I am using a butterworth filter to simulate a simple RC filter. The data I am filtering is a voltage signal in the time domain. I believe I am doing everything correctly:
[b,a] = butter(1, fc/(fs/2),'low'); %fc = cutoff freq in Hz, fs = sample frequency in Hz
filtered_data = filter(b, a, data); %data = data in time domain
plot(time, filtered_data)
My questions are these:
- I assume I can do all of this in the time domain. Is that correct?
- I am implementing a butterworth filter in the "digital domain" but I see that it is possible to implement a filter in the "analog domain". What is the difference and if there is a difference which is most applicable?
Thanks.
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