% NOTE : This code is based on the example in the Matlab document linked here. I modified the plotGrid() function for the visualization shown in this note.

carrier = nrCarrierConfig;

carrier.NSizeGrid = 4;

carrier.SubcarrierSpacing = 15;

carrier.NSlot = 1;

carrier.NFrame = 0;

csirs = nrCSIRSConfig;

csirs.CSIRSType = {'nzp'};

csirs.CSIRSPeriod = {[40 1]};

csirs.Density = {'three'};

csirs.RowNumber = [1];

csirs.SymbolLocations = {4};

csirs.SubcarrierLocations = {0};

csirs.NumRB = 4;

csirs.NID = 2;

powerCSIRS = 0;

sym = nrCSIRS(carrier,csirs);

csirsSym = sym*db2mag(powerCSIRS);

csirsInd = nrCSIRSIndices(carrier,csirs);

ports = max(csirs.NumCSIRSPorts);   % Number of antenna ports

txGrid = nrResourceGrid(carrier,ports);

txGrid(csirsInd) = csirsSym;

RelativePortNo = 0; % 3000+RelativePortNo corresponds to p in TS 38.211 section 7.4.1.5.3

plotGrid(size(txGrid),csirsInd,csirsSym,RelativePortNo+1,ports);

function plotGrid(gridSize,csirsInd,csirsSym,gridIndex,NoOfPort)

    figure()

    cmap = colormap(gcf);

    chpval = {20,2};

    chpscale = 0.25*length(cmap); % Scaling factor

    tempSym = csirsSym;

    tempSym(tempSym ~= 0) = chpval{1}; % Replacing non-zero-power symbols

    tempSym(tempSym == 0) = chpval{2}; % Replacing zero-power symbols

    tempGrid = complex(zeros(gridSize));

    tempGrid(csirsInd) = tempSym;

    NoOfRsPerPort = length(csirsSym)/NoOfPort;

    subplot(1,3,1);

    hold on;    

    image(chpscale*tempGrid(:,:,gridIndex)); % Multiplied with scaling factor for better visualization

    axis xy;

    xlim([0.5 14.5]);

    set(gca,'xtick',1:14);

    set(gca,'xticklabel',{'0','1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9','10','11','12','13'});

    ylim([0.5 48.5]);

    set(gca,'ytick',[0 11 23 35 47]+1);

    set(gca,'yticklabel',{'0','11','23','35','47'});

    x = 1.5:1:14.5;

    y = 1.5:1:48.5;

    plot([x(:),x(:)],[0,48.5],'w-');

    plot([0,14.5],[y(:),y(:)],'w-');  

    y = 0.5:12:48.5;

    plot([0,14.5],[y(:),y(:)],'w-','LineWidth',2);  

    %grid();

    names = {'NZP CSI-RS','ZP CSI-RS'};

    clevels = chpscale*[chpval{:}];

    N = length(clevels);

    L = line(ones(N),ones(N),'LineWidth',8); % Generate lines

    % Index the color map and associate the selected colors with the lines

    set(L,{'color'},mat2cell(cmap( min(1+clevels,length(cmap) ),:),ones(1,N),3)); % Set the colors according to cmap

    % Create legend

    %legend(names{:});

    title('Reource Grid : CSI-RS')

    xlabel('OFDM Symbols');

    ylabel('Subcarriers');

    subplot(1,3,[2 3]);

    hold on;

    for y = 1:12

        for x = 1:14

            circle(x,y,0.5);

        end

    end

    symEnd = (gridIndex-1)*48*14 + 48;

    symIndexStart = (gridIndex-1)*NoOfRsPerPort+1;

    symIndexEnd = symIndexStart + NoOfRsPerPort-1;

    RePerGrid = 48*14;

    for i = symIndexStart:symIndexEnd

         vx1 = double(floor((csirsInd(i)-RePerGrid*(gridIndex-1))/48)+1);

         vy1 = double(mod(csirsInd(i),48));

         vx2 = vx1 + 0.5*real(csirsSym(i));

         vy2 = vy1 + 0.5*imag(csirsSym(i));

         if vy1 < 13

            line([vx1 vx2],[vy1 vy2],'Color','red');

            plot(vx2,vy2,'ro','MarkerFaceColor',[1 0 0],'MarkerSize',3);

         end

         tmpStr = sprintf("%d,%f,%f",csirsInd(i),vx1,vy1);

         disp(tmpStr);

    end    

    axis([0 15 0 13]);

    set(gca,'xticklabel',[]);set(gca,'yticklabel',[]);

    set(gca,'xtick',[]);set(gca,'ytick',[]);

    set(gca,'fontsize',8);

    daspect([1 1 1]);

    box on;

    title('CSI-RS value in the first PRB')

    xlabel('OFDM Symbols');

    ylabel('Subcarriers')

    set(gcf, 'Position', [100 100 800 600]);

    set(gcf,'color','w');

end

function circle(x,y,r)

    t = linspace(0,2*pi,20);

    plot(x+r*cos(t),y+r*sin(t),'k-');

end

Example 01>  Row 6. This example is to visualize the CSI-RS for each antenna port described in this note.

NOTE : The result of this case in SlideShow mode is posted here.

csirs = nrCSIRSConfig;

csirs.CSIRSType = {'nzp'};

csirs.CSIRSPeriod = {[40 1]};

csirs.Density = {'one'};

csirs.RowNumber = [6];

csirs.SymbolLocations = {3};

csirs.SubcarrierLocations = {[2 4 6 8]};

csirs.NumRB = 4;

csirs.NID = 0;

1st Port :

2nd Port :

3rd Port :

4th Port :

5th Port :

6th Port :

7th Port :

8th Port :

Example 02>  Row 7. This example is to visualize the CSI-RS for each antenna port described in this note.

NOTE : The result of this case in SlideShow mode is posted here.

csirs = nrCSIRSConfig;

csirs.CSIRSType = {'nzp'};

csirs.CSIRSPeriod = {[40 1]};

csirs.Density = {'one'};

csirs.RowNumber = [7];

csirs.SymbolLocations = {2};

csirs.SubcarrierLocations = {[2 4]};

csirs.NumRB = 4;

csirs.NID = 0;

1st Port :

2nd Port :

3rd Port :

4th Port :

5th Port :

6th Port :

7th Port :

8th Port :

Example 03>  Row 8. This example is to visualize the CSI-RS for each antenna port described in this note.

NOTE : The result of this case in SlideShow mode is posted here.

csirs = nrCSIRSConfig;

csirs.CSIRSType = {'nzp'};

csirs.CSIRSPeriod = {[40 1]};

csirs.Density = {'one'};

csirs.RowNumber = [8];

csirs.SymbolLocations = {3};

csirs.SubcarrierLocations = {[2 4]};

csirs.NumRB = 4;

csirs.NID = 0;

1st Port :

2nd Port :

3rd Port :

4th Port :

5th Port :

6th Port :

7th Port :

8th Port :

Example 01>  Row 11.

NOTE : The result of this case in SlideShow mode is posted here.

csirs = nrCSIRSConfig;

csirs.CSIRSType = {'nzp'};

csirs.CSIRSPeriod = {[40 1]};

csirs.Density = {'one'};

csirs.RowNumber = [11];

csirs.SymbolLocations = {3};

csirs.SubcarrierLocations = {[2 4 6 8]};

csirs.NumRB = 4;

csirs.NID = 0;

1st Port :

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Example 02>  Row 12.

NOTE : The result of this case in SlideShow mode is posted here.

csirs = nrCSIRSConfig;

csirs.CSIRSType = {'nzp'};

csirs.CSIRSPeriod = {[40 1]};

csirs.Density = {'one'};

csirs.RowNumber = [12];

csirs.SymbolLocations = {3};

csirs.SubcarrierLocations = {[2 4 6 8]};

csirs.NumRB = 4;

csirs.NID = 0;

1st Port :

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Example 01>  Row 16.

NOTE : The result of this case in SlideShow mode is posted here.

csirs = nrCSIRSConfig;

csirs.CSIRSType = {'nzp'};

csirs.CSIRSPeriod = {[40 1]};

csirs.Density = {'one'};

csirs.RowNumber = [16];

csirs.SymbolLocations = {[3 7]};

csirs.SubcarrierLocations = {[2 4 6 8]};

csirs.NumRB = 4;

csirs.NID = 0;

1st Port :

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Example 02>  Row 17.

NOTE : The result of this case in SlideShow mode is posted here.

csirs = nrCSIRSConfig;

csirs.CSIRSType = {'nzp'};

csirs.CSIRSPeriod = {[40 1]};

csirs.Density = {'one'};

csirs.RowNumber = [17];

csirs.SymbolLocations = {[3 7]};

csirs.SubcarrierLocations = {[2 4 6 8]};

csirs.NumRB = 4;

csirs.NID = 0;

1st Port :

2nd Port :

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Example 03>  Row 18.

NOTE : The result of this case in SlideShow mode is posted here.

csirs = nrCSIRSConfig;

csirs.CSIRSType = {'nzp'};

csirs.CSIRSPeriod = {[40 1]};

csirs.Density = {'one'};

csirs.RowNumber = [18];

csirs.SymbolLocations = {3};

csirs.SubcarrierLocations = {[2 4 6 8]};

csirs.NumRB = 4;

csirs.NID = 0;

1st Port :

2nd Port :

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