Technical Training Seminar

Analogue to Digital and Digital to Analogue (AD/DA) Conversion Techniques: An Overview

by John Pett (SL-PO)

Europe/Zurich
593-R-TC Audi (CERN)

593-R-TC Audi

CERN

Description
The basic ideas behind modern Analogue to Digital and Digital to Analogue (AD/DA) conversion methods will be introduced: a general view of the importance of these devices will be given, along with the digital representation of time-varying, real-world analogue signals. Some CERN applications will be outlined. The variety of conversion methods, their limitations, error sources and measurement methods will form the major part of this presentation. A review of the technological progress in this field over the last 30 years will be presented, concluding with the present 'state of the art' and a quick look at what is just around the corner. This Technical Training Seminar is in the framework of the FEED-2002 Lecture Series, and it is a prerequisite to attending to any of the FEED-2002 Terms. FEED-2002 is a two-term course that will review the techniques dealing with closed loop systems, focussing on time-invariant linear systems. (free attendance, no registration required) More information on the FEED-2002 Web page: http://www.cern.ch/TechnicalTraining/special/FEED2002.asp Organiser(s): Davide Vitè, Mick Storr / HR-TD
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