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8. Real-time Noise Setup

If an instrument does not have Real-time Noise capabilities, the noise effect does not work.

Real-time Noise

This cell enables or disables adding real-time, non-repeating additive white gaussian noise (AWGN) to the carrier being modulated by the waveform being played.

Carrier to Noise Ratio

Range: –100 dB to 100 dB

Default: 0.0 dB

This cell selects the noise power to be applied to a waveform. The carrier power is defined as the total modulated signal power before noise power is added. The noise power is the in-channel noise power. A positive value makes C larger than N.

Carrier Bandwidth

Range: 0.001 to 80.0 MHz

Default: 1.0 Hz

Displays the carrier bandwidth. This is the same as the bandwidth of the target carrier. (Read-only)

Noise Bandwidth Factor

Range: 1 - 2

Default: 1

Displays the flat noise bandwidth for the applied real-time noise. (Read-only) When Real-time Noise is enabled, the software sets the following default parameters:

The noise bandwidth is at least 0.8* Fs* OSR* NBWF.

This parameter is not available with all instrument model numbers and may be grayed out.

Noise Bandwidth

Range: 0.001 to 100 MHz

Default: 1.0 Hz

This cell displays the noise bandwidth (MHz). (Read-only)

This parameter is not available with all instrument model numbers and may be grayed out.