Marwadi University, Rajkot

Faculty of Engineering and Technology

Department of Computer Engineering - AI

Subject:Data Communication Aim: To perform Digital carrier Modulation & Demodulation – Amplitude Shift Keying
Network (01IT0301) (ASK).
Experiment No:05 Date: Enrolment No: 92410151062

Aim:

Apparatus: Multisim

Theory:
In digital modulation, an analog carrier signal is modulated by a digital bit stream. Digital
modulation methods can be considered as digital-to-analog conversion, and the
corresponding demodulation or detection as analog-to-digital conversion. To be able to
transmit the data over long distance, we have to modulate the signal that is varying phase,
frequency or amplitude according to the digital data. At the receiver separate the signal and
the digital information by the process of demodulation.
Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK) Technique
The simplest method of modulating a carrier with a data stream is to change the amplitude of
the carrier wave every time the data changes. This modulation technique is known as
Amplitude Shift Keying. The simplest way of achieving amplitude shift keying is by
switching 'ON' the carrier whenever the data bit is '1' & switching it 'OFF' whenever the data
bit is '0' i.e. the transmitter outputs the carrier for a' 1 ' & totally suppresses the carrier for a
'0'. This technique is also known as ON-OFF keying. Figure 1 illustrates the amplitude shift
keying for the given data stream. Thus, Data = 1 carrier transmitted, Data = 0 carrier
suppressed.

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 Marwadi University, Rajkot
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Department of Computer Engineering - AI

Subject:Data Communication Aim: To perform Digital carrier Modulation & Demodulation – Amplitude Shift Keying
Network (01IT0301) (ASK).
Experiment No:05 Date: Enrolment No: 92410151062

Figure 1. Amplitude Shift Keying modulation waveform

The ASK waveform is generated by a balanced modulator circuit, also known as a
linear multiplier as shown in the figure 2 given below. As the name suggests, the device
multiplies the instantaneous signal at its two inputs. The output voltage being product of
the two input voltages at any instance of time. One of the inputs is AC coupled 'carrier'
wave of high frequency. Generally, the carrier wave is a sinusoidal signal since any other
waveform would increase the bandwidth, without providing any advantages.

Figure 2. Amplitude Shift Keying Modulator

The data stream applied is unipolar i.e. 0 volts for logic '0' & + 5 Volts for logic
'1'.The output of balanced modulator is a sine wave, unchanged in phase when a data bit ‘l'
is applied to it and is zero when the data bit '0' is applied. The ASK modulation result in a
great simplicity at the receiver. The method to demodulate the ASK waveform is to rectify
it, pass it through the filter & ‘shape up’ the resulting waveform. The output is the original
datastream.Figure3shows the functional blocks required in order to demodulate the ASK
wave format receiver.

Figure 3. Amplitude Shift Keying Demodulator

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 Marwadi University, Rajkot
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Department of Computer Engineering - AI

Subject:Data Communication Aim: To perform Digital carrier Modulation & Demodulation – Amplitude Shift Keying
Network (01IT0301) (ASK).
Experiment No:05 Date: Enrolment No: 92410151062

Write advantages and limitations of Amplitude Shift Keying Modulation:

Procedure:

1. Apply input signal (t.p. 4) to the modulation input of carrier modulation circuit (t.p.
27).

2. Apply the carrier signal (t.p. 16) from carrier generation circuit to carrier input of
carrier . modulation circuit (t.p. 26)

3. Observe the output (t.p. 28) on CRO screen and analyze the waveform

4. Change the carrier offset knob and observe the effect on output waveform on CRO.

5. Change the modulation offset knob and observe the effect on output waveform on
CRO.

6. Change the gain knob and observe the effect on output waveform on CRO.

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 Marwadi University, Rajkot
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Department of Computer Engineering - AI

Subject:Data Communication Aim: To perform Digital carrier Modulation & Demodulation – Amplitude Shift Keying
Network (01IT0301) (ASK).
Experiment No:05 Date: Enrolment No: 92410151062

Step-2

1. For demodulating the signal, apply the output of modulator kit t.p. 36 to the ASK .
. . demodulator kit input at t.p. 21 of trainer kit ST2157.

2. Connect the output of demodulator (t.p. 22) to low pass filter at t.p. 23.

3. Connect the output of filter t.p. 24 to the data squaring circuit input at tp. 46.

4. Set the comparator threshold by changing knob if required.

5. Observe the demodulated output at t.p. 46

Multisim Simulation Circuit:

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 Marwadi University, Rajkot
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Department of Computer Engineering - AI

Subject:Data Communication Aim: To perform Digital carrier Modulation & Demodulation – Amplitude Shift Keying
Network (01IT0301) (ASK).
Experiment No:05 Date: Enrolment No: 92410151062

Procedure:

1. Set the squarewave on Function generator with frequency XFG1 to last two digits of .
. your enrollment number (KHz).

2. Set the sinewaves on function generator with frequency XFG2 to ten times of last two
. digits of your enrollment number. (i.e. Enrollment No. 150570111015 then 15*10 = .
. 150KHz).

3. Observe the ASK output waveforms on CRO.

4. Change the frequency and wave shapes and observe the effect on CRO screen.

Output Wave form :

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 Marwadi University, Rajkot
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Department of Computer Engineering - AI

Subject:Data Communication Aim: To perform Digital carrier Modulation & Demodulation – Amplitude Shift Keying
Network (01IT0301) (ASK).
Experiment No:05 Date: Enrolment No: 92410151062

Observation:

Conclusion:

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 Marwadi University, Rajkot
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Department of Computer Engineering - AI

Subject:Data Communication Aim: To perform Digital carrier Modulation & Demodulation – Amplitude Shift Keying
Network (01IT0301) (ASK).
Experiment No:05 Date: Enrolment No: 92410151062

Experiment No: 5 Post Lab Exercise

Q.1 Draw the output waveform for given bit sequence.

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 Marwadi University, Rajkot
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Department of Computer Engineering - AI

Subject:Data Communication Aim: To perform Digital carrier Modulation & Demodulation – Amplitude Shift Keying
Network (01IT0301) (ASK).
Experiment No:05 Date: Enrolment No: 92410151062

Q.2 Draw the output waveform of comparator for given input signal.

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