DIGITAL AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL SYSTEM MODELING

Abstract

The goal of automatic gain control is to maintain a constant output power level. Automatic gain control systems are used in various communication systems, both analog and digital. However, for all the variety of digital automatic gain control algorithms, the adjustment of the control parameters during the simulation process in reality is often ignored. In practice, this can lead to long-term overloads with a large change of the input signal power. There is also the risk that the model used was designed to work in linear mode only. In nonlinear mode, its behavior may not always be predictable. Research subject. The purpose of this article is to analyze digital AGC system characteristics and to model its operation in Matlab. Method. As part of the study, a Matlab model of hybrid automatic gain control system was developed. Core results. It is shown that the control time of the digital automatic gain control system with a non-linear gain control characteristic does not depend on the amplitude of the input signal. The performance of the proposed digital model is limited by the dynamic range of the linear path and the analog-to-digital converter. The mathematical dependence of the response time of the model on the input signal level change is obtained, in which the time constant of the automatic gain control filter has been replaced by the time constant of the entire automatic gain control system. Practical relevance. A digital model of hybrid automatic gain control system is proposed, which will allow to simulate digital automatic gain control systems parameters for both small and large changes in the input signal level. The results of this work are relevant to the development of digital receivers for communication systems of various purposes.