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bajgik · 3rd May 2006, 08:50 PM

hi all,

can you please help me how to make a sine wave from a micro controller, 8051 using! If it is a problem to make the negative cycle, can you tell me how to make at least the Positive sine wave cycle. any codes are welcomed

Hero999 · 3rd May 2006, 09:06 PM

Perhapps this should've been posted microcontrollers section.

What programming language are you using?

It should be fairly easy using basic or C.

Does this micro have a FPU?

If not then you'll need an emulator or a library, which might be too slow to generate a sinewave of any usable frequency, but there again there are tricks like look-up tables but I'm no professional programmer, I only know BASIC.

Papabravo · 3rd May 2006, 09:59 PM

Use Excel to compute the sin function and scale the floating point values to the nearest integer to create a table of values. Export the data as a .CSV file. If you are clever with the setup of the spreadsheet you can paste the .CSV output right into your source file and have the compiler generate the table.

Pick a time increment, fetch a value from the table and write the output to a DAC or a PWM. However long it takes to run through the table will determine the frequency of the output.

**Nigel Goodwin** · 3rd May 2006, 10:09 PM

The answer is to use a lookup table, which is what Papabravo actually explained, there's no need for anything difficult on the micro-controller, generate the table on a PC and the micro just reads it.

As suggested, you could use Excel, but even a DOS BASIC does it easily.

Hero999 · 3rd May 2006, 10:55 PM

Good idea.

Or try OpenOffice Calc.

philba · 4th May 2006, 02:44 AM

and with a small amount of cleverness, you can keep the table to 1/4 of the cycle.

this is where a micro with DMA and a DAC can come in handy.

by the way, the technique is called direct digital synthesis (DDS). googling "DDS PIC" gets lots of hits.

lord loh. · 4th May 2006, 05:54 AM

You can have a -ve cycle by having a capacitor to block the DC levels at the output od your DAc.

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3rd May 2006, 08:50 PM	(permalink)
bajgik	code: making a sine wave from an 8051 hi all, can you please help me how to make a sine wave from a micro controller, 8051 using! If it is a problem to make the negative cycle, can you tell me how to make at least the Positive sine wave cycle. any codes are welcomed

3rd May 2006, 09:06 PM	(permalink)
Hero999	Perhapps this should've been posted microcontrollers section. What programming language are you using? It should be fairly easy using basic or C. Does this micro have a FPU? If not then you'll need an emulator or a library, which might be too slow to generate a sinewave of any usable frequency, but there again there are tricks like look-up tables but I'm no professional programmer, I only know BASIC. __________________ I also post at the following sites: http://www.stop-microsoft.org http://www.heated-debates.com Screen name: Aloone_Jonez And http://www.silicontronics.com, same screen name as here.

3rd May 2006, 09:59 PM	(permalink)
Papabravo	Use Excel to compute the sin function and scale the floating point values to the nearest integer to create a table of values. Export the data as a .CSV file. If you are clever with the setup of the spreadsheet you can paste the .CSV output right into your source file and have the compiler generate the table. Pick a time increment, fetch a value from the table and write the output to a DAC or a PWM. However long it takes to run through the table will determine the frequency of the output. Last edited by Papabravo; 4th May 2006 at 01:16 AM.

3rd May 2006, 10:09 PM	(permalink)
Nigel Goodwin	The answer is to use a lookup table, which is what Papabravo actually explained, there's no need for anything difficult on the micro-controller, generate the table on a PC and the micro just reads it. As suggested, you could use Excel, but even a DOS BASIC does it easily. __________________ PIC programmer software, and PIC Tutorials at: http://www.winpicprog.co.uk

3rd May 2006, 10:55 PM	(permalink)
Hero999	Good idea. Or try OpenOffice Calc. __________________ I also post at the following sites: http://www.stop-microsoft.org http://www.heated-debates.com Screen name: Aloone_Jonez And http://www.silicontronics.com, same screen name as here.

4th May 2006, 02:44 AM	(permalink)
philba	and with a small amount of cleverness, you can keep the table to 1/4 of the cycle. this is where a micro with DMA and a DAC can come in handy. by the way, the technique is called direct digital synthesis (DDS). googling "DDS PIC" gets lots of hits.

4th May 2006, 05:54 AM	(permalink)
lord loh.	You can have a -ve cycle by having a capacitor to block the DC levels at the output od your DAc. __________________ Bharath Bhushan Lohray. M.Sc. Electronics.