MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ECE 321 - PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
LABORATORY/COMPUTER SESSIONS
BASIC LABS
(a)
Signal Strength in GSM and WiFi (dBs, Communication Channels)
(a)
Introduction to MATLAB
(b)
Basic MATLAB Graphs
ANALOGUE MODULATION
(a)
Amplitude Modulation
(b)
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) Transmitter
(c)
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) Receiver
(d)
FM Modulation Virtual Lab
AUDIO SIGNALS
(a)
Lab 1:
Sinewave Generator & Spectrum Analyser
(b)
Lab 2:
Audio Frequency Characteristics & Human Perception
(c)
Lab 3:
Recording Audio & Displaying the Spectrum
FOURIER TRANSFORM & ITS APPLICATIONS
(a)
Theory - Study Guide on Fourier Transform Applications in Shazam
(b)
Pre-Lab Exercise - Fourier Transform & Shazam
(c)
Lab Exercise - Fourier Transform in Audio Fingerprinting (Python)
(d)
Lab Exercise - Fourier Transform in Audio Fingerprinting (MATLAB)