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In summary: Just remember that this is NRZI, not NRZ, so the voltage level change is not for every bit, but only when there is a 1. Keep up the good work!In summary, the conversation discusses the topic of NRZI encoding and its differences from NRZ and NRZ-I. The conversation also includes a Google search link for more information on NRZI encoding and a video resource for better understanding. The summary also mentions the confusion over the "I" in NRZI and its origins from IBM. Finally, the conversation ends with a clarification on the voltage level changes in NRZI.
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Using the grid below, sketch a waveform to show how the data 10101000 would be transmitted to line using Non-return-to-zero inverted (NRZI) line encoding. Assume the signal level is initially high as shown.
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You need to show your attempt at this problem. I thought that I made that clear in my previous PM to you...
 
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Sorry. What i have is this
 

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Dan78 said:
Sorry. What i have is this
That looks close, but the "Inverted" part of NRZI means that you should invert that plot, no?

From the Google search preview:

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berkeman said:
That looks close, but the "Inverted" part of NRZI means that you should invert that plot, no?
I think the "I" is more complicated than that - it doesn't just invert the levels of NRZ, it is a completely different (and poorly named) edge-based system (an edge of either sign is a 1 and the absence of a signal edge on a clock pulse signifies a 0).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-return-to-zero#Non-return-to-zero_inverted
Edit: I don't normally like videos but this one is really clear:
 
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pbuk said:
I think the "I" is more complicated than that - it doesn't just invert the levels of NRZ, it is a completely different (and poorly named) edge-based system
Interesting. I only briefly looked at the Wikipedia article for NRZI, which looked like simple inversion. I wonder if NRZ-I is different from NRZI... Guess I need to do some more reading...
 
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berkeman said:
Interesting. I only briefly looked at the Wikipedia article for NRZI, which looked like simple inversion. I wonder if NRZ-I is different from NRZI... Guess I need to do some more reading...
As I understand it NRZ-I and NRZ(I) are the same thing as NRZI: I have only ever seen it called NRZI (e.g. in the USB 2.0 specification) and importantly the "I" originally stood for IBM and was nothing to do with inversion (see http://ibm-1401.info/223-6988-729-MagTapeCE-InstRef-62-r.pdf).

This is totally different from NRZ, also called "on-off keying" where 1 is normally represented by a high voltage and 0 a low voltage: I am not aware of the opposite convention having a specific name, I suppose you could call it "Inverted NRZ" but that would just add to the confusion!

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Data 0
Data 1
L​
H​
NRZ​
H​
L​
NRZ​
No transition​
Transition (H-L or L-H)​
NRZI​
NRZ IBM​
Transition (H-L or L-H)​
No transition​
NRZI​
USB, USB 2​
 
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What about now.
I have a starting point which is higher voltage level and every time when I encounter a 1 i have to change a voltage level. Hope is good now.
 

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Dan78 said:
every time when I encounter a 1 i have to change a voltage level.
Looks good to me.
 
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