Understanding Integrating ADCs

Abstract:Integratinganalog-to-digitalconverters(ADCs)providehighresolutionanalog-to-digitalconversions,withgoodnoiserejection.TheseADCsareidealfordigitizinglowbandwidthsignals,andareusedinapplicationssuchasdigitalmulti-metersandpanelmeters.TheyoftenincludeLCDorLEDdriversandcanbeusedstandalonewithoutamicrocontrollerhost.ThefollowingarticleexplainshowintegratingADCswork.Discussionsincludesingle-,dual-andmulti-slopeconversions.Also,anin-depthanalysisoftheintegratingarchitecturewillbediscussed.FinallyacomparisonsagainstotherADCarchitectureswillaidintheunderstandingandselectionofintegratingADCs.Maxim>AppNotes>A/DandD/ACONVERSION/SAMPLINGCIRCUITSKeywords:ADCs,integrating,multi-slope,multislope,LCDdrivers,LEDdriver,displaydrivers,analogtoMay02,2002digitalconversions,analogdigital,analogtodigitalconvertersAPPLICATIONNOTE1041UnderstandingIntegratingADCsAbstract:Integratinganalog-to-digitalconverters(ADCs)providehighresolutionanalog-to-digitalconversions,withgoodnoiserejection.TheseADCsareidealfordigitizinglowbandwidthsignals,andareusedinapplicationssuchasdigitalmulti-metersandpanelmeters.TheyoftenincludeLCDorLEDdriversandcanbeusedstandalonewithoutamicrocontrollerhost.ThefollowingarticleexplainshowintegratingADCswork.Discussionsincludesingle-,dual-andmulti-slopeconversions.A