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Reducing Second Harmonic Distortion with Symmetrical PCB Layout

Need a low-distortion ADC interface? In this article, we'll discuss how to reduce 2nd harmonic distortion by using symmetric PCB layout.

14 hours ago by Steve Arar

Precisely Capture Servo Motor Position Using a High-Speed Simultaneous Sampling ADC

Autonomous drones and robots utilize small motors. These fast-spinning mini motors require miniature encoders and IC package sizes. This article shows how an optical sinusoidal encoder provides a higher resolution and increased speeds with a 2x3 mm dual simultaneous-sampling SAR-ADC.

August 11, 2020 by Bonnie Baker, Maxim Integrated

What Is Dynamic Range?

The concept of dynamic range appears frequently in engineering discussions. But what exactly does this term mean? And how does it apply to electronic circuits and systems?

June 03, 2020 by Robert Keim

Determining Dynamic Range of CCD Image Sensors

This article explains how CCD construction, operating parameters, and external signal-processing circuitry contribute to the maximum variation in luminance that CCD imaging hardware can capture.

May 29, 2020 by Robert Keim

Assessing the ADC SNR and SFDR for Communications Systems

In this article, we will see how we can determine the SFDR for an ADC used in a radio receiver. Also, we’ll examine the ADC SNR requirement for this application.

December 22, 2019 by Steve Arar

How to Use Your Computer as an Arbitrary Waveform Generator

In this article, we’ll use Scilab to generate numerical signals that can be converted into analog waveforms by a computer’s audio hardware.

October 08, 2018 by Robert Keim

How to Perform Frequency Modulation with a Digitized Audio Signal

In this article, we’ll use Scilab to create an FM waveform that carries information corresponding to an audio recording.

September 17, 2018 by Robert Keim

Introduction to Sinusoidal Signal Processing with Scilab

This article discusses basic signal-processing tasks that can be performed using a free and open source alternative to MATLAB.

August 30, 2018 by Robert Keim

How to Build a Class-D Power Amp

Learn how to build your own Class D power amplifier—one of the most efficient ways to listen to music.

August 29, 2018 by Cezar Chirila

Understanding the Dynamic Range Specification of an ADC

This article will discuss the dynamic range specification of an ADC.

June 11, 2018 by Steve Arar

Companding: Logarithmic Laws, Implementation, and Consequences

This article aims to explain the logarithmic laws of companding and the methods of implementation along with the effects these methods bring into the PCM-based telephone systems.

October 30, 2017 by Sneha H.L.

How to Use a Robot to Record and Transfer Audio Signals

This article provides detailed information on sampling audio signals and transferring the data to a PC for analysis.

September 15, 2017 by Robert Keim

An Introduction to Companding: Compressing Speech for Transmission Across Telephone Systems

This article introduces the analog-to-digital conversion required to compress speech for transmission across telephone systems.

September 14, 2017 by Sneha H.L.

Incorporating Microphone Functionality into a Robot System

In this article, we’ll look at a fairly straightforward circuit that enables a robot or other device to detect sound.

September 11, 2017 by Robert Keim

Understanding and Eliminating 1/f Noise

This article defines 1/f noise and goes over ways to reduce or eliminate it in precision measurement applications.

June 05, 2017 by Robert Kiely, Analog Devices

Analyzing and Solving Fixed Frequency Spur Issues in High Precision ADC Signal Chains

This article will introduce approaches for determining the root causes of spur issues in high-resolution precision ADC applications and present solutions to solve them.

April 11, 2017 by Steven Xie, Analog Devices

Understanding Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) in Power Systems

This article describes the cause and effect of total harmonic distortion (THD) in power systems. Some means of improving THD are also discussed.

March 15, 2017 by David Williams

Practical Filter Design Challenges and Considerations for Precision ADCs

Precision analog-to-digital converters can be tricky. Here are some pointers to get the most out of them.

November 30, 2016 by Steven Xie, Analog Devices

How to Build a Touchless MIDI Controller with Arduino

Learn how to build your own touchless MIDI controller using an Arduino... video and code file included.

November 03, 2016 by Evan Kale

An Introduction to Digital Signal Processing

This article will cover the basics of Digital Signal Processing to lead up to a series of articles on statistics and probability used to characterize signals, Analog-to-Digital Conversion (ADC) and Digital-to-Analog Conversion (DAC), and concluding with Digital Signal Processing software. Digital Signal Processing is the mathematical manipulation of an information signal, such as audio, temperature, voice, and video and modify or improve them in some manner.

September 13, 2015 by Donald Krambeck