Re: faster DDS clock

john larkin <JL@gct.com> wrote:

On Wed, 18 Sep 2024 21:56:59 -0000 (UTC), Phil Hobbs
<pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:
 

john larkin <jl@650pot.com> wrote:

Assume a DAC being driven with an n-bit sine waveform at some clock
frequency, and then a lowpass filter and a comparator, generating a
programmable frequency clock.
 
Why not use both edges of the comparator output as our clock? That
de-stresses everything by 2:1, which could well be a net win on jitter
and such. Or gives twice the clock frequency with the same parts.
 
 

 
The usual trouble is that you have to get the other edge from somewhere. An
xor gate and an RC is typical.
 
Any asymmetry in the square wave turns into subharmonic jitter.
 
A 2:1 PLL would probably get my vote.

 
I'm trying to make things cheaper and simpler. I need a clock that's
programmable up to maybe 20 or 25 MHz, and it would be nice to use
some relatively cheap dual DACs.

Understood.  A Joergesque solution would be to use a discrete FET as part
of the RC + XOR, and dork the ON resistance to square up the duty cycle.
(He’d probably use a CD4007 DIY gate package to do a few at once. Maybe
it’s possible to use a TinyLogic inverter with VDD open.)

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

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