The Zoom FFT is interesting because it blends complex down conversion, lowpass filtering, and sample rate change through decimation in a spectrum analysis application. The Zoom FFT method of spectrum ...

It’s Darren again, filling in for Jit. Last week, we discussed FFT functionality and VSA (vector-signal-analysis) software on a scope. Sometimes I hear this called spectrum analyzer software, but in ...

With the ever-expanding adoption of wireless in embedded systems of all types, there’s no question that having spectrum analyzer capability in an oscilloscope is a time-savings convenience for ...

The Rigol DS1000 series of oscilloscopes are popular with hobbyists for good reason: they provide decent specs at a low price. However, their spectrum analysis abilities are lacking. While these ...

The modern oscilloscope is no longer just a time-domain measurement tool, as test equipment vendors integrate logic, protocol, and spectrum analysis functions. (Image courtesy of Thinkstock). As ...

Like a lot of hardware tinkerers, [dexter2048] has a Rigol DS1052E oscilloscope sitting on his bench. One day when trying to coax some information out of the FFT setting, [dexter] threw his hands up ...

We’ve been using Cisco’s Spectrum Expert product since its origins at Cognio, and have found it to be a very useful tool at a very reasonable price (around $4,000). For this test we evaluated the ...