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Analog-to-digital converter

In electronics, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC, A/D, or A-to-D) is a system that converts an analog signal, such as from fingers touching a touchscreen, sound entering a microphone, or light entering a digital camera, into a digital signal.

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related to Further reading · 70
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related to Measuring physical values other than voltage · 7
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related to Music recording · 6
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related to Scientific instruments · 5
Analog-to-digital converter → ADC, All, Digital, Many, Some
related to Time-stretch · 5
Analog-to-digital converter → ADC, As, It, To, TS-ADC
related to Digital signal processing · 4
Analog-to-digital converter → ADCs, Digital, Slow, TV
related to Testing · 4
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adc analog signal input voltage digital time conversion resolution quantization sampling output error adcs converter counter rate frequency used analog-to-digital

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electricity metersinstance ofDithering is also used in integrating systems0.80text
when sampling audio signals at 44.1 kHzinstance ofFor lower bandwidth conversions0.80text
clock jitter has a less significant impact on performance.Sampling rateAn analog signal is continuous in timeinstance ofFor lower bandwidth conversions0.80text
it is necessary to convert this to a flow of digital valuesinstance ofFor lower bandwidth conversions0.80text
clock jitter has a less significant impact on performanceinstance ofFor lower bandwidth conversions0.80text
sampleinstance ofas well as functions0.80text
holdinstance ofas well as functions0.80text
programmable gaininstance ofas well as functions0.80text
and differential inputs that allow measurement of the voltage difference between two inputsinstance ofas well as functions0.80text
thermocouplesinstance ofThey are particularly suitable for accurate measurement of slowly varying signals0.80text
weighing scalesinstance ofThey are particularly suitable for accurate measurement of slowly varying signals0.80text
composite or VGAinstance ofAll these signals can be amplified and fed to an ADC to produce a digital representation.DisplaysFlat-panel displays are inherently digital and need an ADC to process an analog…0.80text

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