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PSK Modulation Implementation with Python

By RF Wireless Expert Team

This document explains and provides Python code for Phase Shift Keying (PSK) modulation. The provided script generates PSK modulated waveforms and plots them alongside the original binary data.

Introduction to PSK

PSK, or Phase Shift Keying, is a digital modulation technique where binary data is represented by varying the phase of a carrier frequency. Typically, a 180-degree phase shift is used to differentiate between binary 1 and binary 0. In the provided Python script, a phase shift of π radians (180 degrees) is utilized.

Here’s a representation of PSK modulation:

  • Equation:

    sig(t)=sin(2∗π∗fc∗t+phase)sig (t) = sin(2 * \pi * fc * t + phase)

    Where:

    • phase is 3π/23\pi/2 for binary ‘1’
    • phase is π\pi for binary ‘0’

An example image illustrating PSK modulation:

PSK modulation

Binary Data Generation (Binarygen.py)

The following Python script generates random binary data, which serves as the baseband data for PSK modulation.

def binary(sym, sym_len):
    import numpy as np
    rand_n = np.random.rand(sym)
    rand_n[np.where(rand_n >= 0.5)] = 1
    rand_n[np.where(rand_n <= 0.5)] = 0
    sig = np.zeros(int(sym*sym_len))

    # generating symbols
    id1 = np.where(rand_n == 1)
    for i in id1[0]:
        temp = int(i*sym_len)
        sig[temp:temp+sym_len] = 1
    return sig

PSK Python Script

The following Python script generates a PSK modulated waveform based on the random binary data input.

# This python script generates PSK modulated waveforms
# Library files
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from Binarygen import binary
from math import pi

plt.close('all')

# Carrier wave and binary signal configuration parameters
Fs = 1000  # Samples per second
fc = 50    # Carrier frequency 50 Hz, 50 cycles/sec
T = 1      # Total simulation time in seconds
t = np.arange(0, T, 1/Fs)
Td = 0.1   # Bit duration
Nsamples = int(Td*Fs) # Samples in one bit duration
Nsym = int(np.floor(np.size(t)/Nsamples))

# Binary waveform generation
sig = binary(Nsym,Nsamples)

# PSK waveform generation
phase = pi + pi*sig/2
Xpsk = np.sin(2*pi*fc*t + phase)

# Binary waveform and PSK modulation waveform Plots
figure, axis = plt.subplots(2)
axis[0].plot(t, sig)
axis[0].set_title("Binary digital data")
axis[1].plot(t, Xpsk, 'r')
axis[1].set_title("PSK modulated signal")
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()

Output Plots

The following plots illustrate the binary input data and the resulting PSK modulated waveform generated by the Python code above.

PSK modulation python plots

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