Direct Digital Synthesizer

Direct Digital Synthesizer Overview

The DDS was to be designed with the following parameters:
1. The DDS is to generate samples at a sample rate of 245.76MHz
2. The FPGA clock frequency is 245.76MHz
3. A phase truncation architecture is to be employed
4. The DDS trig look-up table is to be realized in FPGA block memory (BRAM)
5. 4-fold symmetry will be used (only store 1/4 of a cycle) to minimize the number of BRAMs used in the design
6. The DDS will be tuned to 2 different frequencies: 10:457MHz and 80:957MHz

Two solutions were tested:
1. Spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) of at least -70dBc
2. SFDR of at least -94dBc

Direct Digital Synthesizer Source

Vivado Design Files

The DDS was designed in HLS. The following is the HLS source code:

Vivado Design Files

Vivado Design Results

Next are the resource utilization and timing results for the solution:

DDS Directives
DDS Directives
DDS Metrics
DDS Metrics

Matlab Analysis Plots


Solution 1 (SFDR of at least -70dBc)

Output waveform for Solution 1 at 10.457 MHz
Output waveform for Solution 1 at 10.457 MHz
Output spectrum for Solution 1 at 10.457 MHz
Output spectrum for Solution 1 at 10.457 MHz
Output waveform for Solution 1 at 80.957 MHz
Output waveform for Solution 1 at 80.957 MHz
Output spectrum for Solution 1 at 80.957 MHz
Output spectrum for Solution 1 at 80.957 MHz

Solution 2 (SFDR of at least -94dBc)

Output waveform for Solution 2 at 10.457 MHz
Output waveform for Solution 2 at 10.457 MHz
Output spectrum for Solution 2 at 10.457 MHz
Output spectrum for Solution 2 at 10.457 MHz
Output waveform for Solution 2 at 80.957 MHz
Output waveform for Solution 2 at 80.957 MHz
Output spectrum for Solution 2 at 80.957 MHz
Output spectrum for Solution 2 at 80.957 MHz