Using Features for Advanced Applications
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Selecting the right acquisition mode can produce less noisy FFTs.
Set up in Sample. Use sample mode until you have set up and turned on your
FFT. Sample mode can acquire repetitive and nonrepetitive waveforms and does
not affect the frequency response of the source waveform.
Hi Res and Average Reduce Noise. If the pulse is repetitive, Average mode may be
used to reduce noise in the signal at a cost of slower display response. Average
operates on repetitive waveforms only, and averaging does affect the frequency
response of the source waveform.
For TDS 700A models only, after the FFT is set up and displayed, you can to
turn on Hi Res mode to reduce the effect of noise in the signal. Hi Res operates
on both repetitive and nonrepetitive waveforms; however, it does affect the
frequency response of the source waveform.
Peak Detect and Envelope Add Distortion. Peak Detect (TDS 700A models) and
Envelope mode can add significant distortion to the FFT results and are not
recommended for use with FFTs.
Once you have your waveform displayed optimally, you may magnify (or
reduce) it vertically and horizontally to inspect any feature you desire. Just be
sure the FFT waveform is the selected waveform. (Press MORE, then select the
FFT waveform in the More main menu. Then use the Vertical and Horizontal
SCALE knobs to adjust the math waveform size.)
If you wish to see the zoom factor (2X, 5X, etc.) you need to turn Zoom on:
press ZOOM On (side). The vertical and horizontal zoom factors appear on
screen.
Whether Zoom is on or off, you can press Reset Zoom Factors (side) to return
the zoomed FFT waveform to no magnification.
Zoom always uses either sin(x)/x or linear interpolation when expanding
displayed waveforms. To select the interpolation method: press DISPLAY
Setting (main) Display (pop-up) Filter (main) Sin(x)/x or Linear
(side).
If the source waveform record length is 500 points, the FFT will use 2X Zoom to
increase the 250 point FFT frequency domain record to 500 points. Therefore,
FFT math waveforms of 500 point waveforms are always zoomed 2X or more
with interpolation. Waveforms with other record lengths can be zoomed or not
and can have minimum Zooms of 1X or less.
Acquisition ModeZoom and Interpolation