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Signal Generator with Arduino Using DDS and Pico

We'll create a signal generator using DDS techniques and evaluate its performance using a picoMeter, the world's smallest wireless DSO.

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Signal Generator with Arduino Using DDS and Pico

Things used in this project

Hardware components

picoMeter DSO
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Arduino UNO
Arduino UNO
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Rotary potentiometer (generic)
Rotary potentiometer (generic)
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Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE

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Schematics

Output filter for the Arduino 1.

Input potentiometers for frequency selection.

Code

Arduino Code for dual tone DDS

Arduino
/*
 *
 * DDS Sine Generator mit ATMEGS 168
 * Timer2 generates the  31250 KHz Clock Interrupt
 *
 * KHM 2009 /  Martin Nawrath
 * Kunsthochschule fuer Medien Koeln
 * Academy of Media Arts Cologne

 */

#include "avr/pgmspace.h"

// table of 256 sine values / one sine period / stored in flash memory
PROGMEM  prog_uchar sine256[]  = {
  127,130,133,136,139,143,146,149,152,155,158,161,164,167,170,173,176,178,181,184,187,190,192,195,198,200,203,205,208,210,212,215,217,219,221,223,225,227,229,231,233,234,236,238,239,240,
  242,243,244,245,247,248,249,249,250,251,252,252,253,253,253,254,254,254,254,254,254,254,253,253,253,252,252,251,250,249,249,248,247,245,244,243,242,240,239,238,236,234,233,231,229,227,225,223,
  221,219,217,215,212,210,208,205,203,200,198,195,192,190,187,184,181,178,176,173,170,167,164,161,158,155,152,149,146,143,139,136,133,130,127,124,121,118,115,111,108,105,102,99,96,93,90,87,84,81,78,
  76,73,70,67,64,62,59,56,54,51,49,46,44,42,39,37,35,33,31,29,27,25,23,21,20,18,16,15,14,12,11,10,9,7,6,5,5,4,3,2,2,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,14,15,16,18,20,21,23,25,27,29,31,
  33,35,37,39,42,44,46,49,51,54,56,59,62,64,67,70,73,76,78,81,84,87,90,93,96,99,102,105,108,111,115,118,121,124

};
#define cbi(sfr, bit) (_SFR_BYTE(sfr) &= ~_BV(bit))
#define sbi(sfr, bit) (_SFR_BYTE(sfr) |= _BV(bit))

int ledPin = 13;                 // LED pin 7
int testPin = 7;
int t2Pin = 6;
byte bb;

double dfreqlow;
double dfreqhigh;
// const double refclk=31372.549;  // =16MHz / 510
const double refclk=31376.6;      // measured

// variables used inside interrupt service declared as voilatile

volatile byte icnt1;             // var inside interrupt
volatile byte c4ms;              // counter incremented all 4ms
volatile byte icntlow;              // var inside interrupt
volatile unsigned long phacculow;   // pahse accumulator
volatile unsigned long tword_mlow;  // dds tuning word m

volatile byte icnthigh;              // var inside interrupt
volatile unsigned long phaccuhigh;   // pahse accumulator
volatile unsigned long tword_mhigh;  // dds tuning word m

void setup()
{
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);      // sets the digital pin as output
  Serial.begin(115200);        // connect to the serial port
  Serial.println("DDS Test");

  pinMode(6, OUTPUT);      // sets the digital pin as output
  pinMode(7, OUTPUT);      // sets the digital pin as output
  pinMode(11, OUTPUT);     // pin11= PWM  output / frequency output

  Setup_timer2();

  // disable interrupts to avoid timing distortion
  cbi (TIMSK0,TOIE0);              // disable Timer0 !!! delay() is now not available
  sbi (TIMSK2,TOIE2);              // enable Timer2 Interrupt

  dfreqlow=1000.0;                    // initial output frequency = 1000.o Hz
  dfreqhigh=1100.0;                    // initial output frequency = 1000.o Hz
  tword_mlow=pow(2,32)*dfreqlow/refclk;  // calulate DDS new tuning word 
  tword_mhigh=pow(2,32)*dfreqhigh/refclk;  // calulate DDS new tuning word 

}

void loop()
{
  while(1) {

     if (c4ms > 250) {                 // timer / wait fou a full second
      c4ms=0;
      dfreqlow=analogRead(0);             // read Poti on analog pin 0 to adjust output frequency from 0..1023 Hz
      dfreqhigh=analogRead(1);

      cbi (TIMSK2,TOIE2);              // disble Timer2 Interrupt
      tword_mlow=pow(2,32)*dfreqlow/refclk;  // calulate DDS new tuning word
      tword_mhigh=pow(2,32)*dfreqhigh/refclk;  // calulate DDS new tuning word
      sbi (TIMSK2,TOIE2);              // enable Timer2 Interrupt 

      Serial.print(dfreqlow);
      Serial.print("  ");

    }

   sbi(PORTD,6); // Test / set PORTD,7 high to observe timing with a scope
   cbi(PORTD,6); // Test /reset PORTD,7 high to observe timing with a scope
  }
 }
//******************************************************************
// timer2 setup
// set prscaler to 1, PWM mode to phase correct PWM,  16000000/510 = 31372.55 Hz clock
void Setup_timer2() {

// Timer2 Clock Prescaler to : 1
  sbi (TCCR2B, CS20);
  cbi (TCCR2B, CS21);
  cbi (TCCR2B, CS22);

  // Timer2 PWM Mode set to Phase Correct PWM
  cbi (TCCR2A, COM2A0);  // clear Compare Match
  sbi (TCCR2A, COM2A1);

  sbi (TCCR2A, WGM20);  // Mode 1  / Phase Correct PWM
  cbi (TCCR2A, WGM21);
  cbi (TCCR2B, WGM22);
}

//******************************************************************
// Timer2 Interrupt Service at 31372,550 KHz = 32uSec
// this is the timebase REFCLOCK for the DDS generator
// FOUT = (M (REFCLK)) / (2 exp 32)
// runtime : 8 microseconds ( inclusive push and pop)
ISR(TIMER2_OVF_vect) {

  sbi(PORTD,7);          // Test / set PORTD,7 high to observe timing with a oscope

  phacculow=phacculow+tword_mlow; // soft DDS, phase accu with 32 bits
  icntlow=phacculow >> 24;     // use upper 8 bits for phase accu as frequency information
                         // read value fron ROM sine table and send to PWM DAC
                         
  phaccuhigh=phaccuhigh+tword_mhigh; // soft DDS, phase accu with 32 bits
  icnthigh=phaccuhigh >> 24;     // use upper 8 bits for phase accu as frequency information
                         // read value fron ROM sine table and send to PWM DAC                       
  OCR2A=(pgm_read_byte_near(sine256 + icntlow)+pgm_read_byte_near(sine256 + icnthigh))>>1;    

  if(icnt1++ == 125) {  // increment variable c4ms all 4 milliseconds
    c4ms++;
    icnt1=0;
   }   

 cbi(PORTD,7);            // reset PORTD,7
}

Credits

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