Direct Digital Synthesizer
Direct Digital Synthesizer
Direct Digital Synthesizer
Working
frequency reference oscillator provides time base system (A time base generators is a
special type of function generator, an electronic circuit that generates a varying voltage to produce a
particular waveform.
which is very essential for accurate frequencies in dds .This
time base generator acts as clk to NCO.
The output of DDS depends on the value stored in the FCR this value intern controls
NCOs phase accumulator step size
AD9850
The AD9850 is a highly integrated device that uses advanced DDS technology coupled with an
internal high speed, high performance D/A converter and comparator to form a complete,
digitally programmable frequency synthesizer and clock generator function
The AD9850 uses direct digital synthesis (DDS) technology, in the form of a numerically
controlled oscillator, to generate a frequency/ phase-agile sine wave. The digital sine wave is
converted to analog form via an internal 10-bit high speed D/A converter, and an on-board high
speed comparator is provided to translate the analog sine wave into a low jitter TTL/CMOS
compatible output square wave. DDS technology is an innovative circuit architecture that
allows fast and precise manipulation of its output frequency under full digital control. DDS also
enables very high resolution in the incremental selection of output frequency; the AD9850
allows an output frequency resolution of 0.0291 Hz with a 125 MHz reference clock applied.
The DDS circuitry is basically a digital frequency divider function whose incremental resolution
is determined by the frequency of the reference clock divided by the 2N number of bits in the
tuning word. The phase accumulator is a variable-modulus counter that increments the number
stored in it each time it receives a clock pulse. When the counter overflows, it wraps around,
making the phase accumulator’s output contiguous
DDS is used in applications such as signal generation , local oscillators in communication
systems, function generators, mixers , modulators.