Numerically Controlled Oscillator

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Electronic Component
Signal Generator
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NCO
gptkbp:advantage Digital control
Fast frequency switching
High frequency resolution
gptkbp:component Direct Digital Synthesizer
gptkbp:function Generate digital signals
Generate periodic waveforms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Numerically Controlled Oscillator
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:microprocessor
FPGA
ASIC
gptkbp:input Digital Frequency Control Word
gptkbp:inventedBy 1960s
gptkbp:limitation Quantization noise
Finite word length effects
Spurious signals
gptkbp:output Analog Waveform (after DAC)
Digital Waveform
gptkbp:relatedTo Direct Digital Synthesis
Look-up Table
Phase Accumulator
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Communication_Systems
gptkb:Digital_Signal_Processing
Software-defined Radio
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Digital_Down_Converter
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7