Using an FPGA-based system for IEEE 1641 waveform generation

In IEEE 1641, attributes are associated with the generated signal and are used to define the characteristics or behavior of that signal. As an example, a 1641 sinusoid waveform has an attribute of ‘frequency’ and when this attribute is dynamically changed at run time the frequency of the sinusoid waveform will also change. A program written using IEEE 1641 defines precisely what is required, but does not suggest any specific method of achieving the required result.