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# comm.PSKTCMModulator System object

Package: comm

Convolutionally encode binary data and map using M-ary PSK signal constellation

## Description

The PSKTCMModulator object implements trellis-coded modulation (TCM) by convolutionally encoding the binary input signal and then mapping the result to a PSK signal constellation.

To modulate a signal using trellis-coded modulation:

1. Define and set up your PSK TCM modulator object. See Construction.

2. Call step to modulate the signal according to the properties of comm.PSKTCMModulator. The behavior of step is specific to each object in the toolbox.

## Construction

H = comm.PSKTCMModulator creates a trellis-coded M-ary phase shift keying (PSK TCM) modulator System object™, H. This object convolutionally encodes a binary input signal and maps the result to an M-PSK constellation.

H = comm.PSKTCMModulator(Name,Value) creates a PSK TCM encoder object, H, with each specified property set to the specified value. You can specify additional name-value pair arguments in any order as (Name1,Value1,...,NameN,ValueN).

H = comm.PSKTCMModulator(TRELLIS,Name,Value) creates a PSK TCM encoder object, H. This object has the TrellisStructure property set to TRELLIS and the other specified properties set to the specified values.

## Properties

 TrellisStructure Trellis structure of convolutional code Specify trellis as a MATLAB® structure that contains the trellis description of the convolutional code. Use the istrellis function to check whether a trellis structure is valid. The default is the result of poly2trellis([1 3], [1 0 0; 0 5 2]). TerminationMethod Termination method of encoded frame Specify the termination method as one of Continuous | Truncated | Terminated. The default is Continuous. When you set this property to Continuous, the object retains the encoder states at the end of each input vector for use with the next input vector. When you set this property to Truncated, the object treats each input vector independently. The encoder is reset to the all-zeros state at the start of each input vector. When you set this property to Terminated, the object treats each input vector independently. However, for each input vector, the object uses extra bits to set the encoder to the all-zeros state at the end of the vector. For a rate K/N code, the step method outputs the vector with a length given by $y=N×\left(L+S\right)}{K}$, where S = constraintLength–1 (or, in the case of multiple constraint lengths, S = sum(constraintLength(i)–1)). L indicates the length of the input to the step method. ResetInputPort Enable modulator reset input Set this property to true to enable an additional input to the step method. The default is false. When this additional reset input is a nonzero value, the internal states of the encoder reset to initial conditions. This property applies when you set the TerminationMethod property to Continuous. ModulationOrder Number of points in signal constellation Specify the number of points in the signal constellation used to map the convolutionally encoded data as a positive integer scalar value equal to 4, 8, or 16. The default is 8. The value of the ModulationOrder property must equal the number of possible output symbols from the convolutional encoder of the PSK TCM modulator. Thus, the value for the ModulationOrder property must equal 2N for a rate K/N convolutional code. OutputDataType Data type of output Specify the output data type as one of double | single. The default is double.

## Methods

 clone Create PSK TCM modulator object with same property values getNumInputs Number of expected inputs to step method getNumOutputs Number of outputs from step method isLocked Locked status for input attributes and nontunable properties release Allow property value and input characteristics changes reset Reset states of the PSK TCM modulator object step Convolutionally encode binary data and map using M-ary PSK constellation

## Examples

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### Modulate Data Using 8-PSK TCM Modulation

Modulate random data using 8-PSK TCM modulation and display the constellation diagram.

Create binary data.

```data = randi([0 1],1000,1);
```

Define a trellis structure with four input symbols and eight output symbols.

```t =  poly2trellis([5 4],[23 35 0; 0 5 13]);
```

Create an 8-PSK TCM modulator object using the trellis structure variable, t.

```hMod = comm.PSKTCMModulator(t,'ModulationOrder',8);
```

Modulate and plot the data.

```modData = step(hMod,data);
scatterplot(modData);
```

## Algorithms

This object implements the algorithm, inputs, and outputs described on the M-PSK TCM Decoder block reference page. The object properties correspond to the block parameters.