Demo for the Communication Course using LabView software and software defined radio

To improve the effectiveness of the material presented during the Communications course, the Telecommunication Engineering group at the University of Twente proposed to make use of the LabVIEW environment together with the accompanying NI USRP hardware to implement a demo. The demo is to help the students gain an intuitive grasp of the concepts and theories taught during the course, as well as provide them with necessary tools to allow them experiment and apply the knowledge they have gained during the course. The finalized demonstration tool accurately covers the digital modulation techniques taught during the Communication course by showing both time- and frequency-domain representations of simulated signals.s Although, incorporation of the NI USRP hardware was suggested, during this assignment it was found that NI USRP added very little educational value and instead proved to be an unnecessary complication.