| Topic |
Sub-topic |
| Unit 1. Introduction |
Introduction and review of the basic concepts of transmission-reception and general considerations on the transmission-reception circuits. Basic architecture of digital communications systems. Different hardware and software implementations: ASIC, DSP and FPGA. |
| Unit 2. Wired communication systems |
Introduction to serial communication systems. Transmission media, signals and bit encoding. Transceiver circuits. Medium access methods. |
| Unit 3. Asynchronous serial communication systems |
Asynchronous serial communication protocols. Standards and practical implementations. |
| Unit 4. Synchronous serial communication systems |
Synchronous serial communication protocols. Standards and practical implementations. |
| Unit 5. High-speed synchronous serial communication systems |
High-speed synchronous serial communication protocols. Differential technologies. Standards and practical implementations. |
| Unit 6. Wireless communication systems |
Wireless communication protocols. Wiireless networks characteristics and configurations. |
| Unit 7. Short range wireless communication systems |
Wireless communication protocols of short range and low consumption. WPAN Networks. Characteristics and analysis of the wireless sensors networks. Standards and practical implementations. |
| Unit 8. Radio frequency identification systems. Near-field communications |
RFID technology. Near-field communications. Standards and practical implementations. |
| Laboratory |
Laboratory sessions and project. |
| Block 1. Wired asynchronous serial communication circuits |
Design, implementation and test of an asynchronous serial communication circuit. Transceivers. |
| Block 2. Wired synchronous serial communication circuits |
Design, implementation and test of a synchronous serial communication circuit. Clock recovery. |
| Block 3. Wireless communication circuits |
Design, implementation and test of a wireless communication circuit. Using and configuring communication modules. |
| Block 4. Project: Design and implementation of a digital communications system |
Design, implementation and test of a digital communication system. Applying theoretical and practical concepts. |
