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BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM Modulation MATLAB Code

By RF Wireless Expert Team

This section provides MATLAB source code examples for BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, and 64QAM modulation (or data mapping). This page details the modulation/mapping of binary data based on the modulation type: BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, and 64QAM. It also plots the constellation diagram for each modulation scheme.

Setting Up Parameters for Modulation (MATLAB Code)

% Setting up parameters for modulation type
data = randint(1000,1,[1,0]); % generating binary data of 1000 bits with ones and zeros
mod_type=input('Enter the modulation type[1 for BPSK,2 for QPSK,3 for 16QAM,4 for 64QAM]: ');
norm_factor=[1.0;0.7071;0.3162;0.1543]; % normalization factors, 1.0:BPSK,0.7071:QPSK,0.3162:16QAM,0.1543:64QAM
nc=[1;2;4;6]; % number of bits per subcarrier, 1:BPSK,2:QPSK,4:16QAM,6:64QAM
input_seq = data;
k=norm_factor(mod_type);
mode=nc(mod_type);


This code segment initializes the necessary parameters for the modulation process. It generates random binary data, prompts the user to select the modulation type, and sets the appropriate normalization factor and number of bits per subcarrier based on the chosen modulation.

## Modulation (MATLAB Code)

```matlab
% Selecting constellation point as per modulation type
switch mode
    case 1
        b=k*[1 -1];
    case 2
        b=k*[1+1i -1+1i 1-1i -1-1i];
    case 4
        b=k*[1+1i 1+3i 1-1i 1-3i 3+1i 3+3i 3-1i 3-3i -1+1i -1+3i -1-1i -1-3i -3+1i -3+3i -3-1i -3-3i];
    case 6
        b=k*[3+3i 3+1i 3+5i 3+7i 3-3i 3-1i 3-5i 3-7i 1+3i 1+1i 1+5i 1+7i 1-3i 1-1i 1-5i 1-7i 5+3i 5+1i 5+5i 5+7i 5-3i 5-1i 5-5i 5-7i 7+3i 7+1i 7+5i 7+7i 7-3i 7-1i 7-5i 7-7i -3+3i -3+1i -3+5i -3+7i -3-3i -3-1i -3-5i -3-7i -1+3i -1+1i -1+5i -1+7i -1-3i -1-1i -1-5i -1-7i -5+3i -5+1i -5+5i -5+7i -5-3i -5-1i -5-5i -5-7i -7+3i -7+1i -7+5i -7+7i -7-3i -7-1i -7-5i -7-7i];
end

count=1;
count1=1;
for i=1:(ceil(length(input_seq)/mode))
    temp=0;
    for j=1:mode
        temp=bitor(temp,bitshift(input_seq(count),(j-1)));
        count=count+1;
        if(count>length(input_seq))
            break;
        end
    end
    map_out(count1)=b(temp+1);
    count1=count1+1;
end

figure;plot(real(map_out),imag(map_out),'r.');title('constellation');

This section performs the core modulation. It selects the constellation point based on the mode variable (determined by the user’s choice of modulation type). The switch statement assigns the appropriate complex values (b) representing the constellation points for BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, or 64QAM. The code then iterates through the input binary sequence, mapping groups of bits to these complex constellation points and plotting the resulting constellation diagram.

Input in the MATLAB Window

modulation matlab code

Input required from the user in MATLAB.

Output in the MATLAB Window

BPSK MATLAB OUTPUT

MATLAB output after running the code.

BPSK Constellation

QPSK MATLAB OUTPUT

The resulting BPSK constellation diagram.

QPSK Constellation

QPSK MATLAB OUTPUT

The resulting QPSK constellation diagram.

16QAM Constellation

16QAM MATLAB OUTPUT

The resulting 16QAM constellation diagram.

64QAM Constellation

64QAM MATLAB OUTPUT

The resulting 64QAM constellation diagram.

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