Amplitude Shift

Keying(ASK) Mod &

Demod
Group 6
 Introduction
• The process of switching the carrier either on or off,
in correspondence to a sequence of digital pulses that
constitute the information signal.
• One binary digit is represented by the presence of a
carrier, the other binary digit is represented by the
absence of a carrier.
• Frequency remains fixed.
• The amplitude of an analog carrier signal varies in
accordance with the bit stream (modulating
signal), keeping frequency and phase constant.
• The level of amplitude can be used to represent
binary logic 0s and 1s.
• We can think of a carrier signal as an ON or OFF
switch.
• In the modulated signal, logic 0 is represented by
the absence of a carrier, thus giving OFF/ON
keying operation and hence the name given.
 Advantages
• Easy to implement transmitter and receiver
with several components
• Detection is Easy
• Scheme is simple
 Disadvantages
• That it has not got a constant envelope. This
makes its processing (e.g., power
amplification) more difficult, since linearity
becomes an important factor. However, it does
make for ease of demodulation with an
envelope detector.
 Application
• The use of amplitude modulated analog carries
to transport digital information is relatively
low quality, low-cost type of digital
modulation and therefore is seldom us accept
for very low speed telemetry circuit.
 Equation

• VASK (t) = Amplitude shift keying.

• Vm(t) = Digital information(modulating)
signal(V).
• A/2 = Unmodulated carrier amplitude(V).
• ῳc = Analog carrier radian freq(radian/s).
• In equation above, demodulating signal, Vm is
normalized binary waveform where +1V =
logic 1 and -1V = logic 0.
• Therefore for a logic 1 input, VASK = A cos ῳct.
• For the logic 0, VASK = 0.
Waveform Modulation
Simulation
 ASK Demodulation
• ASK demodulation is a process that restore the
digital modulating signal from the ASK signal
received.
• The electronic circuit that perform ASK
demodulation is called ASK demodulator.
• ASK demodulators can be categorized into two
types :-
– Noncoherent
– Coherent
Block Diagram Of Coherent ASK
Demodulation
Block Diagram Of Noncoherent
ASK Demodulation
Q&A