Function Reference

Signal Sources

commsrc.pattern	Construct pattern generator object
randerr	Generate bit error patterns
randint	Generate matrix of uniformly distributed random integers
randsrc	Generate random matrix using prescribed alphabet
wgn	Generate white Gaussian noise

Performance Evaluation

berawgn	Bit error rate (BER) for uncoded AWGN channels
bercoding	Bit error rate (BER) for coded AWGN channels
berconfint	Bit error rate (BER) and confidence interval of Monte Carlo simulation
berfading	Bit error rate (BER) for Rayleigh and Rician fading channels
berfit	Fit curve to nonsmooth empirical bit error rate (BER) data
bersync	Bit error rate (BER) for imperfect synchronization
biterr	Compute number of bit errors and bit error rate (BER)
commmeasure.ACPR	Create adjacent channel power measurement object
commmeasure.EVM	Create EVM measurement object
commmeasure.MER	Create MER measurement object
commscope	Package of communications scope classes
commscope.eyediagram	Eye diagram analysis
commscope.ScatterPlot	Create Scatter Plot scope
commtest.ErrorRate	Create error rate test console
distspec	Compute distance spectrum of convolutional code
eyediagram	Generate eye diagram
EyeScope	Launch eye diagram scope for eye diagram object H
noisebw	Equivalent noise bandwidth of filter
scatterplot	Generate scatter plot
semianalytic	Calculate bit error rate (BER) using semianalytic technique
symerr	Compute number of symbol errors and symbol error rate

Source Coding

arithdeco	Decode binary code using arithmetic decoding
arithenco	Encode sequence of symbols using arithmetic coding
compand	Source code mu-law or A-law compressor or expander
dpcmdeco	Decode using differential pulse code modulation
dpcmenco	Encode using differential pulse code modulation
dpcmopt	Optimize differential pulse code modulation parameters
huffmandeco	Huffman decoder
huffmandict	Generate Huffman code dictionary for source with known probability model
huffmanenco	Huffman encoder
lloyds	Optimize quantization parameters using Lloyd algorithm
quantiz	Produce quantization index and quantized output value

Error-Control Coding

bchdec	BCH decoder
bchenc	BCH encoder
bchgenpoly	Generator polynomial of BCH code
bchnumerr	Number of correctable errors for BCH code
convenc	Convolutionally encode binary data
cyclgen	Produce parity-check and generator matrices for cyclic code
cyclpoly	Produce generator polynomials for cyclic code
decode	Block decoder
dvbs2ldpc	Low-density parity-check codes from DVB-S.2 standard
encode	Block encoder
fec.bchdec	Construct BCH decoder object
fec.bchenc	Construct BCH encoder object
fec.ldpcdec	Construct LDPC decoder object
fec.ldpcenc	Construct LDPC encoder object
fec.rsdec	Construct Reed-Solomon decoder object
fec.rsenc	Construct Reed-Solomon encoder object
gen2par	Convert between parity-check and generator matrices
gfweight	Calculate minimum distance of linear block code
hammgen	Produce parity-check and generator matrices for Hamming code
rsdec	Reed-Solomon decoder
rsdecof	Decode ASCII file encoded using Reed-Solomon code
rsenc	Reed-Solomon encoder
rsencof	Encode ASCII file using Reed-Solomon code
rsgenpoly	Generator polynomial of Reed-Solomon code
syndtable	Produce syndrome decoding table
vitdec	Convolutionally decode binary data using Viterbi algorithm

Interleaving/Deinterleaving

algdeintrlv	Restore ordering of symbols using algebraically derived permutation table
algintrlv	Reorder symbols using algebraically derived permutation table
convdeintrlv	Restore ordering of symbols using shift registers
convintrlv	Permute symbols using shift registers
deintrlv	Restore ordering of symbols
heldeintrlv	Restore ordering of symbols permuted using `helintrlv`
helintrlv	Permute symbols using helical array
helscandeintrlv	Restore ordering of symbols in helical pattern
helscanintrlv	Reorder symbols in helical pattern
intrlv	Reorder sequence of symbols
matdeintrlv	Restore ordering of symbols by filling matrix by columns and emptying it by rows
matintrlv	Reorder symbols by filling matrix by rows and emptying it by columns
muxdeintrlv	Restore ordering of symbols using specified shift registers
muxintrlv	Permute symbols using shift registers with specified delays
randdeintrlv	Restore ordering of symbols using random permutation
randintrlv	Reorder symbols using random permutation

Analog Modulation/Demodulation

amdemod	Amplitude demodulation
ammod	Amplitude modulation
fmdemod	Frequency demodulation
fmmod	Frequency modulation
pmdemod	Phase demodulation
pmmod	Phase modulation
ssbdemod	Single sideband amplitude demodulation
ssbmod	Single sideband amplitude modulation

Digital Modulation/Demodulation

dpskdemod	Differential phase shift keying demodulation
dpskmod	Differential phase shift keying modulation
fskdemod	Frequency shift keying demodulation
fskmod	Frequency shift keying modulation
genqamdemod	General quadrature amplitude demodulation
genqammod	General quadrature amplitude modulation
modem	Package of modem classes
modem.dpskdemod	Construct DPSK demodulator object
modem.dpskmod	Construct DPSK modulator object
modem.genqamdemod	Construct General QAM demodulator object
modem.genqammod	Construct General QAM modulator object
modem.mskdemod	Construct MSK demodulator object
modem.mskmod	Construct MSK modulator object
modem.oqpskdemod	Construct OQPSK demodulator object
modem.oqpskmod	Construct OQPSK modulator object
modem.pamdemod	Construct PAM demodulator object
modem.pammod	Construct PAM modulator object
modem.pskdemod	Construct PSK demodulator object
modem.pskmod	Construct PSK modulator object
modem.qamdemod	Construct QAM demodulator object
modem.qammod	Construct QAM modulator object
modnorm	Scaling factor for normalizing modulation output
mskdemod	Minimum shift keying demodulation
mskmod	Minimum shift keying modulation
oqpskdemod	Offset quadrature phase shift keying demodulation
oqpskmod	Offset quadrature phase shift keying modulation
pamdemod	Pulse amplitude demodulation
pammod	Pulse amplitude modulation
pskdemod	Phase shift keying demodulation
pskmod	Phase shift keying modulation
qamdemod	Quadrature amplitude demodulation
qammod	Quadrature amplitude modulation

Pulse Shaping

intdump	Integrate and dump
rcosflt	Filter input signal using raised cosine filter
rectpulse	Rectangular pulse shaping

Filters

hank2sys	Convert Hankel matrix to linear system model
hilbiir	Design Hilbert transform IIR filter
rcosine	Design raised cosine filter

Lower-Level Filters

rcosfir	Design raised cosine finite impulse response (FIR) filter
rcosiir	Design raised cosine infinite impulse response (IIR) filter

Channels

awgn	Add white Gaussian noise to signal
bsc	Model binary symmetric channel
doppler	Package of Doppler classes
doppler.ajakes	Construct asymmetrical Doppler spectrum object
doppler.bell	Construct bell-shaped Doppler spectrum object
doppler.bigaussian	Construct bi-Gaussian Doppler spectrum object
doppler.flat	Construct flat Doppler spectrum object
doppler.gaussian	Construct Gaussian Doppler spectrum object
doppler.jakes	Construct Jakes Doppler spectrum object
doppler.rjakes	Construct restricted Jakes Doppler spectrum object
doppler.rounded	Construct rounded Doppler spectrum object
filter (channel)	Filter signal with channel object
legacychannelsim	Toggles random number generation mode for channel objects
mimochan	Create MIMO fading channel object
plot (channel)	Plot channel characteristics with channel visualization tool
rayleighchan	Construct Rayleigh fading channel object
reset (channel)	Reset channel object
ricianchan	Construct Rician fading channel object
stdchan	Construct channel object from set of standardized channel models

Equalizers

cma	Construct constant modulus algorithm (CMA) object
dfe	Construct decision-feedback equalizer object
equalize	Equalize signal using equalizer object
lineareq	Construct linear equalizer object
lms	Construct least mean square (LMS) adaptive algorithm object
mlseeq	Equalize linearly modulated signal using Viterbi algorithm
normlms	Construct normalized least mean square (LMS) adaptive algorithm object
reset (equalizer)	Reset equalizer object
rls	Construct recursive least squares (RLS) adaptive algorithm object
signlms	Construct signed least mean square (LMS) adaptive algorithm object
varlms	Construct variable-step-size least mean square (LMS) adaptive algorithm object

Galois Field

convmtx	Convolution matrix of Galois field vector
cosets	Produce cyclotomic cosets for Galois field
dftmtx	Discrete Fourier transform matrix in Galois field
fft	Discrete Fourier transform
filter (gf)	1-D digital filter over Galois field
gf	Create Galois field array
gftable	Generate file to accelerate Galois field computations
ifft	Inverse discrete Fourier transform
isprimitive	True for primitive polynomial for Galois field
log	Logarithm in Galois field
minpol	Find minimal polynomial of Galois field element
mldivide	Matrix left division `\` of Galois arrays
primpoly	Find primitive polynomials for Galois field

MATLAB Functions and Operators

`+ -`	Addition and subtraction of Galois arrays
`* / \`	Matrix multiplication and division of Galois arrays
`.* ./ .\`	Elementwise multiplication and division of Galois arrays
`^`	Matrix exponentiation of Galois array
`.^`	Elementwise exponentiation of Galois array
`' .'`	Transpose of Galois array
`==`, `~=`	Relational operators for Galois arrays
all	True if all elements of a Galois vector are nonzero
any	True if any element of a Galois vector is nonzero
conv	Convolution of Galois vectors
deconv	Deconvolution and polynomial division
det	Determinant of square Galois matrix
diag	Diagonal Galois matrices and diagonals of a Galois matrix
inv	Inverse of Galois matrix
isempty	True for empty Galois arrays
length	Length of Galois vector
lu	Lower-upper triangular factorization of Galois array
polyval	Evaluate polynomial in Galois field
rank	Rank of a Galois array
reshape	Reshape Galois array
roots	Find polynomial roots across a Galois field
size	Size of Galois array
tril	Extract lower triangular part of Galois array
triu	Extract upper triangular part of Galois array

Galois Fields of Odd Characteristic

gfadd	Add polynomials over Galois field
gfconv	Multiply polynomials over Galois field
gfcosets	Produce cyclotomic cosets for Galois field
gfdeconv	Divide polynomials over Galois field
gfdiv	Divide elements of Galois field
gffilter	Filter data using polynomials over prime Galois field
gflineq	Find particular solution of `Ax` = `b` over prime Galois field
gfminpol	Find minimal polynomial of Galois field element
gfmul	Multiply elements of Galois field
gfpretty	Polynomial in traditional format
gfprimck	Check whether polynomial over Galois field is primitive
gfprimdf	Provide default primitive polynomials for Galois field
gfprimfd	Find primitive polynomials for Galois field
gfrank	Compute rank of matrix over Galois field
gfrepcov	Convert one binary polynomial representation to another
gfroots	Find roots of polynomial over prime Galois field
gfsub	Subtract polynomials over Galois field
gftrunc	Minimize length of polynomial representation
gftuple	Simplify or convert Galois field element formatting

Utilities

alignsignals	Align two signals by delaying earliest signal
bi2de	Convert binary vectors to decimal numbers
bin2gray	Convert positive integers into corresponding Gray-encoded integers
commsrc.pn	Create PN sequence generator package
de2bi	Convert decimal numbers to binary vectors
finddelay	Estimate delay(s) between signals
gray2bin	Convert Gray-encoded positive integers to corresponding Gray-decoded integers
iscatastrophic	True for trellis corresponding to catastrophic convolutional code
istrellis	True for valid trellis structure
marcumq	Generalized Marcum Q function
mask2shift	Convert mask vector to shift for shift register configuration
oct2dec	Convert octal to decimal numbers
poly2trellis	Convert convolutional code polynomials to trellis description
qfunc	Q function
qfuncinv	Inverse Q function
seqgen	Sequence generator package
seqgen.pn	Construct default PN sequence generator object
shift2mask	Convert shift to mask vector for shift register configuration
vec2mat	Convert vector into matrix

MATLAB Utilities

erf	Error function
erfc	Complementary error function

GUI

bertool

Open bit error rate analysis GUI (BERTool)

Functions — Alphabetical List

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