The AD9833 programmable waveform generator is designed for various situations that require high accurate sine wave,triangular wave and square wave.It is based on the technology of the III frequency synthesis——-Direct Digital Frequency Synthesis technology,which synthesizes frequency from the concept of phase.It can generate sine wave with various frequency,and it could control the initial phase.Also,it can be used as triangular and square wave generator.The configuration,main performance and application information of the AD9833 are introduced in detail.