ADC vs DAC-Difference between ADC and DAC
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ADC-Analog to Digital Converter
An electronic integrated circuit which transforms a signal from analog(continuous) form to digital(discrete) form is known as ADC.
Analog signals are directly measurable quantities while digital signals only have two states(binary 0 and binary 1). The heart of data acquision system is ADC. The digital systems require discrete digital data.
Purpose of Analog to Digital conversion:
• Processors perform arithmatic operations on digital signals.
• Signals in digital form are less susceptible to effects of noise.
• ADC provides link between analog world (of transducers) and digital world (of
data and signal processing).
Following are the types of Analog to Digital Converter(ADC):
➨Counter type(simplest)
➨Successive Approximation
➨Flash ADC
➨Sigma Delta
Refer Difference between various types of ADC➤.
Applications:
1. Digital Voltmeter: measures voltage in analog and
convert to digital form using ADC for digital representation form.
2. Mobile phone: Analog voice is converted to digital form for
further processing(speech compression,encoding etc.) before it is converted back to analog form
for transmission.
3. Scanner: When we take photo, the scanner uses ADC internally to convert analog
information provided by picture into digital information.
4. Voice Recorder: It uses ADC to convert analog voice information to the
digital information. Latest VOIP solutions utilize the same concept.
DAC-Digital to Analog Converter
To convert digital values to analog voltage DAC is used. It performs inverse operation of analog to digital converter. The same has been depicted in the fig-2.
Analog output = ( Digital Input/(2N -1) )* Reference Input
There are two types of DACs:
• Weighted Resistor
• Resistive Divider
Refer Difference between various types of DAC➤.
Following specifications are considered for the design, development as well as
selection of DAC(Digital to Analog Converter).
➨Resolution
➨Reference voltages
➨Settling Time
➨Linearity
➨Speed
➨Errors
Applications:
• Modems need DAC to convert data to analog form so that it can be carried
over telephone wires.
• Video adapters also need DACs known as RAMDACs to convert digital form of
data to analog form.
• Digital Motor Control
• Printers
• Sound Equipments
• Function Generators or Oscilloscopes
• Digital Audio
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