Software Defined Radio Laboratory

What it is about

In the practicum you work with Software Defined Radios (SDRs) and learn to practically implement and operate communication systems. You acquire knowledge in LabVIEW, implement function blocks such as modulation, synchronization, channel coding, channel estimation, MIMO, and security mechanisms, and by the end you can control SDR hardware as well as implement your own signal processing algorithms.

What you will be able to do

• Master the fundamentals of the LabVIEW development language
• Control SDRs and connect them to a control computer
• Program and understand function blocks of message transmission
• Theoretical fundamentals: modulation, synchronization, channel coding, channel estimation, MIMO, security
• Document results scientifically correctly (experimental protocols)
• Apply methods to related scenarios and integrate them into own programs

What the module consists of

• PraktikumConducting experiments on SDRs, implementation in LabVIEW, creation of experimental protocols
• VorbereitungsaufgabenWritten preparation for each experiment, to be submitted as part of the protocol
• EinführungBrief thematic introduction by instructors before each experiment date

Teaching method

• Vorbereitung mit Lesematerial und schriftlichen AufgabenSecures the theoretical foundation before the laboratory experiment
• Präsentation und Moderation durch DozentenIntroduction to the current experiment topic and discussion of the preparation tasks
• Selbstständige Durchführung der Experimente mit individueller BetreuungEnables practical application and implementation of the algorithms
• Schriftliche ProtokollerstellungDocumentation of objectives, procedure and experimental results according to good scientific practice