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Experiment 04

This experiment aimed to demodulate an FM transmission signal from the previous experiment on FM transmission. The FM receiver block diagram was similar to an AM receiver but included an amplitude limiter and de-emphasis network before and after the FM demodulator. The students were able to demodulate the audio signal they had modulated previously and create different FM modulated signals by varying the frequency deviation and modulating signal amplitude. They concluded that maintaining a constant amplitude is important for proper FM demodulation.

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Experiment 04

This experiment aimed to demodulate an FM transmission signal from the previous experiment on FM transmission. The FM receiver block diagram was similar to an AM receiver but included an amplitude limiter and de-emphasis network before and after the FM demodulator. The students were able to demodulate the audio signal they had modulated previously and create different FM modulated signals by varying the frequency deviation and modulating signal amplitude. They concluded that maintaining a constant amplitude is important for proper FM demodulation.

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Experiment No.

04
FM RECEIVER

1. Objective(s):
This activity aims to demodulate the FM transmission signal.

2. Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs):


At the end of this activity, the student shall be able to
1. Demodulate an audio signal
2. Create different FM modulated signals
3. Discussion
FM Receiver

The block diagram of FM receiver is shown in the following figure.

This block diagram of FM receiver is similar to the block diagram of AM receiver. The two blocks
Amplitude limiter and De-emphasis network are included before and after FM demodulator. The
operation of the remaining blocks is the same as that of AM receiver.
We know that in FM modulation, the amplitude of FM wave remains constant. However, if some noise is
added with FM wave in the channel, due to that the amplitude of FM wave may vary. Thus, with the
help of amplitude limiter we can maintain the amplitude of FM wave as constant by removing the
unwanted peaks of the noise signal.
In FM transmitter, we have seen the pre-emphasis network (High pass filter), which is present before
FM modulator. This is used to improve the SNR of high frequency audio signal. The reverse process of
pre-emphasis is known as de-emphasis. Thus, in this FM receiver, the de-emphasis network (Low pass
filter) is included after FM demodulator. This signal is passed to the audio amplifier to increase the
power level. Finally, we get the original sound signal from the loudspeaker.
4. Resources:
labAlive

5. Procedures:

Select the file of the FM modulated signal you created with the FM transmitter.

Listen to the demodulated signal. Enjoy the demodulated audio signal. It should be fine if you modulated
the audio signal properly. If it's too quiet or distorted analyze if the frequency deviation is too large or too
small.

Vary frequency deviation and create different FM modulated signals. Vary the modulating signal's
amplitude and thus also the frequency deviation using the FM transmitter.
Course: ECE 004 Experiment No.: 4
Group No.: Section: EC42FA1
Group Members: ASUNCION, MICHAELA Date Performed: 06/02/2020
BERMUDEZ, ANGELUZ Date Submitted: 06/04/2020
MONVILLE, CHRISTIAN Instructor:
PUNSALAN, ANDRE ENGR. SHEILA VALONDO
SIDAYON, MICHAEL
6. Data and Results:

FM DEMODULATOR
7. Interpretation:

In any radio that is designed to receive frequency modulated signals there is some form of FM
demodulator or detector. This circuit takes in frequency modulated RF signals and takes the
modulation from the signal to output only the modulation that had been applied at the
transmitter. The VCO voltage to frequency curve is the main determining factor and this can
be made to be very linear for the range needed for FM demodulation. Distortion levels for PLL
FM demodulators are normally very low and are typically of the order of a tenth of a percent.
8. Conclusion:
ASUNCION, MICHAELA
ECE 004 – EC42FA1
EXPERIMENT NO. 4: FM RECEIVER
CONCLUSION

I therefore conclude that we were be able to understand FM Modulation more using lab alive,
we are able to demodulate the signal passed into the audio amplifier from the experiment that
we perform last week about FM transmitter and have the original sound signal.
BERMUDEZ, ANGELUZ
ECE 004 – EC42FA1
EXPERIMENT NO. 4: FM RECEIVER
CONCLUSION

I therefore conclude that an FM receiver is similar to an AM receiver as far as the RF and IF


stages go. The difference here is that the frequencies are often higher. Once you get to the
demodulator, however, there is a significant difference because the FM receiver must detect
frequency shift, while an AM receiver must detect amplitude shift. The receiver can receive
signals even the transmission of signals has many obstructions.
MONVILLE, CHRISTIAN
ECE 004 – EC42FA1
EXPERIMENT NO. 4: FM RECEIVER
CONCLUSION

In this experiment, we have demodulated an audio signal based from the laboratory activity
that we did last time. The signal demodulated on this activity is the one that we transmitted
before. We were also able to create different fm modulated signals using the labalive software.
There, we created samples from a wav file, and saw the demodulated signals on the
oscilloscope and the spectrum analyzer. By adjusting the maximum amplitude and the signals
per block, we were able to produce a smooth demodulated signal. If the values are not
changed, the signal is distorted thus producing a noise which leads to demodulation.

PUNSALAN, ANDRE
ECE 004 – EC42FA1
EXPERIMENT NO. 4: FM RECEIVER
CONCLUSION

Therefore, our conclusion is the frequency modulation receiver varies from the frequency
modulation transmitter that affect the distance of transmitted signal to certain distortion.
Therefore, in this experiment we analyze our previous experiment which is FM transmitter the
sample file that we conducted in FM transmitter we demodulate the sample file in our
experiment in order to determine the modulated signal depends of the frequency in FM
receiver.

SIDAYON, MICHAEL
ECE 004 – EC42FA1
EXPERIMENT NO. 4: FM RECEIVER
CONCLUSION

In this experiment, we demodulated an audio signal from our last experiment. This will check
if we properly modulated our audio signal. We noticed that when we change the amplitude of
the signal to more than 1V the output audio will be distorted same as when we lower the
amplitude, the output gradually produces a distorted signal. Therefore, i concluded that it
confirms that in FM modulation, amplitude should remain constant. In the demodulated signal
if we set the max amplitude to greater than 1V the output signal is too quiet while if we lower
the max amplitude it will increase the volume but will gradually produce distortion if we
overdo it.

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