dCS 974 User Manual

Manual for Software Version 1.0x

dCS Ltd

May 2001

 

 

Amplitude (dB)

Amplitude (lsb 24)

Dither Only Spectra, no Signal

dCS 972 SW v1.54

-110

-120

 

 

 

 

Top Hat dither, actual

 

 

theoretical

 

 

 

 

-130

 

 

 

Triangular dither, actual

 

theoretical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noise Shaped Triangular dither, actual

theoretical

 

 

 

 

-140

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44.1 kS/s sampling, 16 bit dither, 1024 point FFTs, H6 window

 

-150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

 

 

 

 

 

Frequency (kHz)

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 32 – Dither Spectra (FFTs)

Raw Data for Source and Truncated Small Signal

dCS 972 SW v1.54

2048

1024

0

-1024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 bit source data

 

 

16 bit truncation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 bit truncation with Top Hat dither

 

 

16 bit truncation with Triangular dither

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-2048

 

 

 

16 bit truncation with Noise Shaped Triangular dither

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

128

256

384

512

Sample Number

Figure 33 – Small Signal Raw Data with Dithers

Manual part no: DOC1241121A1

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Document No: OS-MA-A0124-112.1A1

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