Development of an acoustic modem using synthesizable microcontroller

Abstract

In this thesis, an acoustic modem is developed on a digital programmable device for underwater communications. The system consists of a synthesize microcontroller as well the different elements necessaries for the modulation and demodulation of the signals. That should be developed for the design. The objective is to develop the system using a high-level hardware description language and to show the system’s functioning on a flexible platform (a programable logical device) with the perspective that, in the future, it can be implemented in a personalized integrated circuit and thus obtain a compact and energy efficient system.