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Output Units for FFT-Based VIs
| VI | Non-DC Unit (k>0) | DC Scale Factor |
|---|---|---|
| Amplitude and Phase Spectrum | Vrms | 1 |
| FFT Power Spectrum and PSD (power spectrum measurement) | Vrms2 | 1 |
| FFT Power Spectrum and PSD (power spectral density measurement) | Vrms2/Hz | 1 |
| FFT Spectrum (Mag-Phase) | Vrms | 1 |
- What is FFT measurement?
- What is the unit of DFT?
- Do Fourier coefficients have units?
- What is FFT formula?
What is FFT measurement?
The "Fast Fourier Transform" (FFT) is an important measurement method in the science of audio and acoustics measurement. It converts a signal into individual spectral components and thereby provides frequency information about the signal.
What is the unit of DFT?
The units of measure are predominantly micro-meters (μm). This is very small: 1μm – 1/1000 of a mm. A common range of DFT is 50 – 100μm for powder coatings.
Do Fourier coefficients have units?
It actually has units of inverse-frequency added on, so that when we multiply it by a frequency, we get the same units back that we started with. For example, if f is measuring volts, F has units of volts-seconds.
What is FFT formula?
The fast Fourier transform has become a major DSP tool since being popularized by Cooley and Tuckey in 1965. In the FFT formula, the DFT equation X(k) = ∑x(n)WNnk is decomposed into a number of short transforms and then recombined.
