Al-Balqa' Applied University
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Laboratory Communication Lab
Experiement FM demodulation
Name Ahmad Imad Hasan Issa
Reg Number 31815020024
Instructor Dr.Aws Al-Qaisy
Lab Time Wed 2-5
Date 2/5/2020
Table of contents:
Part Page number
Abstract 2
Objectives 3
Materials 3
Theoretical Notions 3
Frequency demodulator circuits: 4
Amplitude Limiter 5
Characteristic demodulation curve 6
detected with wobbulator generator:
Conclusions: 7
Abstract:
In this experiment we studied about FM demodulation
so I'm going to discuss in this report about it
First, we will discuss about the objectives of the
experiment then we will mention the tools that we used
in this experiment after that we will discuss more about
the experiment as in this report
Objectives:
• Examine the operation of the Foster Seely FM
detector.
• Examine the operation of the ratio FM detector.
• Measure the characteristics curve of the detector.
Material:
• basic unit (power supply mod. PSU/EV, module-
holder unit
mod. MU/EV, individual control unit mod.
SIS1/SIS2/SIS3).
• experiment module mod. MCM21/EV.
• dual trace oscilloscope.
• function generator.
• frequency meter.
Theoretical Notions:
To demodulate a frequency modulated signal a circuit is
necessary which supplies the output with a proportional
voltage
to the frequency deviation of the input modulated signal.
The
ideal characteristic of the demodulator is a straight line,
also if it
is actually sufficient to obtain characteristics as the one of
fig.917.1, which presents a linear behavior only for a
certain
frequency range (demodulator usage range).
Frequency demodulator circuits:
For the detection of the frequency modulated signals
different circuit solutions have been used, some are out of
use
and others are used at the moment. Among the first ones,
we
mention:
• Travis Discriminator : it is based on amplitude variation,
as function of frequency, introduced by a resonant circuit.
The amplitude variation is detected via the diode.
• Foster-Seely Discriminator : it is based on the phase
variation as function of frequency, introduced by a
resonant circuit. The originally modulated signal and the
shifted one are properly added, and the resulting signal is
detected with the diode. V f1
• Ratio discriminator : it has a behavior analogous to the
Foster-Seely one, but it is uneffectable by the modulated
signal amplitude.
• Quadrature Detector : is used in integrated circuits. The
direct FM signal and the same signal shifted of 90 are
multiplied between them, the resulting signal is
proportional to the frequency deviation of the input FM
signal.
• PLL detector : it constitutes one of the applications of the
Phase Locked Loop and is in respect to the last circuits,
less sensitive to noise.
Amplitude Limiter:
The frequency demodulators are generally sensitive to the
amplitude variation of the input FM signal. The output of
the
demodulator depends only on the frequency variation of
the
input signal, but also on its eventual amplitude variation
(caused
for example by the noise or by disturbances of different
nature).
To minimize this inconvenience, insert a limiter circuit
before it,
which removes or reduces the unwished amplitude
variations.
Characteristic demodulation curve detected
with wobbulator generator:
Set the circuits as in fig.917.8
• set the oscilloscope X-Y (axis X on 1V/div; axis Y on
0.2V/div)
• connect the axis X of the oscilloscope to TP1 (XAX!S).
Connect the axis Y of the oscilloscope to the output of
the
demodulator (between TP24 and ground)
• adjust the central frequency of the VCO 1 and the
amplitude of the Sweep DEPTI-I to obtain the
characteristic curve of the demodulator across the
oscilloscope.
Conclusion:
- FM demodulation is used to convert the FM signal to
its
- original signal (message signal).
- Some of basic frequency demodulator circuits as a
- following :
- • Travis Discriminator.
- • Foster Seely Discriminator.
- • Ratio Discriminator.
- • Quadrature Detector .
- • PLL Detector.
