Time_data = tonecycles(amp, cycles, points) įigure 3 Making a specific power spectral density for simulation is not as easy as one might think.
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Points = 1000 % Number of points to generate % Make an input signal (Sine Wave Tone) based on number of cyclesĬycles = 3.95 % Number of cycles to make For scenario #1 above the function: “tonecycles.m” is used as shown in Figure 1. Starting with the generation of sine wave signals. If the data is in different units then it should be scaled appropriately back into Vrms units before continuing the signal processing. Note that in all these examples, and for the rest of this discussion, the units for the input signal are normally assumed to be in Vrms. To generate Gaussian white noise with a given Power Spectral Density (PSD) in real units that we analog folks use all the time, like: Vrms/√Hz. This is useful when thinking in terms of an actual digitized signal. This form is useful when I want to make a 10,000 point vector of a 10 kHz sine wave sample at a sampling rate of 100 kHz.
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These problems lead me to create a set of consistent analysis functions for Octave/MATLAB 2 that I use all the time for calibrated DFT signal and noise analysis in a unified, easy to remember, and consistent form. All of this confusion leads to a lot of wasted time.
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While there are many examples on the Web of using DFT functions that show how to make a spectrum for signal analysis or power spectral density for noise analysis, many are not fully accurate, hard to use, or even worse, not compatible with each other.
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Also, you may just have data from some other source that you would like to quickly analyze. Most modern oscilloscopes now have a DFT/FFT 1 display mode built in and that's fine, but you are stuck using the built-in definitions and DFT implementation and I have yet to see one that will handle noise measurements properly. Being able to get a calibrated spectrum display is very useful when verifying and troubleshooting nearly any design. I use Fourier Transforms on time domain data all the time now, whether it's measuring OPAMP noise or looking for spurious signals with my digital oscilloscope acting as the digitizer. The techniques and functions presented are easily translated to other scripting or compiled programming languages. A set of functions are presented for Octave/MATLAB that allow easy, consistent, and properly scaled DFT/FFT analysis of signals and noise.