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Clipping can be detected by viewing the signal (on an oscilloscope, for example), and observing that the tops and bottoms of waves aren't smooth anymore. When working with images, some tools can highlight all pixels that are pure white, allowing the user to identify larger groups of white pixels and decide if too much clipping has occurred.
Lissajous curves can also be generated using an oscilloscope (as illustrated). An octopus circuit can be used to demonstrate the waveform images on an oscilloscope. Two phase-shifted sinusoid inputs are applied to the oscilloscope in X-Y mode and the phase relationship between the signals is presented as a Lissajous figure.
A typical application is to measure the distortion of a nominally sinewave signal; a very-low-distortion sinewave is used as the input to equipment under test, and a spectrum analyser can examine the output, which will have added distortion products, and determine the percentage distortion at each harmonic of the fundamental. Such analysers ...
(Odd) harmonics of a 1000 Hz square wave Graph showing the first 3 terms of the Fourier series of a square wave Using Fourier expansion with cycle frequency f over time t , an ideal square wave with an amplitude of 1 can be represented as an infinite sum of sinusoidal waves: x ( t ) = 4 π ∑ k = 1 ∞ sin ( 2 π ( 2 k − 1 ) f t ) 2 k ...
The sawtooth wave (or saw wave) is a kind of non-sinusoidal waveform.It is so named based on its resemblance to the teeth of a plain-toothed saw with a zero rake angle.A single sawtooth, or an intermittently triggered sawtooth, is called a ramp waveform.
The altered peaks and troughs of the sine wave form displayed on this oscilloscope indicate the signal has been "clipped.". Clipping is a form of waveform distortion that occurs when an amplifier is overdriven and attempts to deliver an output voltage or current beyond its maximum capability.
The first step of computing an eye pattern is normally to obtain the waveform being analyzed in a quantized form. This may be done by measuring an actual electrical system with an oscilloscope of sufficient bandwidth, or by creating synthetic data with a circuit simulator in order to evaluate the signal integrity of a proposed design.
With appropriate circuitry, peak-to-peak amplitudes of electric oscillations can be measured by meters or by viewing the waveform on an oscilloscope. Peak-to-peak is a straightforward measurement on an oscilloscope, the peaks of the waveform being easily identified and measured against the graticule. This remains a common way of specifying ...