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Analog-Digital Conversion: Principles and Implementations

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EE-202: Electronics I

Les concepts de base permettant de comprendre, d'analyser et de concevoir les circuits à base d'AmpliOp, dédiés à l'acquisition et conditionnement des signaux analogiques sont traités en théorie et pratique. Cela englobe l'amplification, le filtrage, la co ...

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This lecture covers the principles and implementations of analog-digital conversion, focusing on the generation of weighted currents, R2R networks, flash converters, and the benefits of digital signal processing. It explains how analog quantities are transformed into binary numbers and vice versa, detailing the quantization process and the role of least significant bits. The lecture also discusses different types of analog-digital converters, such as successive approximations and flash converters, highlighting their speed, precision, and energy efficiency. Additionally, it explores the serialization and paralleling techniques in digital-analog conversion, emphasizing the importance of resolution and current addition in the conversion process.

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Adil Koukab

Cédric Meinen

Teaching & PhD Courses Electrical systems and electronics I EE-295 The course has the aim to provide the fundamental knowledge and experiences to understand basic electrical systems. Electrical systems and electronics II EE-296 The basic concepts enabling to understand and analysis the electronic systems dedicated to signals acquisition and processing (e.g. biosensors, physiological signals, ECG) are addressed. This includes the acquisition, amplification and filtering. El

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