Signal Coding Lab In This Lab, We Will Develop Digital Signa

Signal Coding Labin This Lab We Will Develop The Digital Signal Code

In this lab, we will develop the digital signal code for a very basic, notional codec. A specialized application has been developed which needs to quantize analog signals varying between -3.5 volts and +3.5 volts. The proper sampling frequency has been determined, and the sensitivity requires that each sample be within 0.5 volts of the true analog signal. Your job is to provide a digital (binary) code, using the minimum number of bits necessary, to represent each voltage, in 0.5-volt increments, from -3.5 volts to 3.5 volts. When the blank lines on the left of the figure are filled in with your digital code, the graph will be similar to (but not the same as) graphs in figure 3-20 of the text.

Turn-in Requirements: To complete the assignment, upload a Word (.docx) or Adobe (.pdf) file with answers to the 2 questions below, followed by a table or list indicating your digital code representation for each voltage level as your submission to the M03 Lab assignment in Blackboard.

Questions:

  1. How many different voltage levels must be represented?
  2. How many bits are needed to represent at least this many levels? What about 17 levels? Show your work.

Additionally, you are required to fill in a table with the digital codes for each voltage level specified in the provided figures.

Paper For Above instruction

The task in this exercise involves quantizing an analog signal that varies between -3.5 volts and +3.5 volts into discrete digital levels. The key steps are to determine the number of levels needed to accurately represent the signal within a specified sensitivity and then to find the minimal binary coding scheme that can accommodate these levels.

Determining the Number of Voltage Levels

Since the signal ranges from -3.5V to +3.5V and the acceptable error margin per sample is within 0.5V, the first step involves calculating the total number of levels required. The voltage range spans from -3.5V to +3.5V, which is a total of:

Range = 3.5V - (-3.5V) = 7V

Given that each quantization step covers 0.5V, the number of levels (N) needed is:

N = Total range / ΔV + 1 = 7V / 0.5V + 1 = 14 + 1 = 15 levels

The "+1" accounts for counting both end points.

Question 1: How many different voltage levels must be represented?

The answer is 15 levels, covering the voltages in 0.5V increments from -3.5V to +3.5V inclusive. Specifically, the levels are at:

  • -3.5V, -3.0V, -2.5V, -2.0V, -1.5V, -1.0V, -0.5V, 0V, 0.5V, 1.0V, 1.5V, 2.0V, 2.5V, 3.0V, 3.5V

Question 2: How many bits are needed to represent at least this many levels? What about 17 levels? Show your work.

To find out the binary bits required, we utilize the relationship between the number of levels and bits:

Number of bits (b) must satisfy:

2^b ≥ Number of levels

For the 15 levels:

2^b ≥ 15

Testing powers of 2:

  • 2^3 = 8 < 15
  • 2^4 = 16 ≥ 15

Therefore, b = 4 bits are sufficient to encode 15 levels.

Now, for 17 levels:

2^b ≥ 17

  • 2^4 = 16 < 17
  • 2^5 = 32 ≥ 17

Hence, 5 bits are necessary to encode 17 levels.

Code Representation for Each Level

The binary codes can be assigned in ascending order starting from 0000 for the lowest voltage (-3.5V) up to 1111 for the highest (3.5V). For 17 levels, which exceeds 16, extra coding schemes or padding would be necessary, but since only 15 levels are required here, 4 bits suffice. The encoding scheme may follow Gray code or natural binary; for simplicity, natural binary is usually used unless specified otherwise.

Conclusion

In conclusion, to represent the voltage range from -3.5V to +3.5V in 0.5V increments, 15 levels are needed. The minimum number of bits to encode 15 levels is 4, while at least 5 bits are needed for 17 levels. The choice of encoding scheme influences the binary representations but generally, starting from 0000 for the lowest voltage up to 1111 for the highest ensures clarity and straightforward decoding.

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