Electrical Engineering Glossary Definition for DDS

Definition

DDS (direct digital synthesis) is a method for digitally generating analog waveforms, such as sine waves (modulated or not) or arbitrary waveforms.

In the most straightforward realization, a digitized sample of the waveform is stored and the values are clocked out to a D/A converter. Varying the clock rate changes the frequency. Variations in rate and changes to a gain factor can modulate the signal.

Synonyms

• direct digital synthesis

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