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30 January 2019

Getting From the Time Domain to the Frequency Domain

A fundamental underlying assumption of a discrete Fourier transform is a repetitive waveform
Figure 1: A fundamental underlying assumption of a discrete
Fourier transform is a repetitive waveform
Fundamentally, oscilloscopes are time-domain instruments: We use them to acquire signals from our circuitry or device under test, and the instrument displays them in the time domain. We see the voltage of the signal in the vertical axis, and we see how that voltage changes over time in the horizontal axis.