Pulses per minute
pulse position modulation, used in many RC model aircraft controls.
PPM is a type of pulse modulation where messages are sent using single pulses. PWM is a type of modulation which conforms to the pulse. PAM is a type of modulation in which the information is encoded into a series of pulses.
PPM (Pulse Position Modulation) is used in digital communication systems to encode information by varying the position of the pulses in a periodic signal. PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) is commonly used in controlling the power delivered to electronic devices like motors, LEDs, and amplifiers by varying the width of the pulses in a periodic signal.
It is a type of Pulse modulation as in PPM the position of pulse of carrier pulse train is varied in accordance with the modulating signal.
To generate a Pulse Position Modulation (PPM) wave using Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), you first create a series of PWM signals that represent the desired pulse positions for each channel. By varying the timing of the PWM pulses, you encode the position of each pulse within a fixed time frame, ensuring that the pulses do not overlap. The result is a sequence of pulses where the timing of each pulse denotes the information, allowing the PPM signal to be formed. Finally, the generated PPM signal can be outputted to the desired application or device.
The width of the pulse in PPM is not important, but is usually very narrow and constant in any given PPM system.
PAM-pulse Amplitude Modulation It encodes information in the amplitude of a sequence of signal pulses. PPM-Pulse Position modulation PWM-Pulse Width Modulation.It results in variation of average waveform.
PPM=Pulse Position Modulation is suited for data communications via optical fiber or short distance line-of-sight as in radio control models. A pulse is encoded by placing it in a specific position in time. Proper sync is required and transmission distortion can render it useless. FM=Frequency Modulation which is more suited for audio communications as in broadcast radio or personal communicators. The modulation of a carrier is accomplished by causing the frequency of the carrier to vary as a function of the audio. The speed of the variation is the frequency of the audio and the amount of the variation is the amplitude of the audio.
Pulse position modulation can be analog or digital, it depends on the signal and/or the modulator used to obtain the modulation. If an analog signal is applied at the input of the modulator, the position of the pulse can assume an infinity of different timing states (the signal vary continuously) and hence an analog modulation is realised in PPM. On the contrary if the signal is digitized previously in a series of discrete states, the pulse at the output will have discrete timing interval (not continuosly). Then a digital modulation is obtained. If the signal is analog, but the modulator is digital, we will have again a number of finite state in output timing, and the PPM will be digital. To be noted that, if the number of steps in the digital modulator, is higher then the dinamic range required, the performance of the digital and analog PPM will be exactly the same. Cecking the front of the pulse of PPM with a digital oscilloscope capable of jitter measurament, we will see immediately if the position of the pulses will be continuosly variable or a number of discrete steps will be presented. We can then consider analog and digital PPM physically different.
what is phase modulation changing of the phase depending upon the modulated signal is said to be a phase modulation
-- PSK -- DPSK -- 16, 32, 64, 128, and 256 QAM
PPM (Pulse Position Modulation) is often considered better than PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) in certain applications because it provides a more robust signal against noise and interference. PPM encodes information in the position of pulses rather than their width, making it less susceptible to timing errors. Additionally, PPM can allow for more efficient use of bandwidth in communication systems, as it can transmit multiple channels within the same signal. This can lead to improved performance in applications like remote control systems and telemetry.