Agilent Technologies InfiniiVision 3000 X-Series User Manual

Acquisition Control 12
Agilent InfiniiVision 3000 X-Series Oscilloscopes User's Guide 189
Overview of Sampling
To understand the oscilloscope's sampling and acquisition modes, it is
helpful to understand sampling theory, aliasing, oscilloscope bandwidth
and sample rate, oscilloscope rise time, oscilloscope bandwidth required,
and how memory depth affects sample rate.
Sampling Theory
The Nyquist sampling theorem states that for a limited bandwidth
(band- limited) signal with maximum frequency f
MAX
, the equally spaced
sampling frequency f
S
must be greater than twice the maximum frequency
f
MAX
, in order to have the signal be uniquely reconstructed without
aliasing.
f
MAX
= f
S
/2 = Nyquist frequency (f
N
) = folding frequency
Aliasing
Aliasing occurs when signals are under-sampled (f
S
< 2f
MAX
). Aliasing is
the signal distortion caused by low frequencies falsely reconstructed from
an insufficient number of sample points.
Figure 33 Aliasing

Agilent Technologies InfiniiVision 3000 X-Series Specifications

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Brand	Agilent Technologies
Model	InfiniiVision 3000 X-Series
Category	Test Equipment
Language	English