MathCAD Spreadsheets - Need Help
- November 13, 2023
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I have attached three files. FFT1, FFT4, and FFT5. I'm trying to learn how to do a fast fourier transform. I begin with a 1 microsecond sampling rate, which provide a max. nyquist frequency of 500 kHz. I multiply the number of points in FFT4 by a factor of 10, so the sampling rate becomes 0.1 microsecond, which provides a max Nyquist frequency of 5 MegaHz. Then I again multiply the sampling frequency by 10 and produce a sampling rate of 0.01 microseconds and a Nyquist frequency of 50. Can anyone take a look and confirm this theory?
How do I reproduce a segment of the output FFT? I want to reproduce the segment above n=50 MHz in the final spreadsheet.
How do I reproduce the segment beginning with n=0 and ending with n=50 in the FFT5 spreadsheet.
I want to reproduce the original waveform as well..
Any assistance understanding this software would be welcome.
I also need to know what dft is doing relative to FFT. I know it uses fewer points, are there any deficiencies?
I need to know that what I'm doing is correct.

