RIGOL  Chapter 6 MATH and Measurements 
6-6  MSO2000A/DS2000A User’s Guide 
MSO2000A/DS2000A provides four kinds of FFT window functions which have 
different characteristics and are applicable to measure different waveforms. You 
need to select the window function according to the waveform to be measured 
and its characteristics. Press Window to select the desired window function and 
the default is “Rectangle”.  
 
Table 6-1 Window Functions 
Window  Characteristics 
Waveforms Suitable for 
Measurement 
Rectangle 
resolution; 
the poorest amplitude 
resolution;  
similar to the situation 
when no window is 
multiplied. 
Transient or short pulse, the signal 
levels before and after the 
multiplication are basically the same; 
Sine waveforms with the same 
amplitude and rather similar 
frequencies; 
Wide band random noise with 
relatively slowly changing waveform 
spectrum. 
Hanning 
 
Better frequency 
resolution; 
poorer amplitude 
resolution. 
Sine, periodic and narrow band 
random noise. 
Hamming  A little bit better 
frequency resolution 
than Hanning 
Transient or short pulse, the signal 
levels before and after the 
multiplication are rather different. 
Blackman  The best amplitude 
resolution;  
the poorest frequency 
resolution 
Single frequency signal, search for 
higher order harmonics. 
 
3.  Set the Display Mode 
Press Display to select “Split” (default) or “Full Screen” display mode.  
Split: the source channel and the FFT operation results are displayed separately. 
The time domain and frequency domain signals are displayed clearly. 
Full Screen: the source channel and the FFT operation results are displayed in 
the same window to view the frequency spectrum more clearly and to perform 
more precise measurement.  
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