Communications Electronics EEET-313-2210 -- Fall 2020

Course Materials and Resources

# Course Materials

Required Texts: | “Electronic Communications: A Systems Approach”; Beasley, J; Hymer, J; Miller, G 1st Edition ISBN-13: 978-0132988636 ISBN-10: 0132988631 Available at Barnes and Nobles and other sources Note: This is a good text that covers radio communications fundamentals and theory “RF Circuit Design”, Bowick Chris. 2nd Edition ISBN-13: 978-0750685184 ISBN-10: 0750685182 Available at Barnes and Nobles and other sources Note: This text has excellent and practical coverage of RF Circuit design that is generally not found in more theoretical texts. |
Required Software: | MATLAB and Simulink with the following toolboxes: Communications Toolbox Control System Toolbox DSP System Toolbox Mapping Toolbox RF Blockset RF Toolbox Signal Processing Toolbox MATLAB and Simulink are available from the RIT ITS site at https://www.rit.edu/its/services/software-licensing#matlab This course also requires the RTL-SDR hardware support package for MATLAB and Simulink. See myCourses for instructions on how to download and install the support package. “Software Defined Radio Using MATLAB & Simulink and the RTL-SDR”; Barlee, K; Atkinson, D; Stewart, R.W.;Crockett Available through Mathworks (free) https://www.mathworks.com/academia/books/software-defined-radio-using-matlab-simulink-and-the-rtl-sdr-barlee.html Follow the link to download the companion software and electronic copy of the book. You do not need to purchase a hard copy of the text. |
Required Hardware | To investigate and experiment with the software defined radio aspects of the course a low cost yet powerful SDR receiver will be used. This is an RTL-SDR kit that includes the receiver along with a kit with various antennas and cables. This can be purchased through Ken Garland in the Laboratory office
Technology Requirements: | myCourses will be used to distribute presentation material, assignments, quizzes and exams and for posting on the discussion board. ZOOM will be required for attending the synchronous on-line portions of class. Due to the limited contact between students in the class room it is recommended that you bring your lap-top or tablet to class. If you have a tablet and stylus that can be used to draw on an electronic white board that will be very helpful for in-class and on-line problem solving.

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