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Signal Processing and Simulation
Level I
  • Spectra Quest, Inc.
    8205 Hermitage Road
    Richmond, Virginia 23228
    Phone: (888) 773-2877
    Fax: (804) 261-3300
    E-mail: info@spectraquest.com
    Website: http://www.spectraquest.com


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What is it?
  • Signal Processing and Simulation is a comprehensive and powerful software for expediting digital signal processing learning.


  • It provides full theoretical structure and visually simulates most common and hard to understand signal processing concepts.


  • It is unique and novel approach for enhancing signal processing knowledge.
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Benefits and Features
  • Comprehensive – from signal definition to full digital signal analysis.
  • Expedite learning – theory plus visual simulation
  • Clarify concepts – learn with exercises after each topic.
  • Verify analysis – signal generation provides tool to verify the diagnosis.
  • Advanced features – averaging and zero-padding extract more information
  • Check your knowledge – using combined analysis panel
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Signal Simulation
  • What you will learn:
    1. Concept of signals.
    2. Classification of signals.
    3. Signal generation.
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Noise Simulation
  • What you will learn :
  •       1. Noise Classification
  •       2. Noise waveform and spectrum
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Averaging Simulation
  • What you will learn :
  •      1. Averaging is a useful tool to enhance signal-to-noise ratio.
  •      2. Commonly used averaging methods and number of averaged blocks.
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Fourier Theorem Simulation
  • What you will learn :
  •      1. Frequency domain representation of a time waveform.
  •      2. Any periodic signal can be expressed as a superposition of sinusoidal  components.
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Fast Fourier Transform Simulation
  • What you will learn :
  • 1. Efficient Discrete Fourier Transform calculation algorithm--Fast Fourier Transform.
  • 2. Several important issues of using FFT
  • 3. The concepts of magnitude and phase information of a signal
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Analog to Digital Conversion
  • What you will learn :
  •    1. Concepts of quantization and quantization level (signal amplitude resolution).
  •    2. Difference of discrete signal and digital signal.
  •    3. Effect of quantization.
  •    4. Average power of quantization error.
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Signal Energy
  • What you will learn :
  •      1. Calculation of signal energy in the time and frequency domains.
  •      2. Parseval's Theorem – equality of energy in two domains.
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Total Harmonic Distortion
  • What you will learn :
  •       1. Concept of Total Harmonic Distortion.
  •       2. Calculation of distortion
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Signal Operation
  • What you will learn :
  •      1. Commonly used signal operation methods: scaling, delay and addition.
  •      2. Concepts of Filtering.
  •      3. Concepts of Modulation and Demodulation.
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Signal Modulation Simulation
  • What you will learn :
  •  1. Concept of Modulation.
  •  2. Classification of Modulation.
  •  3. Detailed explanation of Amplitude Modulation and Frequency Modulation.
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Aliasing Simulation
  • What you will learn :
  •      1. Nyquist Sampling Theory.
  •      2. When Aliasing will happen?
  •      3. How to select sampling frequency correctly?
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Leakage Simulation
  • What you will learn :
  •       1. Concept of spectral leakage.
  •       2. How to reduce the spectral leakage?
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Windowing Simulation
  • What you will learn :
  •      1. Concept of Windowing.
  •      2. Common used Window types.
  •      3. Characteristics of different Windows.
  •      4. Strategies of choosing a Window function.
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Sidelobe Simulation
  • What you will learn :
  •     1. Concept of Sidelobes.
  •     2. Frequency characteristics of windows.
  •     3. Existence of Sidelobes in digital signal processing.
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Zero Padding Simulation
  • What you will learn :
  •     1. Concept of Zero Padding.
  •     2. Why Zero Padding is useful.
  •     3. The limitation of Zero Padding.
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Beating Simulation
  • What you will learn :
  •      1. Concept of Beating.
  •      2. When beating will happen?
  •      3. How to choose the frequency resolution to avoid Beating?
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Correlation Simulation
  • What you will learn :
  •      1. Concept of Correlation.
  •      2. Applications of Correlation.
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Combined Simulation Panel
  • Combined simulation to test your knowledge
  • Generate a complex signal and check your signal analysis
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Panel Example Animation
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Contact Us!
  • Spectra Quest, Inc.
    8205 Hermitage Road
    Richmond, Virginia 23228
    Phone: (888) 773-2877
    Fax: (804) 261-3300
    E-mail: info@spectraquest.com
    Website: http://www.spectraquest.com