| Module code | ESR 732 |
| Qualification | Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology |
| Module content | Analog vs digital radio techniques, review of baseband and bandpass sampling concepts, overview of DSP-principles, Z-Transform and digital filter design, digital modulation techniques and performance analysis, radio link power analysis and design, generic radio configurations, low noise amplifier and radio front-end design, high-speed A/D and D/A components and design, automatic gain (power) control, direct versus superheterodine downconversion methods, IF-sampling techniques, digital radio receiver design, analog vs digital (carrier and symbol) synchronisation methods, doppler tracking, analysis and design of diversity techniques, multiple-input/multiple output (multi antenna element) systems, space-time coding, modular embedded system design and rapid prototyping (RF, CMOS and FPGA implementation techniques and technologies), computer-aided design software, tools and techniques. |
| Module credits | 32.00 |
| NQF Level | 08 |
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| Prerequisites | ETD 732 |
| Contact time | 32 contact hours per semester |
| Language of tuition | Module is presented in English |
| Department | Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering |
| Period of presentation | Semester 1 or Semester 2 |
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