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Digital Ramp, Sequential ADCs, and Sample-and-Hold Circuits
11th Grade · Technology · UK A-Level
5 lessons
Goal
Analyse digital ramp, tracking, and SAR converter architectures, calculate conversion timing, and evaluate front-end sample-and-hold circuits.
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Principles of the Digital Ramp Analogue-to-Digital Converter
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- 2Calculating Conversion Times in Digital Ramp ADCsPremiumNot started yet
- 3Tracking and Successive Approximation Register (SAR) ADC PrinciplesNot started yet
- 4Comparative Performance: Flash versus Digital Ramp ConvertersNot started yet
- 5Sample-and-Hold Circuit Analysis and Input Signal Aperture JitterNot started yet
Standards Covered
- ELEC-12.5General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (UK A-Level) · Electronics · Year 13 (A2 Level) · Grade 11the difference between digital ramp and flash ADC
- ELEC-12.1General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (UK A-Level) · Electronics · Year 13 (A2 Level) · Grade 11the need for signal conversion between analogue and digital form in communications and microprocessors
- ELEC-12.3General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (UK A-Level) · Electronics · Year 13 (A2 Level) · Grade 11the use of an analogue-to-digital (ADC) converter for converting analogue into digital signals and the analysis and design of a flash converter ADC based on comparators to meet a specification
Curriculum Framework
11th Grade · Technology · UK A-Level
1
8 lessons
Signal Conversion Principles and Digital-to-Analogue Conversion
Explain the necessity of converting between analogue and digital domains and design op-amp summing and ladder-based digital-to-analogue converters to technical specifications.
2
7 lessons
Flash Analogue-to-Digital Converters and Priority Encoders
Design, analyse, and evaluate parallel flash ADC circuits, comparator reference ladders, and combinational priority encoder logic networks.
3
5 lessons
Digital Ramp, Sequential ADCs, and Sample-and-Hold Circuits
Analyse digital ramp, tracking, and SAR converter architectures, calculate conversion timing, and evaluate front-end sample-and-hold circuits.