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comm.DiscreteTimeVCO

Generate variable frequency sinusoid

Description

The DiscreteTimeVCO (voltage-controlled oscillator) object generates a signal whose frequency shift from the quiescent frequency property is proportional to the input signal. The input signal is interpreted as a voltage.

To generate a variable frequency sinusoid:

  1. Define and set up your discrete time voltage-controlled oscillator object. See Construction.

  2. Call step to generate a variable frequency sinusoid according to the properties of comm.DiscreteTimeVCO. The behavior of step is specific to each object in the toolbox.

Note

Starting in R2016b, instead of using the step method to perform the operation defined by the System object™, you can call the object with arguments, as if it were a function. For example, y = step(obj,x) and y = obj(x) perform equivalent operations.

Construction

H = comm.DiscreteTimeVCO creates a discrete-time voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) System object, H. This object generates a sinusoidal signal with the frequency shifted from the specified quiescent frequency to a value proportional to the input signal.

H = comm.DiscreteTimeVCO(Name,Value) creates a discrete-time VCO object, H, with each specified property set to the specified value. You can specify additional name-value pair arguments in any order as (Name1,Value1,...,NameN,ValueN).

Properties

OutputAmplitude

Amplitude of output signal

Specify the amplitude of the output signal as a double- or single-precision, scalar value. The default is 1. This property is tunable.

QuiescentFrequency

Frequency of output signal when input is zero

Specify the quiescent frequency of the output signal in Hertz, as a double- or single-precision, real, scalar value. The default is 10. This property is tunable.

Sensitivity

Sensitivity of frequency shift of output signal

Specify the sensitivity of the output signal frequency shift to the input as a double- or single-precision, real, scalar value. The default is 1. This value scales the input voltage and, consequently, the shift from the quiescent frequency value. The property measures Sensitivity in Hertz per volt. This property is tunable.

InitialPhase

Initial phase of output signal

Specify the initial phase of the output signal, in radians, as a double or single precision, real, scalar value. The default is 0.

SampleRate

Sample rate of input

Specify the sample rate of the input, in Hertz, as a double- or single-precision, positive, scalar value. The default is 100.

Methods

stepGenerate variable frequency sinusoid
Common to All System Objects
release

Allow System object property value changes

reset

Reset internal states of System object

Examples

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Create a signal source System object™.

reader = dsp.SignalSource;

Generate random data and apply rectangular pulse shaping.

reader.Signal = randi([0 7],10,1);
reader.Signal = rectpulse(reader.Signal,100);

Create a signal logger and discrete time VCO System objects.

logger = dsp.SignalSink;
discreteVCO = comm.DiscreteTimeVCO( ...
    'OutputAmplitude',8, ...
    'QuiescentFrequency',1);

Generate an FSK signal.

while(~isDone(reader))
    sig = reader();
    y = discreteVCO(sig);
    logger(y);
end
oscsig = logger.Buffer;

Plot the generated FSK signal.

t = (0:length(oscsig)-1)'/discreteVCO.SampleRate;
plot(t,reader.Signal,'--r', 'LineWidth',3)
hold on
plot(t,oscsig,'-b');
hold off
xlabel('Time (s)')
ylabel('Amplitude (V)')
legend('Input Signal','FSK Signal','location','se')

Algorithms

This object implements the algorithm, inputs, and outputs as described on the Discrete-Time VCO block reference page. However, this object and the corresponding block may not generate the exact same outputs for single-precision inputs or property values due to the following differences in casting strategies and arithmetic precision issues:

  • The block always casts the result of intermediate mathematical operations to the input data type. The object does not cast intermediate results and MATLAB decides the data type. The object casts the final output to the input data type.

  • You can specify the SampleRate object property in single-precision or double-precision. The block does not allow this.

  • In arithmetic operations with more than two operands with mixed data types, the result may differ depending on the order of operation. Thus, the following calculation may also contribute to the difference in the output of the block and the object:

    input * sensitivity * sampleTime

  • The block performs this calculation from left to right. However, since sensitivity * sampleTime is a one-time calculation, the object calculates this in the following manner:

    input * (sensitivity * sampleTime)

Extended Capabilities

Version History

Introduced in R2012a