{"id":8165,"date":"2024-08-23T13:46:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T11:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/?p=8165"},"modified":"2024-08-30T16:28:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T14:28:13","slug":"distortion-effects-on-linear-measurements-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/2024\/08\/23\/distortion-effects-on-linear-measurements-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Distortion effects on Linear measurements, Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This posting will just be some more examples of the artefacts caused by symmetrical clipping of the measurement signal for the MLS and swept-sine methods, clipping at different levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember that the clip level is relative to the <strong>peak<\/strong> level of the measurement signal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLS<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_9-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8202\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_9-1024x768.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_9-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_9-768x576.png 768w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_9.png 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MLS, clipping at 0.9 of peak level<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_7-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8203\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_7-1024x768.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_7-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_7-768x576.png 768w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_7.png 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MLS, clipping at 0.7 of peak level<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_5-1-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8204\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_5-1-1024x768.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_5-1-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_5-1-768x576.png 768w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_5-1.png 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MLS, clipping at 0.5 of peak level<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_3-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8205\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_3-1024x768.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_3-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_3-768x576.png 768w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_3.png 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MLS, clipping at 0.3 of peak level<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_1-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8206\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_1-1024x768.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_1-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_1-768x576.png 768w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mls_clip_0_1.png 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MLS, clipping at 0.1 of peak level<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Swept Sine<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_9-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8207\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_9-1024x768.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_9-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_9-768x576.png 768w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_9.png 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Swept Sine, clipping at 0.9 of peak level<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_7-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8208\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_7-1024x768.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_7-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_7-768x576.png 768w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_7.png 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Swept Sine, clipping at 0.7 of peak level<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_5-1-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8209\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_5-1-1024x768.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_5-1-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_5-1-768x576.png 768w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_5-1.png 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Swept Sine, clipping at 0.5 of peak level<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_3-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8211\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_3-1024x768.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_3-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_3-768x576.png 768w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_3.png 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Swept Sine, clipping at 0.3 of peak level<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_1-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8212\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_1-1024x768.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_1-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_1-768x576.png 768w, http:\/\/www.tonmeister.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/swpsine_clip_0_1.png 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Swept Sine, clipping at 0.1 of peak level<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The take-home message here is that, although both the MLS and the swept sine methods suffer from showing you strange things when the DUT is clipping, the swept sine method is much less cranky&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the next posting, I&#8217;ll explain why this is the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This posting will just be some more examples of the artefacts caused by symmetrical clipping of the measurement signal for the MLS and swept-sine methods, clipping at different levels. 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