l9 DAC
l9 DAC
l9 DAC
Lecture aim: Understand the principle of digital-to-analog conversion, its importance for implementation of measuring instruments design, understand the DAC types principles of operation
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Self-assessment questions.
1. What types of DAC do you know?
2. Explain their adventures and misadventures. 3. Explain in details the Binary-Weighted DAC principle of operation. 4. Explain in details the R/2R Ladder DAC principle of operation. 5. What measurement devices these DACs can be applicable in? GLOSSARY
Equivalent circuit Combination of elements intended to mimic the characteristics of an electronic device with mathematical aspects that are simpler than those of the actual device. Digital-to-analog converter (DAC) Circuit that converts a digital signal to an analog signal whose amplitude is proportional to the binary value of the digital signal. Op-amp Operational amplifier, a high-gain amplifier with an output that corresponds to the difference between two input signals. Transistor switch Semiconductor device useful for amplifying or switching electrical signals. Gain Amplification factor of an amplifier, the ratio of output to input. Literature [1]. Ch.4, pp. 167-170. [2]. Ch.17, pp. 728-731 [3]. Ch.1, pp.530-536