The Ultimate Crash Course for RF Transceiver Fundamentals, Never again struggle with comprehending the concepts of RF transceiver and digital communications.
Nowadays, having a deep understanding of wireless communications enhances the career prospects of electrical and electronics engineers.
- Are you fascinated by the world of wireless communications and eager to explore its underlying principles?
- Are you having difficulty comprehending the complexities of modulation, transceiver architectures, and digital communication techniques?
- Are you seeking for a comprehensive course that can assist you in mastering the fundamental skills required for wireless communication systems?
Look no further than “The Ultimate Crash Course for RF Transceiver Fundamentals” – The final course in The Tao of Phasor Series.
The aim of this course is to provide a simplified and easily understandable approach to RF transceiver and digital communications.
This course encompasses the fundamental knowledge required to gain entry into the field of RF transceivers and digital communications:
- With high-quality content and insightful lessons, you’ll have a solid foundation in RF transceivers and digital communications.
- Our focus is not just on the HOW, but also on the WHY and the evolution of analytical methods in this field.
- We will highlight the crucial factor – the time-varying phasor, in comprehending RF signals and systems.
- We will present specific examples of modulated signals and their conversions in frequency to provide a clear understanding.
- Without difficult math!
By the end of this course:
- You’ll have a solid foundation in wireless transceiver architecture, modulators, and demodulators. To name a few, linear transmitter, linear receiver, polar transmitter, polar recevier, I/Q modulator and demodulator, DSB/SSB modulator, etc.
- You’ll learn the purposes of VCOs, phase-locked loops, mixers, power amplifiers, and low-noise amplifiers, etc.
- You’ll learn about thec concepts of modulation techniques such as AM, FM, PM, amplitude shift keying (ASK), phase shift keying (PSK), quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), OQPSK, pi/4-QPSK, MSK, etc.
- You’ll learn the practical application of the Hilbert transform, analytic signals, and phasing techniques.
- You’ll also gain a practical understanding of pulse shaping and optimum receivers.
- You’ll be well on your way to mastering the art of wireless communications.
Join us on this journey and discover the fun parts of RF transceivers and digital communications!
Course Highlights:
- Development of Radio Transmission
- What is Modulation?
- Spark-Gap Transmitter
- Fessenden and Continuous Wave
- Vacuum Tube
- Armstrong
- The Key to Radio Downsizing
- Why Modulation?
- Modulation and Transmitter
- Amplitude Modulation (AM), Frequency and Phase Modulation (FM and PM), and Angle Modulation
- Linear Modulation and Complex Envelope
- Linear Modulator (IQ Modulator)
- Linear Transmitter
- Polar Transmitter
- Demodulation and Receiver
- Linear Demodulation
- Linear Receiver
- Polar Receiver
- Modulated Spectrum
- Double-sided and Single-sided Spectrum
- Double sidebands (DSB) Spectrum of AM Signals
- DSB and SSB Spectrum of Upconverted Signals
- Spectrum of PM & IQ-modulated Signals
- Complex Envelope
- Envelope Simulation
- Definition of Hilbert Transform
- Transformation of a Cosine Wave
- Spectrum Efficiency
- A Simple Analytical Signal
- Analytical Signal of a Modulated Signal
- Phasing Techniques
- Can Digital Signals Be Transmitted?
- QPSK
- Symbols
- Constellation Diagram
- BPSK and 8PSK
- QAM
- Pulse Shaping
- Inter-symbol Interference (ISI)
- OQPSK and pi/4-QPSK
- Optimum Receiver
- Digital Signals in Transceivers