LE320 FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNICAIAONSYSTEMS LE320 FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

LE320: Final Exams

2560 (2018)
1. Briefly answer the following questions.
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(a) What is the function of front end low—passfilter in PCM modulator? Explain.

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(b) Is it true that both PPM and PCM are digital signal? Explain.

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(c) Why do we use the limiter in the front end of the angle demodulator not in the front z
end of linear demodulator? Explain.
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(d) Which detection is better, synchronous or asynchronous? Explain.

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(e) Which detection is more complicated, synchronous or asynchronous? Explain.

(to What Mare the advantage(s) of L—Rand 1-+Rtransmission in broadcast FM stero trans-
mission? Explain. CLK

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(S) What is the main function of de—emphasisfilter? Explain. VCCBB GND

(h) Which one is more efficient between FDM and TDM, in general? Explain.
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(i) What are the advantages of DPCM over PCM? Explain.

(j) What are the limitations of an impulse sampling in practice? Explain.

If the signal input enter RFIN pin (pin 8), from the functional block diagram, what kind of
2. the receiver structure used in this STB6100 ASIC? Superheterodyne or direct conversion?
Explain.
(a) Consider an EDS-10120FF4VE tuner as shown below. This tuner utilizes STB6100. Structure:

Explain:

(b) The MotorolaQuantar is a very capable station and available off the shelf in amateur
frequency bands. The Quantar is the current high-end unit of the Motorola fixed sta-
tion product line and is available in several configurationshandling conventional and
trunking installations.

The STB6100 ASIC is a highly integrated, low—costtuner IC for DVB-S2 broadcast satellite
applications. This device includes an INA, down—convertingmixers, baseband low—pass
filters, gain control, on-chip VCO and a low noise PLL. Its wide gain control range is well
suited for low symbol rate applications. The STB6100 is controlled by a simple two wire
interfaceand has been designed to minimize the external bill of materials to reduce
manufacturingcosts and to simplify the board layout. The reduced component count
ensures greatersystem reliability leading to increase consumer satisfaction.
ASIC: Application-Specifc Integrated Circuit LNA:
Low Noise Amplifier
VCO: Oscillator PCL: Phase—LockLoop
DVB-S2: Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite
(Second Generation)

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