The Nyquist Folding Simulator
Nyquist Limit (The "Mirror")
flimit = fs / 2
Observed Frequency
fobs = fsig
Signal is safe (fsig < flimit)
Instructions for Students:
1. Keep Sampling Freq at 20 Hz. The Red Mirror is now at 10 Hz.
2. Move Signal Frequency from 1 Hz up to 9 Hz. Notice the Yellow spike follows the Blue spike exactly.
3. Push Signal Frequency past 10 Hz. Notice the Blue spike crosses the mirror, but the Yellow spike folds back.
4. The Yellow spike is an "Alias"—an imposter that the computer thinks is the real signal.
1. Keep Sampling Freq at 20 Hz. The Red Mirror is now at 10 Hz.
2. Move Signal Frequency from 1 Hz up to 9 Hz. Notice the Yellow spike follows the Blue spike exactly.
3. Push Signal Frequency past 10 Hz. Notice the Blue spike crosses the mirror, but the Yellow spike folds back.
4. The Yellow spike is an "Alias"—an imposter that the computer thinks is the real signal.