Sampling

Digital Communications
ECE 502

Learning Outcome
After studying this section, you should be able to:
❑ Calculate the Nyquist sampling rate for an analog signal.

djaamora@gmail.com
Sampling
This is a process of inspecting the value (voltage) of an analog signal at regular
time intervals. The time between samples is referred to as the sample period (T, in
seconds), and the number of samples taken per second is referred to as the sample
frequency (fs, in samples/second or Hz).
 TYPES of SAMPLING

Blake, Roy, Electronics Communication System, 2 nd ed

djaamora@gmail.com
 SAMPLING RATE
In 1928, Harry Nyquist showed mathematically that it is possible to reconstruct a
band-limited analog signal from periodic samples, as long as the sampling rate is
at least twice the frequency of the highest-frequency component of the signal.

If the sampling rate is too low, a form of distortion called aliasing or foldover
distortion is produced

djaamora@gmail.com
 Aliasing or Foldover Distortion

If the sampling rate is too low, a form of distortion called aliasing or foldover
distortion is produced

djaamora@gmail.com Blake, Roy, Electronics Communication System, 2 nd ed

 Standard Sample Rates

In this table, it show the standard sample rate of the different information
signals applicable today .
You have completed this session. Answer the exercise to test your learning