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1. **Schmitt Trigger Time Durations Calculation**
- Given: V_UT = 3V, Hysteresis Width = 1.5V, Frequency = 500 Hz, Cosine Amplitude = 5Vp-p
- V_LT = V_UT - V_H = 3V - 1.5V = 1.5V
- Period (T) = 1 / 500 Hz = 2 ms
- Positive duration (T_high) = (V_UT / (V_UT - V_LT)) * T = (3 / 1.5) * 2 ms = 1.33 ms
- Negative duration (T_low) = T - T_high = 2 - 1.33 = 0.67 ms
2. **Astable Multivibrator using 555 Timer Calculation**
- R_A = 6.8kOhm, R_B = 2.2kOhm, C = 0.01uF
- T_high = 0.693 * (R_A + R_B) * C = 0.693 * (6.8kOhm + 2.2kOhm) * 0.01uF = 62.37 us
- T_low = 0.693 * R_B * C = 0.693 * 2.2kOhm * 0.01uF = 20.59 us
- Frequency = 1 / (T_high + T_low) = 1 / (62.37 + 20.59) us = 12.1 kHz
- Duty cycle = T_high / (T_high + T_low) = 62.37 / 82.96 = 75.1%
3. **Bit Error Probability for Baseband Antipodal Signals**
- Given: Signal amplitude = ±2mV, Noise power spectral density (N_0) = 10^-12 W/Hz
- Energy per bit: E_b = (Signal Amplitude)^2 / 2 = (2mV)^2 / 2 = 2 uJ
- Bit error probability P_b = Q(sqrt(2E_b / N_0)) = Q(sqrt(2 * 2uJ / 10^-12))
- Using Q-function approximation, P_b approximately 10^-3
4. **PCM Transmission System Calculations**
- Given: Channel bandwidth = 100 kHz, Roll-off factor = 0.6, Quantization levels = 32
- Maximum symbol rate = (1 + r) * B = 1.6 * 100 kHz = 160 kHz
- Bits per sample: log_2(32) = 5 bits
- Maximum bit rate = Symbol rate * Bits per symbol = 160 kHz * 5 = 800 kbps
- Maximum analog signal bandwidth = 100 kHz / (1 + r) = 62.5 kHz
5. **16-Level PAM Minimum Bandwidth Calculation**
- Bit rate = 10 Mbps, Levels = 16 (4 bits per symbol)
- Minimum bandwidth = Bit rate / Bits per symbol = 10 Mbps / 4 = 2.5 MHz
- Given allowable bandwidth = 1.375 MHz
- Roll-off factor = (Allowable bandwidth - Minimum bandwidth) / Minimum bandwidth
- Roll-off factor = (1.375 - 2.5) / 2.5 = 0.55
6. **Matched Filter vs Correlator Explanation**
- A matched filter maximizes the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in the presence of additive noise.
- A correlator performs a pointwise multiplication and summation of the received signal with a
reference template.
- Both yield the same result when detecting known signals in noise, hence used interchangeably.
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