Czech

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The gradueat of the course is able to:
- describe the basic hardware resources for the software defined radio implementation
- compute the number representation of real number in various fixed point formats
- create a program for FPGA that implements the basic blocks of software defined transmitter
- choose the architecture for FIR filter implementation with respect to implementation requirements
- describe the bit loading algorithm for OFDM systems
- discuss possible solutions for interpolation and decimation of signalsin software transceivers
- explain the principle of CORDIC algorithm and its application in software defined radios

Student who register the course should be able to:
- compose a simple program in MATLAB environment
- synthesize simple FIR filter
- mathematically describe signals of basic digital modulations (PSK, QAM)
- discuss the basic terminology of signal processing
- discuss the advantages and disadvantages of communication technologies

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Teaching methods include lectures and computer laboratories with the use of FPGA development kits. Students have to write a single project/assignment during the course.

up to 30 points for computer lab in-class excercises (points are assigned for final project elaboration)
up to 70 points for exam (written 50 points + oral part 20 points)
The final exam consists of complusory written and optional oral part. In order to procced for oral part, student has to get at least 20 points in the wrriten part

Letures:

1. Software defined radio concepts, architectures of transceivers, bandpass sampling
2. Number representation, arithmetic in fixed point, CORDIC algorithm
3. FFT algorithms, DSP lib llibrary, vector signal analysis
4. Hardware resources for SDR implementation - DSP, FPGA
5. software resources for simulation and implementation in FPGA and DSP, Core generator, System generator, VHDL introduction
6. Sampling rate conversion, CIC filters
7. Non integer sampling rate change, Farrow interpolator
8. Digital filters and their FPGA implementation
9. Basic blocks for DSP in FPGA, frequency synthesis, mixers
10. Algorithms for synchronization and equalization in software radios
11. Signal processing in OFDM systems
12. From software to cognitive radios, dynamic spectrum allocation

computer lab in-class excercises:

1. analysis of real communication system using the vector analyser
2. System generator environment for Xilinx FPGA - basic blocks (arithmetics, DDS, filters)
3. System generator environment for Xilinx FPGA - FM demodulation
4. Code Composer Studio for DSP environment - OFDM implementation
5. MATLAB-FPGA cosimulation
6. Xilinx ISE environment - IP CoreGen, filters
7. BPSK modulatorin FPGA
8. Digital filters and DSP 48 blocks

Not applicable.

The aim of the course is to get the students familiar with a concept and use of software radio principle. The aim of the computer experiments is to gain practical experiences with the implementation of basic communication chain building blocks. Students will get familiar with available software resources for the signal processing implementation.

Computer lab in-class excercises are compulsory.

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KENNINGTON, P.B., RF and baseband techniques for software defined radio, Artech House, 2005 (EN)

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