Overview

• LVSIM®-COM is a Windows™-based simulation program that covers the same courseware as the Analog Communications Training System, Model 8080. LVSIM® comes bundled with Lab-Volt's Data Acquisition and Management (LVDAM-COM) software. With LVSIM®-COM, all the standard Analog Communications laboratory equipment is replaced by images of modules that students can manipulate on the computer screen. Using the mouse, students can identify and set up equipment for a given exercise, make the necessary connections between modules, and verify the connections made – without ever touching a physical module.

Topic Coverage

• Amplitude Modulation Fundamentals
• The Generation of AM Signals
• Reception of AM Signals
• Double-Sideband Modulation (DSB)
• Single-Sideband Modulation (SSB)
• Troubleshooting AM Communications Systems FM/PM
• Frequency Modulation Concepts
• Fundamentals of Frequency Modulation
• Narrowband Angle Modulation
• Wideband Frequency Modulation
• Generation of FM Signals
• Reception of FM Signals
• Frequency Division Multiplexing
• Noise in Frequency Modulation
• Troubleshooting FM Communications Systems

Equipment Features

• Special features of LVSIM®-COM enable students to perform the following tasks from the desktop:

  • Install, move, and remove modules.
  • Select colored wires to connect modules to each other.
  • Modify or remove connections at any time.
  • Change the color of wires.
  • Launch and run the LVDAM-COM application within LVSIM®-COM.
  • Zoom in or out to adjust the view.
  • Apply "virtual" power to the equipment.
  • Generate AF/RF signals.
  • Perform measurements of voltage, frequency, and power with virtual digital meters.
  • Observe waveforms on a virtual oscilloscope.
  • Observe spectral information on a virtual spectrum analyzer.
  • Record measurements in a data table.
  • Plot graphs using recorded data.
  • Print display screens.
  • Save and restore environment (equipment setups), data, and waveforms.