Analogue to Digital Conversion © D Hoult 2010 ODWSC
analogue signal © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
The analogue signal must be sampled (its voltage must be measured at regular intervals). © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
The analogue signal must be sampled (its voltage must be measured at regular intervals). To measure the voltage, the A to D converter produces its own voltage which it increases in discrete steps until it is equal to the signal voltage. © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
The analogue signal must be sampled (its voltage must be measured at regular intervals). To measure the voltage, the A to D converter produces its own voltage which it increases in discrete steps* until it is equal to the signal voltage. * this voltage is said to be quantised © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
The analogue signal must be sampled (its voltage must be measured at regular intervals). At this point the counter is disabled (it stops counting). To measure the voltage, the A to D converter produces its own voltage which it increases in discrete steps until it is equal to the signal voltage. © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
V s is the value of the signal voltage at the instant of sampling © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
The sampling process is assumed to take a very short time. © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
The precision of the process is limited by the size of the steps © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
This depends on the number of bits used by the counter © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
3 bit precision and sampling frequency 1 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
3 bit precision and sampling frequency 1 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
3 bit precision and sampling frequency 1 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
3 bit precision and sampling frequency 1 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
3 bit precision and sampling frequency 1 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
digital signal 3 bit precision and sampling frequency 1 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
digital signal binary coded output 3 bit precision and sampling frequency 1 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
digital signal binary coded output etc 3 bit precision and sampling frequency 1 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
3 bit precision and sampling frequency 2 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
3 bit precision and sampling frequency 2 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
3 bit precision and sampling frequency 2 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
digital signal binary coded output 3 bit precision and sampling frequency 2 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
digital signal binary coded output etc 3 bit precision and sampling frequency 2 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
3 bit precision and sampling frequency 4 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
digital signal binary coded output etc 3 bit precision and sampling frequency 4 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
4 bit precision and sampling frequency 4 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
4 bit precision and sampling frequency 4 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
binary coded output etc 4 bit precision and sampling frequency 4 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
4 bit precision and sampling frequency 8 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
binary coded output 4 bit precision and sampling frequency 8 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
etc 4 bit precision and sampling frequency 8 Hz © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
etc Binary coded digital output corresponding to the first four samples © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
etc Binary coded digital output corresponding to the first four samples © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
etc Binary coded digital output corresponding to the first four samples © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
etc Binary coded digital output corresponding to the first four samples © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
etc Binary coded digital output corresponding to the first four samples © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
etc Binary coded digital output corresponding to the first four samples In some systems, logic 1 (true) is represented by zero volts and logic zero (false) by 5 V © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
etc Binary coded digital output corresponding to the first four samples In some systems, logic 1 (true) is represented by zero volts and logic zero (false) by 5 V © D Hoult 2010 ODWS