Generate sine signal in C without using the standard function

Question

I want to generate a sine signal in C without using the standard function sin() in order to trigger sine shaped changes in the brightness of a LED. My basic idea was to use a lo

Answer 1

Since you try to generate a signal, i think use a differential equation should not be a bad idea ! it give something like that

#include 
#include 

#define DT (0.01f) //1/s
#define W0 (3)     //rad/s

int main(void) {
    float a = 0.0f;
    float b = DT * W0;
    float tmp;

    for (int i = 0; i < 400; i++) {
        tmp = (1 / (1 + (DT * DT * W0 * W0))) * (2 * a - b);
        b = a;
        a = tmp;

        printf("%f\n", tmp);
    }
}

Still set the amplitude and frequency of the signal is a pain in the neck :/