Analog to digital converter ( ADC, A2D, A/D )
Suppose a binary number with N bits is to represent an analog value ranging from 0 to A There are 2N possible numbers Resolution = A / 2N
Resolution Example
Temperature range of 0 K to 300 K to be linearly
converted to a voltage signal of 0 to 2.5 V, then digitized with an 8-bit A/D converter
2.5 / 28 = 0.0098 V, or about 10 mV per step 300 K / 28 = 1.2 K per step
Resolution Example
Temperature range of 0 K to 300 K to be linearly
converted to a voltage signal of 0 to 2.5 V, then digitized with a 10-bit A/D converter
2.5 / 210 = 0.00244V, or about 2.4 mV per step
300 K / 210 = 0.29 K per step
Encoder/Decoder Vocabulary
ENCODER- a digital circuit that produces a binary output code depending on which of its inputs are activated.
DECODER- a digital circuit that converts an input binary code into a single numeric output.
ENCODERS AND DECODERS
A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 O0 O1 O2 ENCODER A0 A1 A2 DECODER O0 O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 O6 O7
ONLY ONE INPUT ACTIVATED AT A TIME BINARY CODE OUTPUT
BINARY CODE INPUT ONLY ONE OUTPUT ACTIVATED AT A TIME
THE 8421 BCD CODE
BCD stands for Binary-Coded Decimal.
A BCD number is a four-bit binary group that represents one of the ten decimal digits 0 through 9. Example:
Decimal number 4926 4 9 2 6
8421 BCD coded number
0100 1001 0010 0110
ELECTRONIC ENCODER -
DECIMAL TO BCD
BCD output Decimal input
0000 111
Decimal to BCD Encoder
7 5
3
0
Encoders are available in IC form. This encoder translates from decimal input to BCD output.
10 line to 4 line Encoder
DECIMAL 8 ENCODER
9 5V 8 5V 7 5V 6 5V 5 5V 4 5V 3 5V 2 5V 1 5V 74147 I9 I8 I7 A3 I6 A2 I5 A1 I4 A0 I3 I2 I1
BINARY (BCD) 4 2 1
4 line to 10 line Decoder
DECIMAL 9 8 DECODER BINARY (BCD)
74LS42 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
8 0V 4 0V 2 0V 1 0V
A3 A2 A1 A0
DECODERS: BCD TO 7-SEGMENT DECODER/DRIVER
BCD input Decimal output LED BCD-to7-Segment Decoder/ Driver
0 00 0 0 00 0 01 01 01 1 1
Electronic decoders are available in IC form. This decoder translates from BCD to decimal. Decimals are shown on an 7-segment LED display.
This IC also drives the 7-segment LED display.
TEST
Q #1- What is the decimal output from the decoder that #5#4#3#2appears on the 7-segment display? Answer: 3 6 7 9 0
BCD input 10 0 11 1 00000 01 1 00 BCD-to7-Segment Decoder/ Driver
Decimal output
BCD-TO-SEV EN SEGMENT DECODER DRIVER
V+
abcdef g . 74LS47 A3 g A2 f A1 e A0 d c b a test RBI RBO
5V
TEST
A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 ENCODER O0 O1 O2 O3
INPUT A1=1 A4=1 A6=1 A8=1 O3 O2 O1 O0