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Signal Conversion Principles and Digital-to-Analogue Conversion
11th Grade · Technology · UK A-Level
8 lessons
Goal
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.
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Signal Domains: Analogue Realities versus Digital Processing Systems
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- 1Signal Domains: Analogue Realities versus Digital Processing SystemsUp nextStart
- 2Sampling, Quantisation, and Dynamic Range in Data AcquisitionPremiumNot started yet
- 3Microprocessor Interfacing and Mixed-Signal System BoundariesNot started yet
- 4Designing Weighted Summing Amplifiers for Digital-to-Analogue ConversionNot started yet
- 5Analysing Binary-Weighted Summing DAC Resistor Tolerances and LimitationsNot started yet
- 6Calculating DAC Output Resolution, Step Size, and Full-Scale VoltageNot started yet
- 7DAC Offset Error, Gain Error, and Non-Linearity MetricsNot started yet
- 8R-2R Ladder Network Analysis and DAC SynthesisNot started yet
Standards Covered
- 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-12.2General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (UK A-Level) · Electronics · Year 13 (A2 Level) · Grade 11the use of a digital-to-analogue (DAC) converter for converting digital into analogue signals; the analysis and design of a DAC based upon an op-amp summing amplifier to meet a given 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.