Hi All, I have demodulated two AM files (I/Q) succesfully but for one of the I/Q files which was Gnuradio (USRP) file i had to scale down I and Q components before demodulation by multiplying by 0.0001 (experimental value) to get the value that can be demodulated and heard on the PC speakers. The values read from file were like these I= 469.00000, Q=-273.0000, I=472.00000, Q=-263.0000,,,,,,,,,, then i multiplied them by 0.0001 and then performed demodulation and result was a success. But for other file, the values read were like I= -0.0014953613, Q= 0.0039367676, I=0.0018615723 ,Q = 0.0010681152 In this case no scaling of I/Q samples before demodulation was required and AM demodulation was perfect. My question, What is the rule of thumb for scaling values if one has to make generic function to read and demodulate from file or live source. What factor one can calculate to be multiplied to I/Q samples based on its current content value. I have also noticed that whatever you multiply after demodulation for gain (volume) will not give result if before modulation the I/Q values are not scaled. Any comments please. _____________________________ Posted through www.DSPRelated.com
I/Q data scaling before AM/FM demodulation
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Reply by ●June 25, 20142014-06-25
On 25.06.2014 07:23, engrmasood2002 wrote:> Hi All, > I have demodulated two AM files (I/Q) succesfully but for one of the I/Q > files which was Gnuradio (USRP) file i had to scale down I and Q components > before demodulation by multiplying by 0.0001 (experimental value) to get > the value that can be demodulated and heard on the PC speakers. The values > read from file were like these > I= 469.00000, Q=-273.0000, I=472.00000, Q=-263.0000,,,,,,,,,, > then i multiplied them by 0.0001 and then performed demodulation and result > was a success. > But for other file, the values read were like > I= -0.0014953613, Q= 0.0039367676, I=0.0018615723 ,Q = 0.0010681152 > In this case no scaling of I/Q samples before demodulation was required and > AM demodulation was perfect. > > My question, What is the rule of thumb for scaling values if one has to > make generic function to read and demodulate from file or live source. What > factor one can calculate to be multiplied to I/Q samples based on its > current content value. I have also noticed that whatever you multiply after > demodulation for gain (volume) will not give result if before modulation > the I/Q values are not scaled. Any comments please. >Would a simple AGC on the AM signal not do the job? That is, normalize the AM signal to an amplitude of, for example, 1? Andre
Reply by ●June 25, 20142014-06-25
>On 25.06.2014 07:23, engrmasood2002 wrote: >> Hi All, >> I have demodulated two AM files (I/Q) succesfully but for one of theI/Q>> files which was Gnuradio (USRP) file i had to scale down I and Qcomponents>> before demodulation by multiplying by 0.0001 (experimental value) toget>> the value that can be demodulated and heard on the PC speakers. Thevalues>> read from file were like these >> I= 469.00000, Q=-273.0000, I=472.00000, Q=-263.0000,,,,,,,,,, >> then i multiplied them by 0.0001 and then performed demodulation andresult>> was a success. >> But for other file, the values read were like >> I= -0.0014953613, Q= 0.0039367676, I=0.0018615723 ,Q = 0.0010681152 >> In this case no scaling of I/Q samples before demodulation was requiredand>> AM demodulation was perfect. >> >> My question, What is the rule of thumb for scaling values if one has to >> make generic function to read and demodulate from file or live source.What>> factor one can calculate to be multiplied to I/Q samples based on its >> current content value. I have also noticed that whatever you multiplyafter>> demodulation for gain (volume) will not give result if beforemodulation>> the I/Q values are not scaled. Any comments please. >> > >Would a simple AGC on the AM signal not do the job? >That is, normalize the AM signal to an amplitude of, for example, 1? > >Andre > >What about FM Signals, Is AGC logic also valid for them. Can you tell me pseudo code or code example, how can i implement AGC for I/Q samples read from file. Thanks _____________________________ Posted through www.DSPRelated.com
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>Masood :to my knowledge fm works on the phase of iq. Will scaling help? >Rakesh, You might be correct but i have looked into one of the Gnuradio sites that was explaining that if values are large enough ( i dont' know the limit) they might not be heard in the speaker. i think demodulation will be ok but we wouldl not be able to hear any sound. _____________________________ Posted through www.DSPRelated.com
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Does he talk anything about saturation? Btw, for am, why do you think 0.0001 scaling factor worked for that example?
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