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Pulse Position Modulation Pulse Position Modulation

Pulse Position Modulation (PPM) is an analog modulation scheme where the position of pulses varies based on the sampled message signal, while maintaining constant amplitude and width. Synchronizing pulses are essential for keeping the transmitter and receiver in sync, allowing for accurate pulse positioning. PPM signals are generated from PWM signals and can be demodulated to retrieve the original message using a specific circuit configuration.

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Pulse Position Modulation Pulse Position Modulation

Pulse Position Modulation (PPM) is an analog modulation scheme where the position of pulses varies based on the sampled message signal, while maintaining constant amplitude and width. Synchronizing pulses are essential for keeping the transmitter and receiver in sync, allowing for accurate pulse positioning. PPM signals are generated from PWM signals and can be demodulated to retrieve the original message using a specific circuit configuration.

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Pulse Position Modulation Pulse Position Modulation (PPM) is an analog

modulating scheme in which the amplitude and width of the pulses are kept
constant, while the position of each pulse, with reference to the position of a
reference pulse varies according to the instantaneous sampled value of the
message signal. The transmitter has to send synchronizing pulses (or simply
sync pulses) to keep the transmitter and receiver in synchronism. These sync
pulses help maintain the position of the pulses.

The vertical dotted lines drawn in fig.1 are treated as reference lines to
measure the shift in position of PPM pulses. The PPM pulses marked 1, 2 and
3 in fig.5.4.3 go away from their respective reference lines. This is
corresponding to increase in the modulating signal amplitude. Then, as the
modulating voltage decreases, the PPM pulses 4, 5, 6, 7 come progressively
closer to their respective reference lines.

Generation of PPM Signal The PPM signal can be generated from PWM signal
as shown in fig.5.4.4 (a).

The PWM pulses obtained at the comparator output are applied to a


monostable multivibrator. The monostable is negative edge triggered. Hence,
corresponding to each trailing edge of PWM signal, the monostable output
goes high. It remains high for a fixed time decided by its own RC
components. Thus, as the trailing edges of the PWM signal keep shifting in
proportion with the modulating signal x(t), the PPM pulses also keep shifting,
as shown in fig.

Demodulation of PPM Signal The PPM demodulator block diagram has been
shown in fig.

The operation of the demodulator circuit may be explained as under: The


noise corrupted PPM waveform is received by the PPM demodulator circuit.
The pulse generator develops a pulsed waveform at its output of fixed
duration and applies these pulses to the reset pin (R) of a SR flip-flop. A fixed
period reference pulse is generated from the incoming PPM waveform and
the SR flip-flop is set by the reference pulses. Due to the set and reset
signals applied to the flip-flop, we get a PWM signal at its output. The PWM
signal can be demodulated using the PWM demodulator.

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