SFDR simulation for ADC or DAC is a little bit different. Correctly predict SFDR for DAC must follow
(1) Proper # of Pts in FFT and your simulation, basically, you need odd number of cycle of signal and have to keep 2^N ppt FFT. E.g. 10bit DAC, best case is to use 1024 pt. Depending on simulation time, most of case 256 pt can also give us good SDFR prediction.
I don't agree above author said that increasing # of cycle have no use. This is because your cycle repeating. If cohence sampling cycle, definitely helps.
(2) Pls take out the unsettling or overshoot point during the transient simulation. That is to say, you must use true settling points for FFT. Otherwise your SDFR is harm.
Hopefully it helps |