COMMFSK: a Hardware Approach to Teaching FSK

Abstract

Many communication topics are difficult for undergraduate students to internalize, but demonstrations and laboratory experiences have been shown to help a great deal. This paper describes how we teach the concept of frequency shift keying by using a highly successful combination of theory, demonstrations, lab exercises, and real-time DSP experiences that incorporate MATLAB and the Texas Instruments C67x digital signal processing starter kit.

Software defined radio: Inexpensive hardware and software tools

“…In the past, even when the theoretical aspects of SDR have been covered in such courses, actual demonstrations and lab exercises for students are rare, and even when given they are typically limited to a simple MATLAB simulation. We believe that adding a hardware aspect to the presentation of SDR, with hands-on opportunities for students, greatly enhances their mastery of this important topic, as we have advocated for similar DSP topics in the past [1,2]. This paper describes a new, inexpensive SDR educational platform based upon custom MATLAB data acquisition code capable of real-time operation with the Texas Instruments C6713 DSP starter kit (DSK).…”

LabVIEW, the USRP, and their Implications on Software Defined Radio

“…Universities have been teaching software defined radio (SDR) courses and related communication system/signal processing topics for a number of years [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] . Unfortunately, these courses typically experience one or more of the following problems: a.…”

Old Tricks for a New Dog: An Innovative Software Tool for Teaching Real-Time DSP on a New Hardware Platform

“…These tools were developed for educators as valuable real-time teaching and classroom demonstration resources. [5][6][7][8] Figure 2 shows the winDSK6 opening screen from the 2005 version when this board/software combination was first released. This figure should give the reader some idea of the variety of programs that were initially available.…”