{"id":21688,"date":"2019-01-30T08:05:34","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T16:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=21688"},"modified":"2021-06-09T13:28:26","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T20:28:26","slug":"how-to-use-the-scope-filter-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/how-to-use-the-scope-filter-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Use The Scope Filter Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, a new channel was added to the Oscilloscope Tool. Now in addition to the two original oscilloscope channels, the basic and custom math channels and reference channels, you can also add a filter channel.<\/p>\n

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The default custom sine signal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To demonstrate this channel, first I’ll start with a custom waveform. Open the Waveform Generator<\/strong> and select the custom mode<\/em>. Click new<\/em>, to add a new custom channel.<\/p>\n

We’ll start with the default sine wave. Make sure the default settings match mine, and then click generate<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Next we’ll need to add a higher frequency component. Open the Alter tab<\/em> and make sure +Add is selected. Click Alter with<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The Alter tab allows us to add to, subtract from, multiply, or divide our base signal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here, the same default sine wave will populate. Change the Cycles selection from 1 to 10.<\/em> This will add a sine wave component with 10 times the frequency. You should see the waveform that I have below in the Custom window. Click okay<\/em> to add it to the Waveform Generator<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The custom waveform in the Waveform Generator custom mode.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Make sure that your custom waveform that was just created is selected, then and click Run<\/em>. Connect the Waveform Generator to Oscilloscope Channel 1.<\/p>\n

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A close up of the custom waveform, made up of high and low frequency components<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Open the Oscilloscope Tool<\/strong> and click run<\/em>. You may need to change some of the channel and time settings to see the portion of the waveform shown above. Make sure all your settings match those in the above image.<\/p>\n

Next we’ll add a new filter channel.<\/p>\n

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The new filter channel is one of the math channels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Click Add Channel,<\/em> and select Filter<\/em> under the Math heading.<\/p>\n

You should see a Math Channel with Filter settings added below Channel 1 and 2.<\/p>\n

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The custom signal and the filtered signal with the default filter settings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The default settings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Click on the Filter Button<\/em> to open the settings. Filter gives the option of a Chebychev, Butterworth, or Custom filter. When Chebychev or Butterworth are selected, you can choose between 2nd and 16th order, Low pass, High pass, Band pass, or Bandstop, and one or two cutoff frequencies. When Chebychev is selected, you can also choose the Eplison parameter. When Custom is selected, the filter is determined from the table of coefficients.<\/p>\n

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The settings for the Chebychev Low-Pass filter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For this example, I’ll need a Chebyshev<\/em> low pass<\/em> filter of order 16.<\/em> I’ll choose a cutoff frequency of 5kHz,<\/em> since its above the lower frequency of 1kHz, but lower than the higher frequency component.<\/p>\n

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I reflected the signal vertically and added an offset for demonstration purposes. You can see it matches up with the lower frequency component of the custom waveform.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Click close<\/em> and you should see the lower frequency component of the custom waveform, a 1kHz sine wave.<\/p>\n

If you have any questions about the filter channel or the update to WaveForms<\/a>, comment below or post on the Digilent Forum<\/a>. If you want to learn more about filters, check out\u00a0Real Analog<\/a> chapters 7, 8, and 11, which cover filters.<\/p>\n

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