Good ADC system design tutorial needed

[Rohit]

Hi,

Can anybody suggest a good tutorial on ADC. I have seen in many books
but they just deal with interfacing to microcontrollers, not ADC in
details. I would like to know more about how to select an ADC based on
range of signal. How to scale a particular range to suit a particular
ADC resolution n stuff like that. So basically I need a tutorial on
designing an ADC system, not an interfacing tutorial.

Cheers
Rohit

 

[David L. Jones]

Hi,

Can anybody suggest a good tutorial on ADC. I have seen in many books
but they just deal with interfacing to microcontrollers, not ADC in
details. I would like to know more about how to select an ADC based on
range of signal. How to scale a particular range to suit a particular
ADC resolution n stuff like that. So basically I need a tutorial on
designing an ADC system, not an interfacing tutorial.

There are many different types of ADC architectures:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog-to-digital_converter

You might have more luck Googling for tutorials on specific types of ADC's,
like delta-sigma for example:
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=...esult&cd=1&q=delta+sigma+adc+tutorial&spell=1

Dave.

 

[Adrian C]

Hi,

Can anybody suggest a good tutorial on ADC. I have seen in many books
but they just deal with interfacing to microcontrollers, not ADC in
details. I would like to know more about how to select an ADC based on
range of signal. How to scale a particular range to suit a particular
ADC resolution n stuff like that. So basically I need a tutorial on
designing an ADC system, not an interfacing tutorial.

Analog Devices used to have a very good tutorial on that as an
application note (back in the days when they were printed!) Perhaps you
might find one on their website.