diff --git a/library/altera/avl_dacfifo/util_dacfifo_bypass.v b/library/altera/avl_dacfifo/util_dacfifo_bypass.v
index 8973ffa99..62a1d1c79 100644
--- a/library/altera/avl_dacfifo/util_dacfifo_bypass.v
+++ b/library/altera/avl_dacfifo/util_dacfifo_bypass.v
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module util_dacfifo_bypass #(
   parameter   DAC_DATA_WIDTH = 64,
   parameter   DMA_DATA_WIDTH = 64) (
 
-  // dma fifo interface
+  // DMA FIFO interface
 
   input                               dma_clk,
   input       [(DMA_DATA_WIDTH-1):0]  dma_data,
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module util_dacfifo_bypass #(
   output  reg                         dma_ready_out,
   input                               dma_valid,
 
-  // request and syncronizaiton
+  // request and synchronization
 
   input                               dma_xfer_req,
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module util_dacfifo_bypass #(
   output  reg                         dac_dunf
 );
 
-  // suported ratios: 1:1 / 1:2 / 1:4 / 1:8 / 2:1 / 4:1 / 8:1
+  // supported ratios: 1:1 / 1:2 / 1:4 / 1:8 / 2:1 / 4:1 / 8:1
 
   localparam  MEM_RATIO = (DMA_DATA_WIDTH > DAC_DATA_WIDTH) ? DMA_DATA_WIDTH/DAC_DATA_WIDTH :
                                                               DAC_DATA_WIDTH/DMA_DATA_WIDTH;
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ module util_dacfifo_bypass #(
     .din (dac_mem_raddr),
     .dout (dac_mem_raddr_b2g_s));
 
-  // The memory module is ready if it's not empty
+  // transfer the write address into the DAC's clock domain
 
   always @(posedge dac_clk) begin
     if (dac_rst == 1'b1) begin
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ module util_dacfifo_bypass #(
     end
   end
 
-  // DAC data output logic
+  // DAC data output logic - make sure that the data output is zero between
+  // transfers
 
   always @(posedge dac_clk) begin
     if (dac_dunf == 1'b1) begin
diff --git a/library/xilinx/axi_dacfifo/util_dacfifo_bypass.v b/library/xilinx/axi_dacfifo/util_dacfifo_bypass.v
index 0e689edd6..3cc883439 100644
--- a/library/xilinx/axi_dacfifo/util_dacfifo_bypass.v
+++ b/library/xilinx/axi_dacfifo/util_dacfifo_bypass.v
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module util_dacfifo_bypass #(
   parameter   DAC_DATA_WIDTH = 64,
   parameter   DMA_DATA_WIDTH = 64) (
 
-  // dma fifo interface
+  // DMA FIFO interface
 
   input                               dma_clk,
   input       [(DMA_DATA_WIDTH-1):0]  dma_data,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module util_dacfifo_bypass #(
 
   input                               dma_xfer_req,
 
-  // dac fifo interface
+  // DAC FIFO interface
 
   input                               dac_clk,
   input                               dac_rst,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ module util_dacfifo_bypass #(
   wire    [(DAC_ADDRESS_WIDTH-1):0]     dma_mem_raddr_m2_g2b_s;
   wire    [(DMA_ADDRESS_WIDTH-1):0]     dac_mem_waddr_m2_g2b_s;
 
-  // An asymmetric memory to transfer data from DMAC interface to DAC interface
+  // an asymmetric memory, storage element of the FIFO
 
   ad_mem_asym #(
     .A_ADDRESS_WIDTH (DMA_ADDRESS_WIDTH),
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ module util_dacfifo_bypass #(
     .addrb (dac_mem_raddr),
     .doutb (dac_mem_rdata_s));
 
-  // dma reset is brought from dac domain
+  // DMA reset is brought from dac domain
 
   always @(posedge dma_clk) begin
     dma_rst_m1 <= dac_rst;
     dma_rst <= dma_rst_m1;
   end
 
-  // Write address generation for the asymmetric memory
+  // write address generation for the asymmetric FIFO
 
   assign dma_mem_wea_s = dma_xfer_req & dma_valid & dma_ready;
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ module util_dacfifo_bypass #(
     .din (dma_mem_waddr),
     .dout (dma_mem_waddr_b2g_s));
 
-  // The memory module request data until reaches the high threshold.
+  // FIFO request data until reaches the high threshold.
 
   always @(posedge dma_clk) begin
     if (dma_rst == 1'b1) begin
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ module util_dacfifo_bypass #(
     .din (dma_mem_raddr_m2),
     .dout (dma_mem_raddr_m2_g2b_s));
 
-  // relative address offset on dma domain
+  // relative address offset on DMA domain
   assign dma_address_diff_s = {1'b1, dma_mem_waddr} - dma_mem_raddr_s;
   assign dma_mem_raddr_s = (DMA_DATA_WIDTH>DAC_DATA_WIDTH) ?
                                 ((MEM_RATIO == 1) ? (dma_mem_raddr) :
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ module util_dacfifo_bypass #(
     .din (dac_mem_raddr),
     .dout (dac_mem_raddr_b2g_s));
 
-  // The memory module is ready if it's not empty
+  // transfer the write address into the DAC's clock domain
 
   always @(posedge dac_clk) begin
     if (dac_rst == 1'b1) begin