> To demodulate AM, I use the formula am = sqrt(I*I + Q*Q)
>
> I am mixing an AM IF signal to baseband, i.e. carrier plus 2 sidebands.
> My test signal is modulated at 800Hz.
>
> When I look at the demodulation, it looks OK when I mix perfectly to
> 0Hz, but as the transmitted signal moves up or down frequency, I end up
> with 2 frequencies in the demodulated signal. i.e. I get a demodulated
> signal of 200Hz and 600Hz when the carrier is at 200Hz.
>
> Is what I am seeing correct or have I got some other mixing products
> from somewhere?
>
> The demod scheme is 10.7MHz into an AtoD into an FPGA at 8.56MHz. This
> gives me 2.14MHz alias. I lowpass filter. I then mix with 2.14MHz
> (1,0,-1,0 at 8.56MHz) to give me I & Q at baseband. I filter again. At
> this point I capture blocks of I & Q data to check what I'm getting.
>
> regards
> Konrad
Like Brent, I think you're not getting true I and Q. You are separately
mixing, with 1, 0, -1, 0 to get I, and 0, 1, 0, -1 to get Q? Yes? You
need to be doing something similar to get I and Q.
Just a side note: I'd be trying synchronous demodulation, if for no other
reason than to say that I'd done it. But first you need to get what you
have working.
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Reply by Tauno Voipio●April 17, 20122012-04-17
On 17.4.12 8:15 , konrad wrote:
> To demodulate AM, I use the formula am = sqrt(I*I + Q*Q)
>
> I am mixing an AM IF signal to baseband, i.e. carrier plus 2 sidebands. My
> test signal is modulated at 800Hz.
>
> When I look at the demodulation, it looks OK when I mix perfectly to 0Hz,
> but as the transmitted signal moves up or down frequency, I end up with 2
> frequencies in the demodulated signal.
> i.e. I get a demodulated signal of 200Hz and 600Hz when the carrier is at
> 200Hz.
>
> Is what I am seeing correct or have I got some other mixing products from
> somewhere?
>
> The demod scheme is 10.7MHz into an AtoD into an FPGA at 8.56MHz. This
> gives me 2.14MHz alias. I lowpass filter. I then mix with 2.14MHz
> (1,0,-1,0 at 8.56MHz) to give me I& Q at baseband. I filter again.
> At this point I capture blocks of I& Q data to check what I'm getting.
>
> regards
> Konrad
Are you mixing with an image-suppressing mixer, using both I and Q
phases?
You are probably seeing the beat frequency from the mixing image.
--
Tauno Voipio
Reply by brent●April 17, 20122012-04-17
On Apr 17, 1:15�am, "konrad" <konradb@n_o_s_p_a_m.btinternet.com>
wrote:
> To demodulate AM, I use the formula am = sqrt(I*I + Q*Q)
>
> I am mixing an AM IF signal to baseband, i.e. carrier plus 2 sidebands. My
> test signal is modulated at 800Hz.
>
> When I look at the demodulation, it looks OK when I mix perfectly to 0Hz,
> but as the transmitted signal moves up or down frequency, I end up with 2
> frequencies in the demodulated signal.
> i.e. I get a demodulated signal of 200Hz and 600Hz when the carrier is at
> 200Hz.
>
> Is what I am seeing correct or have I got some other mixing products from
> somewhere?
>
> The demod scheme is 10.7MHz into an AtoD into an FPGA at 8.56MHz. �This
> gives me 2.14MHz alias. �I lowpass filter. �I then mix with 2.14MHz
> (1,0,-1,0 at 8.56MHz) to give me I & Q at baseband. �I filter again.
> At this point I capture blocks of I & Q data to check what I'm getting.
>
> regards
> Konrad
I do not fully understand your question, but the AM demodulator should
be immune to some carrier shift relative to your internal LO.
It is possible that your I and Q signals are not really true I and Q
signals.
I have an AM demodulator modeled here (bottom program):
http://www.fourier-series.com/IQMod/index.html
It might be useful to you.
Reply by konrad●April 17, 20122012-04-17
To demodulate AM, I use the formula am = sqrt(I*I + Q*Q)
I am mixing an AM IF signal to baseband, i.e. carrier plus 2 sidebands. My
test signal is modulated at 800Hz.
When I look at the demodulation, it looks OK when I mix perfectly to 0Hz,
but as the transmitted signal moves up or down frequency, I end up with 2
frequencies in the demodulated signal.
i.e. I get a demodulated signal of 200Hz and 600Hz when the carrier is at
200Hz.
Is what I am seeing correct or have I got some other mixing products from
somewhere?
The demod scheme is 10.7MHz into an AtoD into an FPGA at 8.56MHz. This
gives me 2.14MHz alias. I lowpass filter. I then mix with 2.14MHz
(1,0,-1,0 at 8.56MHz) to give me I & Q at baseband. I filter again.
At this point I capture blocks of I & Q data to check what I'm getting.
regards
Konrad