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17 years ago

Problem with AD/DA Conversion

Hello, I'm trying to design a simple Project to understand the use of my Stratix II 2S60. This project is a AD/DA converter. I display a counter 0-F on an LED, transfer it via my DAC to my AD...
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17 years ago

The AC-coupling (by RF transformers) implies, that you can only transmit high frequency signals with Dev Kits DAC and ADC. You could modify the hardware to make it DC capable, but this would also reduce the signal-noise ratio. The example design uses an NCO to generate a high frequency signal to be send and received.