ELEC 432: Digital Radio System Design
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Week Technical
Topics		 Reading Practical
Topics
Lab
Exercise
Due
(1)
Aug. 25-29		 Introduction:
        Course Structure
        Project Possibilities
Background
        Radio Applications
Environment
        Regulations




1.1

2.1 		     
(2)
Sep. 1-5		 (Labor Day: Sep. 1)
The Physics and Math of Radio 		3.1
3.2
J & S: § 4.1 		Basic RF 1. Basic RF Lab   Proposal
(3)
Sep. 8-12		 Modulation
4.1 		     
(4)
Sep. 15-19		 Modulation
Transceiver Architectures 		4.2
5.2 		Surface Mount Devices 2. SMD Assembly  
(5)
Sep. 22-26		 Transceiver Architectures         Exercise 1
(6)
Sep. 29 - Oct. 3		 System Components
        A/D Converters 		  Labview 3. Digital RF   Exercise 2
  Documentation Ch. 1
(7)
Oct. 6-10		         Filters 8.1 Design and Layout
Fabrication 		4. Layout & Fabrication   Exercise 3
(8)
Oct. 13-17		 (Recess: Oct. 13,14)
        Mixers
7.8 		     
(9)
Oct. 20-24		         Oscillators 7.9   5. Digital IF  
(10)
Oct. 27-31		 Digital Hardware     6. I/Q Mixers   Exercise 5
  Documentation Ch. 2
(11)
Nov. 3-7		          
(12)
Nov 10-14		 Digital Algorithms   Prototyping   7. Prototyping  
(13)
Nov. 17-21		 DSP Software Considerations        
(14)
Nov. 24-28		 (Thanksgiving: Nov. 27, 28)
System Integration 		       
  Documentation Ch. 3
(15)
Dec. 1-5		           Exercise 4
  Exercise 6
  Exercise 7
(Finals)
Dec. 10-17		           Revised Documentation