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The

 

FFT

 

can

 

be

 

displayed

 

full

 

screen

 

with

 

the

 

channel

 

as

 

well

 

by

 

adjusting

 

the

 

WINDOW

 

setting.

 

However,

 

you

 

like

 

to

 

view

 

it

 

take

 

notice

 

of

 

the

 

separate

 

VERT/div

 

and

 

HORIZ/div

 

settings

 

shown

 

in

 

purple.

 

You

 

can

 

adjust

 

these

 

by

 

pushing

 

the

 

MATH

 

button

 

and

 

then

 

using

 

the

 

horizontal

 

and

 

vertical

 

scale

 

knobs.

 

If

 

the

 

FFT

 

isn’t

 

shown

 

on

 

the

 

screen,

 

move

 

the

 

VERTICAL

 

position

 

knob

 

until

 

you

 

see

 

the

 

zero

 

point

 

and

 

then

 

the

 

signal.

 

 

 

 

There

 

are

 

two

 

options

 

for

 

vertical

 

units

 

on

 

the

 

FFT:

 

mVrms

 

and

 

dBVrms.

 

When

 

looking

 

to

 

view

 

small

 

signals

 

along

 

with

 

much

 

larger

 

signals

 

dBVrms

 

is

 

beneficial

 

because

 

it

 

provides

 

a

 

log

 

scale.

 

For

 

those

 

not

 

used

 

to

 

logarithmic

 

scaling

 

look

 

at

 

the

 

screenshot

 

above.

 

In

 

the

 

split

 

screen

 

mode

 

shown

 

there

 

are

 

8

 

vertical

 

divisions

 

dedicated

 

to

 

the

 

FFT.

 

Here

 

are

 

the

 

values

 

at

 

the

 

top

 

of

 

each

 

division

 

given

 

the

 

200

 

mVrms/div

 

setting

 

and

 

the

 

position

 

of

 

the

 

zero

 

marker

 

on

 

the

 

left

 

at

 

the

 

top

 

of

 

the

 

bottom

 

division:

 

 

Divisions

 

down

 

from

 

top

 

of

 

FFT

 

screen

 

Value

 

at

 

top

 

of

 

that

 

division

 

0

 

(top

 

of

 

purple

 

display)

 

1.4

 

Vrms

1

 

1.2

 

Vrms

2

 

1

 

Vrms

3

 

800

 

mVrms

4

 

600

 

mVrms

5

 

400

 

mVrms

6

 

200

 

mVrms

7

 

0

 

mVrms

8

 

(very

 

bottom

 

of

 

the

 

screen)

200

 

(negative

 

numbers

 

are

 

not

 

used

 

by

 

a

 

mVrms

 

scale)

 

  

So,

 

in

 

this

 

mode

 

the

 

FFT

 

has

 

about

 

1.4

 

Vrms

 

of

 

total

 

range

 

capability.

 

You

 

can

 

change

 

the

 

sensitivity,

 

but

 

if

 

you

 

wanted

 

to

 

see

 

a

 

10

 

Vrms

 

fundamental

 

and

 

a

 

10

 

mVrms

 

harmonic

 

at

 

the

 

same

 

time

 

it

 

isn’t

 

possible

 

on

 

a

 

linear

 

scale.

  

Summary of Contents for DS6104

Page 1: ...C 877 4 RIGOL 1 How To Guide info rigol com www rigolna com Oscilloscope Signal Analysis Using FFTs Application Notes Comparison Guides FAQs How To Guides Programming Manuals Quick Start Guides Support Information User s Guides ...

Page 2: ...r usage of FFT waveforms are z Measuring harmonic content and distortion in systems z Characterizing noise in DC power supplies z Analyzing vibration How to obtain a waveform s FFT In this example an FFT will be generated for the 1 KHz square wave acquired on Channel 1 as seen below This signal can be duplicated on any Rigol scope by attaching the probe to the square wave generator port on the fro...

Page 3: ...uide info rigol com www rigolna com Press the MATH button a menu will appear on the side then select FFT and set the source to Channel 1 A Fast Fourier Transform of the current signal on Channel 1 will appear in the Purple color below the square wave ...

Page 4: ...s is beneficial because it provides a log scale For those not used to logarithmic scaling look at the screenshot above In the split screen mode shown there are 8 vertical divisions dedicated to the FFT Here are the values at the top of each division given the 200 mVrms div setting and the position of the zero marker on the left at the top of the bottom division Divisions down from top of FFT scree...

Page 5: ...Vrms 1 0 dBVrms 1 Vrms at the position marker 2 10 dBVrms 316 Vrms 3 20 dBVrms 1 Vrms 4 30 dBVrms 0316 Vrms 5 40 dBVrms 01 Vrms 6 50 dBVrms 00316 mVrms 7 60 dBVrms 001 mVrms 8 70 dBVrms 000316 mVrms To understand this fully the formula to derive the dBVrms value is as follows dBVrms 20 log Vrms VREF where VREF in this case is 1 Vrms so it can be simplified to dBVrms 20 log Vrms Consequently when l...

Page 6: ...per division of the FFT are always in frequency The above screen shot shows 1 25 KHz per division In this display the left side of the screen is always at DC or 0 Hz Each division to the right then marks the set value In this case the divisions would be 0 Hz 1 25 KHz 2 5 KHz 3 75 KHz 5 KHz and so on How to save a waveform s FFT To save an FFT to the scope or a USB drive the FFT must be saved as a ...

Page 7: ...m select save To save the FFT waveform to a USB drive press the Location button the Location now switches to External as in the figure below Upon selecting Save select the file to save the waveform to and then exit upon completion Reference waveforms can then be recalled at a later time to compare signals ...

Page 8: ...nal With a variety of capabilities to change ranges units and display mode as well as saving and recalling waveforms Rigol oscilloscopes can make frequency measurements easily and quickly using the included FFT function For more information or questions contact us directly at Rigol Technologies USA 7401 First Place Suite N Oakwood Village OH 44146 You can reach us directly at 440 232 4488 877 4 RI...

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