
ADC, DAC and Analog
Digital Mix Interfaces
In this chapter, we shall learn the following topics:
1. Digital circuits are widely used in the control applications. ADC and DAC are
used to convert analog to digital and vice versa. We shall be learning these.
2. Interfacing of a gate with the analog device is another important circuit. We shall
be learning the analog-digital mix interfaces in this chapter.
OBJECTIVE
20.1 ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER (ADC OR A/D)
Consider a doctor measuring the body temperature during a sickness. Analog thermometer
gives the reading in Fahrenheit as 98°, 99.5°, 100.0°, 100.5°, 101°, 101.5°, ..., at most se-
vere condition ...