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Operational Amplifiers and Linear Integrated Circuits

Robert F. Coughlin, Frederick F. Driscoll

Chapter 15

ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

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Problem 1

A 10-bit A/D converter is capable of accepting an input voltage 0 to $5.12 \mathrm{~V}$. What is the digital output code if the input voltage is $2.4 \mathrm{~V}$ ?

Averell Hause
Averell Hause
Carnegie Mellon University

Problem 2

If the 8-bit A/D converter of Example 15-2 has an offset error of $-\frac{1}{2}$ LSB, what analog input voltage will cause the digital output to be all 1s?

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Problem 3

Note that the A/D converter of Example 15-1 has an offset error of $+\frac{1}{2}$ LSB and a gain error of $-0.4 \%$ of FSR. What is the analog input voltage needed to cause the digital output to be all $1 \mathrm{~s}$ ?

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Problem 4

Name three types of ADCs and indicate their relative conversion speeds (slow or fast).

Darshan Maheshwari
Darshan Maheshwari
Numerade Educator
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Problem 5

$V_{\text {in }}=50 \mathrm{mV}$ in the integrating ADC circuit of Fig. 15-5.
(a) What is the duration for integrating phase $T_1$ and the value of $V_o$ ?
(b) What is the name of phase $T_2$, the value of $V_{\text {ref }}$, and the duration of $T_2$ ?
(c) Find the circuit output.

Khoobchandra Agrawal
Khoobchandra Agrawal
Numerade Educator

Problem 6

Name the three components of a successive approximation 8-bit ADC.

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Problem 7

A microprocessor issues a write command to an ADC. Does the ADC send data to the microprocessor or perform a conversion?

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Problem 8

An input voltage with a range of 0 to $2.55 \mathrm{~V}$ is applied to pin 16 of an AD670 and pin 18 is grounded. Which other input pins should be jumpered or grounded to select this range?

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Problem 9

How do you pin-program the AD670 for straight binary output?

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Problem 10

How does a microprocessor "tell" an AD670 to (a) perform a conversion; (b) place the result on the data bus? (c) How does the microprocessor know when the AD670 has finished a conversion and its data are valid?

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Problem 11

(a) What is the conversion time for an AD670?
(b) How many conversions can it perform per second?
(c) What is the maximum sine wave frequency that it can convert without adding a sampleand-hold amplifier?

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Problem 12

If the sample-and-hold amplifier of an 8-bit ADC has an aperture uncertainty time of $10 \mathrm{~ns}$, what maximum sine wave frequency can it convert within $\pm \frac{1}{2}$ LSB?

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Problem 13

How many comparators are required to make an 8 -bit flash converter?

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