Modulation systems and methods that compensate for DC offset introduced by the digital-to-analog converter and/or the low pass filter thereof

摘要

Modulation systems and methods compensate for the DC offset that is introduced by the digital-to-analog converter and/or the low pass filter thereof. Compensation is preferably provided in the digital domain, to thereby reduce DC offset within acceptable limits for the modulation that is being used. More preferably, compensation is provided by subtracting from the digital input signal, a digital value representing the DC offset in the filtered analog signal that is introduced by the digital-to-analog converter and/or the low pass filter. A sensor senses the DC offset in the filtered analog signal. An analog-to-digital converter is responsive to the sensor to convert the sensed DC offset into a digital offset signal. A subtractor is responsive to the analog-to-digital converter to subtract the digital DC offset signal from the digital input signal and to apply the digital input signal minus the DC offset signal, to the digital-to-analog converter.