Microcontrollers commonly add intelligence or digital functions to products, but they can also provide a variety of analog signals. An 18-pin PIC 16C54 microcontroller, combined with an inexpensive, 8 ...

Microchip's PIC10F32X incorporates a number of neat features like a Configurable Logic Cell, a Complementary Waveform Generator, and a Numerically Controlled Oscillator. The idea of incorporating ...

How does direct digital synthesis (DDS) work? There are at least three elements to DDS: a numerically controlled oscillator (NCO) with a phase modulator, a block that converts the phase information to ...

Pondering the lack of a numerically-controlled oscillator (NCO) peripheral on AVR-based Arduinos (compared to PICs), I started to look into doing it in software. But it turns out that the necessary ...

Microchip's new 8bit PIC microcontrollers are available in 6 to 20pin packages and feature configurable logic cells, complementary waveform generators and numerically controlled oscillators. The ...

The output purity, frequency resolution, and modulation ease of a numerically controlled oscillator (NCO) often outweigh the fact that it costs more than a PLL. The core of an NCO is typically a phase ...