Dvb constellation: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 22:08, 12 May 2013

Patches for Linux kernel (v4l code) and for v4l-utils should be applied to obtain I&Q constellation described in this article.

dvb_const -f /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend1 -o iq_dvbc_qam256.txt -p 100000

received data (100000 points) will be saved into iq_dvbc_qam256.txt file. File format is simple text csv. Example of received data:

-175,-45
-46,110
-241,-178
176,11
-50,173
16,44

Values are signed. First I part, second Q part.

dvb_const_plot utility build PNG image with constellation:

dvb_const_plot -i iq_dvbc_qam256.txt -o iq_dvbc_qam256.png -c "SNR=38dB QAM256"

resulting image will be saved into iq_dvbc_qam256.png. Here is example of images received with NetUP Dual DVB-T/C-CI RF and NetUP Dual DVB S2 CI cards.

[1] Constellation diagram

[2] Digital Transmission: Carrier-to-Noise, Signal-to-Noise & Modulation Error Ratio

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+Patches for Linux kernel (v4l code) and for v4l-utils should be applied to obtain I&Q constellation described in this article.
+Patch for Linux kernel:
+http://stand.netup.tv/downloads/iq_constellation.patch
+Patch for v4l-utils:
+http://stand.netup.tv/downloads/iq_constellation_v4l-utils.patch
 == Receiving I&Q data from DVB demodulator ==
@@ Line 41: / Line 49: @@
 File:iq_dvbs2_qpsk.png|QPSK constellation (DVB-S2)
 </gallery>
+== Also See ==
+* [[Quadrature Amplitude Modulation]]
+* [[Quadrature Phase Shift Keying]]
+== External links ==
+[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constellation_diagram] Constellation diagram
+[http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/video/ps8806/ps5684/ps2209/prod_white_paper0900aecd805738f5.html] Digital Transmission: Carrier-to-Noise, Signal-to-Noise & Modulation Error Ratio