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MATLAB Code for Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM) and Demodulation


Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM) & Demodulation

Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM) & Demodulation of an Analog Message Signal

MATLAB Script

clc;
clear all;
close all;
fm = 10; % frequency of the message signal
fc = 100; % frequency of the carrier signal
fs = 1000 * fm; % sampling frequency (100 kHz)
t = 0:1/fs:1;
m = 1 * cos(2 * pi * fm * t);
c = 0.5 * square(2 * pi * fc * t) + 0.5;
s = m .* c;

subplot(4,1,1);
plot(t,m);
title('Message signal');
xlabel('Time');
ylabel('Amplitude');

subplot(4,1,2);
plot(t,c);
title('Carrier signal');
xlabel('Time');
ylabel('Amplitude');

subplot(4,1,3);
plot(t,s);
title('Modulated signal');
xlabel('Time');
ylabel('Amplitude');

% Demodulation
d = s .* c;
filter = fir1(200,fm/fs,'low');
original_t_signal = conv(filter,d);
t1 = 0:1/(length(original_t_signal)-1):1;

subplot(4,1,4);
plot(t1,original_t_signal);
title('Demodulated signal');
xlabel('Time');
ylabel('Amplitude');

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Output

PAM analog modulation MATLAB output

Another Code for Pulse Amplitude Modulation and Demodulation of an Analog Message Signal

MATLAB Script

clc;
clear;
close all;

% Parameters
messageFrequency = 2;
carrierFrequency = 20;
samplingFrequency = 1000;
duration = 1;
A = 1;

% Time vector
t = 0:1/samplingFrequency:duration;

% Message signal
messageSignal = A * sin(2 * pi * messageFrequency * t);

% Carrier signal
carrierSignal = A * square(2 * pi * carrierFrequency * t);

% PAM signal
pamSignal = messageSignal .* (carrierSignal > 0);

% Plotting
figure;
subplot(3,1,1); plot(t, messageSignal); title('Message Signal');
subplot(3,1,2); plot(t, carrierSignal); title('Carrier Signal');
subplot(3,1,3); plot(t, pamSignal); title('PAM Signal');

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Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM) & Demodulation for Digital Data

% The code is written by SalimWireless.Com
clc;
clear;
close all;

% Parameters
M = 8;
numSymbols = 100;
Fs = 1000;
T = 1;

% Generate random data
data = randi([0 M-1], 1, numSymbols);

% PAM Modulation
pamLevels = linspace(-M + 1, M - 1, M);
modulatedSignal = pamLevels(data + 1);

% Create time vector
t = 0:1/Fs:T*numSymbols-1/Fs;

% Upsample and create PAM signal
upsampledSignal = zeros(1, length(t));
for i = 1:numSymbols
    upsampledSignal((i-1)*Fs+1:i*Fs) = modulatedSignal(i);
end

% Add noise
snr = 20;
noisySignal = awgn(upsampledSignal, snr, 'measured');

% PAM Demodulation
receivedSymbols = noisySignal(1:Fs:end);
demodulatedData = zeros(1, numSymbols);
for i = 1:numSymbols
    [~, demodulatedData(i)] = min(abs(receivedSymbols(i) - pamLevels));
end

% Plotting
figure;
subplot(4,1,1); stem(data); title('Original Data');
subplot(4,1,2); plot(t, upsampledSignal); title('Transmitted PAM Signal');
subplot(4,1,3); plot(t, noisySignal); title('Received Noisy PAM Signal');
subplot(4,1,4); stem(demodulatedData); title('Demodulated Data');
grid on;

disp('Original Data:'); disp(data);
disp('Demodulated Data:'); disp(demodulatedData);

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Output

PAM digital modulation MATLAB output
Parameter PAM PWM PPM DM PCM
What is varied? Amplitude Width Position Delta (difference) Binary code
Pulse Width Constant Variable Constant Constant Constant
Noise Immunity Low Moderate High Moderate High
Bandwidth Low Medium High Low High
Complexity Simple Moderate Complex Simple Complex
MATLAB Code PAM Script PWM Script PPM Script DM Script PCM Script
Detailed Study PAM PWM PPM DM PCM

Simulation Results for Comparison of PAM, PWM, PPM, DM, and PCM

Message Signal Simulation
PWM Signal Simulation
PPM Signal Simulation
PCM Signal Simulation
PWM | PPM | DM | Quantization | PCM
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Simulator Setup PAM Modulation Demodulation

Instructions for Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM)

  • Note: Use the input fields to enter the message frequency and the square pulse carrier frequency.
  • Step 1: Click the "Generate Message" button to generate the input message signal.
  • Step 2: Click the "Generate Carrier" button to generate the carrier signal. Carrier must be > Message.
  • Step 3: Click the "Generate PAM Signal" button to generate the Modulated signal.

PAM Modulation Control Center

Perform Pulse Amplitude Modulation by interacting with the signal generators below.

Ready for Signal Recovery?

After generating your PAM signal, proceed to the Demodulation section to recover the original message using a reconstruction filter.

Go to Demodulation

Instructions for Pulse Amplitude Demodulation

  • The reconstruction filter recovers the original message from the sampled PAM signal.
  • A low-pass filter (LPF) is used with a cutoff frequency at or above the message frequency.
  • Click 'Demodulate' to view the recovered baseband signal.

Technical Definition: PAM Signal

MATLAB Mathematical Representation Copy Snippet
% Ideal Sampling with Pulse Train t = 0:0.001:1; fm = 2; fc = 10; m_t = cos(2*pi*fm*t); c_t = square(2*pi*fc*t); s_pam = m_t .* (c_t > 0); % Low Pass Reconstruction [b,a] = butter(4, fm/(fs/2)); demod = filter(b,a, s_pam);

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Parameters

Actual Sample Rate (fs): -- Hz

By default, the test signal is 5 Hz, and the pusle carrier signal is 50 Hz.


On this page, you can test real signals just as you would in MATLAB. If you want to access basic signal processing simulations, you can visit the page below. In that page, you can generate CSV files for signals such as the message signal, modulated signal, and others. After generating the files, you can return to this page to analyze the signals.



Further Reading

  1. Pulse Amplitude Modulation and Demodulation theory
  2. Is PAM a Digital Modulation Technique ?
  3. Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and Demodulation
  4. Pulse Position Modulation (PPM) and Demodulation
  5. Delta Modulation and demodulation
  6. Pulse Code Modulation (PCM)
  7. Quantization Signal to Noise Ration (Q-SNR)
  8. MATLAB Code for Pulse Width Modulation and Demodulation
  9. MATLAB Code for Pulse Position Modulation (PPM) and Demodulation
  10. MATLAB Code for Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) and demodulation
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