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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...