Monthly Archives: January 2015

Noise and distortion in signal generation

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Stephen Dawson

So this is interesting. Apparently, according to the fairly sparse specifications kupbezrecepty.com , the Velleman HPG1 signal generator uses a ten bit DAC, which suggests a fairly high noise floor. I figured I’d measure it to provide this blog with … Continue reading →

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Analogue vs Digital signal generation

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Stephen Dawson

In 1997, just starting out on this writing stuff, I decided I needed an audio signal generator. Off-the-shelf ones, to the extent that they were available at all, were way too expensive for me. However back in those days there … Continue reading →

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