dspdata display units for spectrum

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George · Mar 3, 2021 · 1.9K views
Question
How can I change dspdata spectrum units, its in dB (dB/Hz for PSD), I would like the spectrum in real units.  
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Neeta Dsouza PhD Expert
Answered Nov 20, 2025
The data itself is saved in linear scale, not dB scale. It is only the  plotting that displays the value in dB scale. You can try the following:
 
 
h = psd(spectrum.periodogram,randn(1024,1));
plot(h.Frequencies,h.Data);
This way the yaxis is in linear scale.

 

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