Contents

Index

• Getting Started

• User Guide

• Signal Sources

• Performance Evaluation

• Error Rate Test Console

• BERTool: A Bit Error Rate Analysis GUI

Summary of Features

Opening BERTool

• The BERTool Environment

Components of BERTool

Interaction Among BERTool Components

• Computing Theoretical BERs

Section Overview

Example: Using the Theoretical Tab in BERTool

Available Sets of Theoretical BER Data

• Using the Semianalytic Technique to Compute BERs

Section Overview

Example: Using the Semianalytic Tab in BERTool

Procedure for Using the Semianalytic Tab in BERTool

• Running MATLAB Simulations

Section Overview

Example: Using a MATLAB Simulation with BERTool

Varying the Stopping Criteria

Plotting Confidence Intervals

Fitting BER Points to a Curve

• Preparing Simulation Functions for Use with BERTool

Requirements for Functions

Template for a Simulation Function

Example: Preparing a Simulation Function for Use with BERTool

• Running Simulink Simulations

Section Overview

Example: Using a Simulink Model with BERTool

Varying the Stopping Criteria

• Preparing Simulink Models for Use with BERTool

Requirements for Models

Tips for Preparing Models

Example: Preparing a Model for Use with BERTool

• Managing BER Data

Exporting Data Sets or BERTool Sessions

Importing Data Sets or BERTool Sessions

Managing Data in the Data Viewer

• Source Coding

• Error Detection and Correction

• Interleaving

• Modulation

• Special Filters

• Channels

• Equalizers

• Galois Field Computations

• EyeScope: An Eye Diagram Analysis Tool

• Galois Fields of Odd Characteristic

• Analytical Expressions Used in berawgn, bercoding, berfading, and BERTool

• Algorithms

• Functions

Examples

• Release Notes

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BERTool: A Bit Error Rate Analysis GUI

The following sections describe the Bit Error Rate Analysis Tool (BERTool) and provide examples showing how to use this GUI.

Attaching a System to the Error Rate Test Console and Running Simulations

Summary of Features

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