.No Viva voce Questions TLO BL

1 Discuss the direct and indirect method of FSK L1
1
generation techniques.
2 How to calculate the modulation index? L2
1

3 How to measure the gain? L2

2

4 Draw modulated waveforms for FSK, L2

1

5 What are the applications FSK? L1

2

6 Explain the detection of FSK L2

1

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K.L.E. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, HUBBALLI-27
Dept of Electronics & Communication Engg.

Course Code and Title: BECL504Advanced Digital Communication Lab

Exp Number and Title:04 - PSK generation and detection Planned Hours:03 Hrs/Batch

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the topic student should be able to:

Sr.No TLO’s CO’s BL

How phase of a signal can be exploited to modulate
1 i L2
that signal?

2 Discuss the efficiency of PSK? i L2

Lab Schedule
Class No. Portion covered per batch
1. Verify the waveforms of PSK using CD4051.
2. Conduct an experiment to demodulate PSK.

Review Questions

Sr.No Viva voce Questions TLO BL

1. What is PSK? L1
1

2. How to calculate the phase angle? L2

1

3. How to measure the gain? L2

2

4. Draw modulated waveforms for PSK, L2

1

5. Compare coherent and non-coherent digital

2 L1
modulation techniques.

6. What are the applications of PSK? L2

1

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Dept of Electronics & Communication Engg.

Course Code and Title: BECL504Digital Communication Lab

Exp Number and Title:05 - Measurement of frequency, guide Planned Hours:03
wavelength, power, VSWR and attenuation in microwave test Hrs/Batch
bench

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the topic student should be able to:

Sr. No TLO’s CO’s BL

1 What is VSWR? iii L1

Write the relation between guide wavelength, cutoff

2 wavelength and free space wavelength. iii L2

Lab Schedule
Class No. Portion covered per batch
1. Measurement of frequency and guide wavelength, in a microwave
test bench.
2. Measurement of power, VSWR and attenuation in a microwave test
bench

Review Questions

Sr. No Viva voce Questions TLO BL

1 Write the relation between VSWR and reflection
1 L1
coefficient.

2 State two methods to find VSWR? L2

1

3 Define the principle of tunable detector? 2 L2

4 State application of klystron? L2

2

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Dept of Electronics & Communication Engg.

5 State the mechanism of oscillation in klystron? L1

2

6 How modulation occurs in reflex klystron? L1

2

Course Code and Title: BECL504Digital Communication Lab

Exp Number and Title:06 - Measurement of directivity and Planned Hours:03
gain of microstrip dipole and Yagi antennas Hrs/Batch

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the topic student should be able to:

Sr. No TLO’s CO’s BL

1 Define Antenna. ii L1

2 State the formula to find directivity for an antenna? ii L1

Lab Schedule
Class No. Portion covered per batch
1. Conduct an experiment to measure the Directivity of an antenna.
2. Conduct an experiment to measure the Gain of an antenna

Review Questions

Sr. No Viva voce Questions TLO BL

1 What is dipole antenna? 2 L2

2 What is microstrip antenna? 1 L2

3 What is yagi uda antenna? 3 L2

4 What is isotropic pattern of an antenna? 2 L1

5 Define directivity, radiation efficiency, beam width 2 L1

and bandwidth of an antenna?

6 What is radiation pattern? 2 L1

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K.L.E. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, HUBBALLI-27
Dept of Electronics & Communication Engg.

Course Code and Title: BECL504Advanced Digital Communication Lab

Exp Number and Title:07 - Determination of Planned Hours:03
a. Coupling and isolation characteristics of microstrip Hrs/Batch
directional coupler.
b. Resonance characteristics of microstrip ring resonator and
computation of dielectric constant of the substrate

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the topic student should be able to:

Sr. No TLO’s CO’s BL

1 Define coupling. iii L1

2 What are the various reasons pertaining to the wide iii L1

use of microwaves
3 Explain the functions of a Resonator iii L1

Lab Schedule
Class No. Portion covered per batch
1. Determine coupling characteristics of a stripline (or microstrip) directional Review
coupler
2. Measurement of resonance characteristics of a micro strip ring resonator.

3. Determine dielectric constant of the substrate

Questions :
Sr. No Viva voce Questions TLO BL
1 What is resonance? 1 L1

2 What is a matched load? 2 L2

3 Define wave impedance and characteristic impedance. 1 L2

4 What are the various power losses in a waveguide? 3 L2

5 What is a directional coupler? 1 L1

6 What are characteristics of strip line coupler? 1 L2

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Dept of Electronics & Communication Engg.

7 Define the following L1

1
i)isolator ii) insertion loss iii) dielectric constant
8 Define GUNN EFFECT. 2 L1

Course Code and Title: BECL504 Digital Communication Lab

Exp Number and Title: 08 Measurement of propagation loss, Planned Hours:03
bending loss and numerical aperture of an optical fiber Hrs/Batch

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the topic student should be able to:

Sr. No TLO’s CO’s BL

1 Explain analog link? iii L1

2 Explain Total Internal Reflection. iii L2

Lab Schedule
Class No. Portion covered per batch
1. Establish a link between transmitter and receiver using analog and digital link.

Review Questions

Sr. No Viva voce Questions TLO BL

1 L1
What are parts of optical fiber? 1

2 What is Manchester coding? Why is it used in optic

2 L2
transmission?
3 What is the importance of TDM in this experiment? 1 L2

4 Explain types of optical sources. 1 L2

5 Discuss the working principle of photo detectors? 2 L1

6 L1
What is meant by Multiplexing? 1

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K.L.E. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, HUBBALLI-27
Dept of Electronics & Communication Engg.

Course Code and Title: BECL504Advanced Digital Communication Lab

Exp Number and Title :09 Simulate NRZ, RZ, half-sinusoid Planned Hours:03
and raised cosine pulses and generate eye diagram for binary Hrs/Batch
polar signaling.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the topic student should be able to:

Sr. No TLO’s CO’s BL

1 What is VSWR? iv L1

Write the relation between guide wavelength, cutoff

2 wavelength and free space wavelength. iv L2

Lab Schedule
Class No. Portion covered per batch
1. Measurement of frequency and guide wavelength, in a microwave
test bench.

2. Measurement of power, VSWR and attenuation in a microwave test

bench.

Review Questions

Sr. No Viva voce Questions TLO BL

1
Write the relation between VSWR and reflection L1
1
coefficient.
2 State two methods to find VSWR? 1 L2

3 Define the principle of tunable detector? 2 L2

4 State application of klystron? 2 L2

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5 State the mechanism of oscillation in klystron? 2 L1

6 How modulation occurs in reflex klystron? 2 L1

Course Code and Title: BECL504Advanced Digital Communication Lab

Exp Number and Title: 10 - Simulate the Pulse code Planned Hours:03
modulation and demodulation system and display the Hrs/Batch
waveforms.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the topic student should be able to:

Sr. No TLO’s CO’s BL

1 What are the steps involved in generation of PCM? iv L1

2 What is sampling? iv L2

Lab Schedule
Class No. Portion covered per batch
1. Conduct an experiment to measure the Directivity of an antenna.
2. Conduct an experiment to measure the Gain of an antenna.

Review Questions

Sr. No Viva voce Questions TLO BL

1 Explain aliasing effect? L2
2

2 Discuss the quantization process and its types L2

1

3 How to overcome the quantization error? L2

1

4 What are the limitations of PCM? L2

1

5 How the performance of PCM is corrupted? L2

1

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Dept of Electronics & Communication Engg.

Course Code and Title: BECL504 Digital Communication Lab

Planned Hours:03
Exp Number and Title:11 - Simulate the QPSK
Hrs/Batch
transmitter and receiver. Plot the signals and its
constellation diagram.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the topic student should be able to:

Sr. No TLO’s CO’s BL

1 What is QPSK? iv L1

What is the phase of different DBITS?

2 iv L1

Lab Schedule
Class No. Portion covered per batch
1. Conduct an experiment to verify QPSK waveforms.
2. Verify the waveforms of demodulation of QPSK

Review Questions

Sr. No Viva voce Questions TLO BL

1 L1
What is In phase signal? 1

2 L2
What is Quadrature phase signal? 2

3 What is the bandwidth of QPSK? 1 L2

4 What is the symbol rate? 2 L2

5 L2
What is difference between QPSK and DPSK? 2

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6 L2
What is a envelope detector? 2

Course Code and Title: BECL504Digital Communication Lab

Exp Number and Title: 12 - Test the performance of a binary Planned Hours:
differential phase shift keying system by 03 Hrs/Batch
simulating the non-coherent detection of binary DPSK

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the topic student should be able to:

Sr. No TLO’s CO’s BL

1 Explain Differential Encoder? iv L1

2 What is DPSK? iv L1

3 What are the variants of PSK? iv L1

Lab Schedule
Class No. Portion covered per batch
1. Conduct an experiment to verify DPSK waveforms.
2. Verify the waveforms of demodulation of DPSK

Review Questions

Sr. No Viva voce Questions TLO BL

1 Define DPSK 1 L1

2 L1
What is differentially encoded data? 2

3 What is a carrier modulator? 1 L1

4 L2
What is the bandwidth of DPSK? 2

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5 L1
What are advantages of DPSK? 3

6 L1
What are disadvantages of DPSK? 3

7
Show the phase change in DPSK at the digital input L3
2
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8 L1
What is error rate in DPSK? 3

Evaluation:
Students Assessment (IA + USE)
Internal Assessments. AVG TEST FINAL Weightage in Marks
GRADE MARKS MARKS
A B (A+B) / 2

50 50 50 50

Semester End Examination 100

Total Marks 150

Faculty In-charge. Head of Department

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Dept of Electronics & Communication Engg.

Date:

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