Introduction: Python - Shannon Hartley Theorem (Channel Capacity)

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# Shannon Hartley Theorem to compute Channel Capacity
# Channel Capacity = (Channel Bandwidth * (log2(1 + (Signal Power/Noise)) )

import math

print ("Shannon Hartley Theorem to compute Channel Capacity.")

print ("The formula is: ")
print ("Channel Capacity = (Channel Bandwidth * (log2(1 + (Signal Power/Noise)) )")

#  Input the data
EnteredChannelBandwidth = input ("Enter the Channel Bandwidth: ")
EnteredSignalPower = input ("Enter the Signal Power: ")
EnteredNoise = input ("Enter the Noise: ")

# Convert entered numbers to float
ChannelBandwidth = float(EnteredChannelBandwidth)
SignalPower = float(EnteredSignalPower)
Noise = float(EnteredNoise)

# >>>>>>> use math.log2()
Log2Variable = (1 + (SignalPower/Noise) )
Log2Result = (math.log2(Log2Variable))
ChannelCapacity = ChannelBandwidth * Log2Result

print ("The Channel Capacity is: ", ChannelCapacity)

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