{"id":691,"date":"2024-10-27T22:53:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T04:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.uccs.edu\/mwickert\/?page_id=691"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:00:57","slug":"ece-4670-communications-laboratory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.uccs.edu\/mwickert\/ece-4670-communications-laboratory\/","title":{"rendered":"ECE 4670 Communications Laboratory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Catalog Course Description<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Laboratory experiments demonstrating material taught in ECE 4625\/5625. Use is made of spectrum analysis to study baseband signals and signal processors. Topics include AM, FM, PM, sampling, TDM, digital modulation, errors, and complete communication systems.
 Corequisite: <\/em>ECE 4625
 Offered: <\/em>Spring (S)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Syllabus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Course Syllabus<\/a> as of January 05, 2026 10:18:33<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Course News 1\/21\/2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I have posted a small correction to Lab 1 Problem 1. The signal generator voltage into 50 ohms should read 2v p-p, not 1v p-p. The problem is expecting 1v peak. The calculation with 1v rms is just another example calculation, not something you have to test with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to ECE 4670 for Spring 2026. In Spring 2026 Chiranth Siddappa will again be teaching the lab course, but now in a new location on the campus. At the start of the Spring 2026 semester the lab is moving to the Anschutz Engineering Center (AEC) 318. This building is on the east side of the current engineering building. The current is starting a major renovation Spring 2026, with much of the building currently closed off for the renovation project. The old lab location is in the closed off area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In taking the lab course the use of Python and Jupyter Lab notebooks is central to the workflow for the lab experiments. The best option for setting up Python and Jupyter Lab, with the added ability to use Pyaudio for a hardware in the loop<\/em> experiment, is via a via Python 3.13 virtual environment via Miniconda<\/a> as of February 09, 2026 09:01:05. The information in the above linked document applies to using the lab PCs and as well as setting up your own laptop. Setting up your own laptop is preferred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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