The document discusses the sampling theorem, which states that a signal must be sampled at a rate at least twice the highest frequency present in the signal (fs > 2fa(max)) in order to perfectly reconstruct the original signal from the samples. If the sampling rate is lower than this Nyquist rate, aliasing distortion will occur as frequency components fold over each other. Digital transmission is preferable to analog as the signal is more robust to noise and can be easily recovered, corrected, and amplified. There are three main sampling methods: ideal sampling uses an impulse, natural sampling uses a short pulse, and flat top sampling "samples and holds" a single amplitude value.
2. INTRODUCTION
Modulation is the process of frequency translation in which any
one parameter(Amplitude, frequency or phase) of high
frequency carrier signal is varied in accordance with
instantaneous value of low frequency modulating signal.
Modulation is either analog or digital.
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3. Why Analog to Digital Transmission
Analog transmission
Transmission method of conveying voice, data, image, signal or
video information using a continuous signal.
It could be the transfer of an analog source signal using an analog
modulation method such as FM or AM, or no modulation at all.
Disadvantages
High signal-to-noise ratio is required.
In long distances, high output systems, analog is unattractive due
to attenuation problems .
The effects of random noise can make signal loss and distortion
impossible to recover .
4. Digital Transmission
Less Power needed to transmit over the same channel.
Transmit longer distances.
Compatibility with other digital systems
A digital signal is superior to an analog signal because it is
more robust to noise .
Easily be recovered, corrected and amplified.
For this reason, the tendency today is to change an analog
signal to digital data
6. The Sampling Theorem
A sampler is a mixer with a train of very narrow pulses as the
local oscillator input.
If the analog input is sampled instantaneously at regular
intervals at a rate that is at least twice the highest analog
frequency
fs > 2fa(max)
then the samples contain all of the information of the original
signal.
7. The Sampling Theorem
The analog signal v(t) has a signal spectrum represented
by the Fourier transform V(f),
and the sampling signal
consists of instantaneous impulses every nTs sec, where n
= 0, +1, +2,
The Fourier transform of s(t) is
n
s
nT
t
t
s
s
n
s
nf
f
T
f
S
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8. The Sampling Theorem
The time-domain product performed by the sampler
produces a sampled output spectrum given by
where this spectrum consists of replicas of the analog
signal spectrum V(f), translated in frequency by each of
the sampling frequency harmonics.
s
n
s
s nf
f
V
T
f
V
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9. The Sampling Theorem
The sampler is a wideband (harmonic) mixer producing
upper and lower sidebands at each harmonic of the sampling
frequency.
Figure 1-a illustrates the correct way to sample: if sampling
is done at fs > 2fA(max) the upper and lower sidebands do not
overlap each other
and the original information can be recovered by passing the
signal through a low-pass filter (see Figure 1c and d).
10. Figure 1. Sample spectra and their outputs. (a) fs > 2fA(max) Nyquist
criteria met. (b) fs < 2fA(max) Frequency foldover of aliasing
distortion occurs. (c) fs > 2fA(max) and recovery of original information
with low-pass filter. (d) The original analog signal spectrum following
recovery as in (c).
11. The Sampling Theorem
However, if the sampling rate is less than the
Nyquist rate, fs < 2fA(max) the sidebands overlap, as
shown in Figure 1b.
The result is frequency-folding or aliasing distortion,
which makes it impossible to recover the original
signal without distortion.
12. Sampling
Analog signal is sampled every TS secs.
Ts is referred to as the sampling interval.
fs = 1/Ts is called the sampling rate or sampling frequency.
There are 3 sampling methods:
Ideal - an impulse at each sampling instant
Natural - a pulse of short width with varying amplitude
Flat top - sample and hold, like natural but with single
amplitude value
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