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Line coding 1001001101 (polar NRZ, polar RZ, Manchester, AMI)

Short answer

Polar NRZ: 1=+V, 0=-V flat. Polar RZ: half-width +V for 1, -V for 0, return to zero. Manchester: 1=+V half then -V half, 0=-V then +V. AMI: 1s alternate between +V and -V half-width pulses, 0 no pulse. Sequence 1001001101 drawn accordingly.

Represent binary sequence 1001001101 in polar NRZ, polar RZ, Manchester and AMI codes.

Bit sequence: 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1, bit period TbT_b, levels ±V\pm V.

Conventions used: Manchester sends 1 as a +V half followed by a −V half, and 0 as −V then +V (Lathi/Haykin; the IEEE 802.3 convention is the opposite). AMI sends alternate 1s as half-width +V and −V pulses, starting with +V, and 0 as no pulse.

Polar NRZ (1 → +V, 0 → −V)

    1   0   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   1  
+V ────|       |───|       |───────|   |───
-V     |───────|   |───────|       |───|   

Polar RZ (half-width pulses)

    1   0   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   1  
+V ──|         |─|         |─| |─|     |─| 
 0   |─| |─| |─| |─| |─| |─| |─| |─| |─| |─
-V     |─| |─|     |─| |─|         |─|     

Manchester

    1   0   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   1  
+V ──|   |─| |───|   |─| |───| |─|   |───| 
-V   |───| |─|   |───| |─|   |─| |───|   |─

AMI (bipolar RZ)

    1   0   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   1  
+V ──|                     |─|         |─| 
 0   |─────────| |─────────| |─| |─────| |─
-V             |─|             |─|         

AMI: the five 1s get polarities + − + − +. Polar RZ and Manchester give a transition in every bit, which helps clock recovery. AMI has no DC component.

✓ Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort)

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