M-FSK Modulator Passband (Communications Blockset)

Modulate using the M-ary frequency shift keying method

Library

FM, in Digital Passband sublibrary of Modulation

Description

The M-FSK Modulator Passband block modulates using the M-ary frequency shift keying method. The output is a passband representation of the modulated signal. The M-ary number parameter, M, is the number of frequencies in the modulated signal.

This block uses the baseband equivalent block, M-FSK Modulator Baseband, for internal computations and converts the resulting baseband signal to a passband representation, using FIR interpolation and then upconversion. The following parameters in this block are the same as those of the baseband equivalent block:

M-ary number
Input type
Symbol set ordering
Frequency separation
Phase continuity

The input must be sample-based. If the Input type parameter is Bit, then the input must be a vector of length log₂(M). If the Input type parameter is Integer, then the input must be a scalar.

Whether the input is an integer or a binary representation of an integer, the block maps the integer 0 to the highest frequency and maps the integer M-1 to the lowest frequency.

Parameters Specific to Passband Simulation

Passband simulation uses a carrier signal. The Carrier frequency and Carrier initial phase parameters specify the frequency and initial phase, respectively, of the carrier signal. The Symbol period parameter must equal the sample time of the input signal, while the Output sample time parameter determines the sample time of the output signal.

This block uses a baseband representation of the modulated signal as an intermediate result during internal computations. The Baseband samples per symbol parameter indicates how many baseband samples correspond to each integer or binary word in the input, before the block converts them to a passband output.

The timing-related parameters must satisfy these relationships:

Symbol period > (Carrier frequency)^-1
Symbol period must be an integer multiple of the product of Output sample time and Baseband samples per symbol.
Output sample time < [2*Carrier frequency + 2*F_max)]^-1

where F_max is defined as follows:

F_max = [Frequency separation * (M-ary number - 1) / 2] + 1 / Symbol period

The Carrier frequency parameter is typically much larger than the highest frequency of the baseband signal.

The M-FSK Modulator Passband block creates a delay in signals that it processes. This delay is caused by FIR filters in the block, whose tap length depends on signal and simulation parameters.

Dialog Box

M-ary number: The number of frequencies in the modulated signal.
Input type: Indicates whether the input consists of integers or groups of bits. If this parameter is set to Bit, then the M-ary number parameter must be 2^K for some positive integer K.
Symbol set ordering: Determines how the block maps each group of input bits to a corresponding integer. This field is active only when Input type is set to Bit.
Frequency separation (Hz): The distance between successive frequencies in the modulated signal.
Phase continuity: Determines whether the modulated signal changes phases in a continuous or discontinuous way.
Symbol period (s): The symbol period, which must equal the sample time of the input.
Baseband samples per symbol: The number of baseband samples that correspond to each integer or binary word in the input, before the block converts them to a passband output.
Carrier frequency (Hz): The frequency of the carrier.
Carrier initial phase (rad): The initial phase of the carrier in radians.
Output sample time(s): The sample time of the output signal.

Pair Block

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