ADC

Also called: Analog-To-Digital Converter

An ADC (analog-to-digital converter ) is a device which converts continuous signals to discrete digital numbers. The reverse operation is performed by a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). Typically, an ADC is an electronic device that converts an input analog voltage (or current) to a digital number proportional to the magnitude of the voltage or current. However, some non-electronic or only partially electronic devices, such as rotary encoders, can also be considered ADCs. The digital output may use different coding schemes, such as binary, Gray code or two's complement binary.

See also

• List of ADC IPs

Related Papers

• Pipeline vs. Sigma Delta ADC for Communications Applications
• Systel Level Design Automation of Pipelined ADC
• Fully Digital Implemented Delta-Sigma Analog to Digital Converter

External Links

• How Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) Works
• Digital Analog Conversion - Basic Electronic Tutorials

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