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A Digital Fourier Analyzer, also known as a Digital FFT or Digital spectrum analyzer, digitizes analog signals using an A/D converter and computes their spectrum through algorithms. It employs the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) to analyze the signal, providing both amplitude and phase information, typically implemented via Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) for efficiency. The analyzer consists of input, control, and display sections, utilizing anti-aliasing filters and a 12-bit ADC for signal processing.

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A Digital Fourier Analyzer, also known as a Digital FFT or Digital spectrum analyzer, digitizes analog signals using an A/D converter and computes their spectrum through algorithms. It employs the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) to analyze the signal, providing both amplitude and phase information, typically implemented via Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) for efficiency. The analyzer consists of input, control, and display sections, utilizing anti-aliasing filters and a 12-bit ADC for signal processing.

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DIGITAL FOURIER ANALYZER

• A spectrum analyzer, which uses computer algorithm and an analog


to digital conversion phenomenon and produces spectrum of a
signal applied at its input is known as Digital Fourier or Digital FFT
or Digital spectrum analyzer.
• Principle:
• When the analog signal to be analyzed is applied, the A/D converter
digitizes the analog signal.(i.e., converts the analog signal into digital
signal).
• The digitized signal, which is nothing but the set of digital numbers
indicating the amplitude of the analog signal as a function of time is stored
in the memory of the digital computer.
• From the stored digitized data, the spectrum of the signal is computed by
means of computer algorithm.
• The basic principle of a Digital Fourier Analyzer is shown in Fig. 9.14
• The Digital Fourier Analyzer converts the analogue waveform over
time period T into N samples.
• The discrete spectral response Sx (k Δ f); k = 1, 2,…, N which is
equivalent to simultaneously obtaining the output from N filters
having a bandwidth given by Δf = 1/T, is obtained by applying a
Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) to the sampled version of the
signal.
• The spectral response is thus given by

• where k = 1, 2, 3,…., N.
• Sx (k Δ f) is a complex quantity, which is obtained by operating on all
the sample x (n · Δt); n = 1, 2, 3,…, N by the complex
factor exp [-j[(2Πkn)/N]].
• The discrete inverse transform is given by

• where n = 1, 2, …, N.
• Since Sx (k · Δ f); k = 1, 2, …, N is a complex quantity, the DFT
provides both amplitude and phase information at a particular point in
the spectrum.
• The discrete transforms are usually implemented by means of the Fast
Fourier Transform (FFT), which is particularly suitable for
implementation in a digital computer, since N is constrained to the
power of 2, i.e. 210 = 1024.
• A digital signal analyzer block diagram is shown in Fig. 9.15. This
digital signal analyzer employs an Fast Fourier Transform algorithm.
• The block diagram is divided into three sections, namely
1. the input section,
2. the control section and
3. the display section.
• The input section consists of two identical channels.
• The input signal is applied to the input amplifier, where it is conditioned and
passed through two or more anti-aliasing filters.
• The cut-off frequencies of these filters are selected with respect to the
sampling frequency being used.
• The 30 kHz filter is used with a sampling rate of 102.4 kHz and the 300 kHz
filter with a sampling rate of 1.024 MHz.
• To convert the signal into digital form, a 12 bit ADC is used. The output
from the ADC is connected to a multiplier and a digital filter.
• Depending on the mode of the analyzer to be used, either
• In Base-band mode (in which the spectrum is displayed from a dc to an
upper frequency within the bandwidth of the analyzer) (or)
• In the band selectable mode (which allows the full resolution of the
analyzer to be focused in a narrow frequency band), the signal is multiplied
either by a sine or cosine function.
• The processing section of the analyzer provides FFT processing on the input
signal (linear or logarithm).
• The input signal used for such measurements is often the internal random
noise generator.

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