Course detail

A/D and D/A Converters

FEKT-NADPAcad. year: 2013/2014

Preprocessing of analog signal, parallel converters with switched resistor netwrks and switched current sources, parallel and serial D/A converters, indirect D/A converters, converters with cyclic resistor interchange, comparative A/D converters, compensating A/D converters, integrating A/D converters, A/D converters with automatic correction of conversion characteristic, U/f and f/U converters, D/f converters, digital measurement of time intervals, phase, frequency.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Kamil Vrba, CSc.

Department

Department of Telecommunications (UTKO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Fundamental knowledge will be provided on the principles of individual converter types (A/D, D/A, U/F, F/U and D/F) and their applications in various devices

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the Bachelor´s degree level is requested.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Techning methods include lectures, computer laboratories and practical laboratories. Course is taking advantage of e-learning (Moodle) system.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the basic principles of A/D and D/A converters, the properties of integrated converters and their possible applications

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ANALOG DEVICES: Data Converter - Reference Manual. Norwood 2000
SHEIGOLD D.H. ed.: Analog Digital Conversion Hadbook. Prentice Hall, London 1998
TIEZE U., SCHENK CH.: Electronic Circuits. Design and Applications. Springer, Heidelberg 1996

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EECC-MN Master's

    branch MN-EST , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective interdisciplinary
    branch MN-TIT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective specialised

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Kamil Vrba, CSc.

Syllabus

Application potentials of A/D, D/A, U/F, F/U and D/F converters
Signal preprocessing: programmable amplifiers- principles of operation, programmable instrument amplifiers, integrated programmable amplifiers Burr-Brown and Harris Semiconductor, differential programmable amplifiers, analog multiplexers and demultiplexers
Filtering circuits used in coverters: programmable integrated antialiasing filters, filters for suppressing quantization noise, filters for indirect D/A converters used in digitally controlled calibration standards
Sample Hold/Track circuits: sampler parameters, fast samplers, samplers with large input resistance, examples of solving integrated samplers, application principles
D/A converters: basic classification, d.c. and dynamic converter parameters
D/A converters: switches used in converters, parallel D/A converters with reference voltage sources, with weighted resistors, with the R-2R resistor network, with cyclic resistor interchange, with weighted current sources
D/A converters with non-linear characteristic, serial D/A converters, indirect D/A converters, solution examples and application potentials of integrated converters, recommendations on the design of systems with integrated D/A converters
A/D converters: converter parameters
A/D converters: parallel comparative converters, convertrs with successive comparison, compensating and following converters
A/D converters: sigma-delta converters, presampled sigma-delta converters, converters with prediction, selected integrated converters
U/F converters: with MKO and a reference voltage (Analog Devices, Burr-Brown), crystal-controlled converters, with suppressed phase noise, converters without a reference sosurce
D/F converters, F/U converters

Laboratory exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Kamil Vrba, CSc.

Syllabus

Introducing the problems
8-bit digital to analog converter
8-bit analog to digital converter
Digital to frequency converter
Sampling amplifier
Differential analog multiplexer
Measurement of the features of A/D and D/A converters used in sound cards
Integrated serial A/D and D/A converters LTC 1257 and LTC 1286
Computer-aided simulation of A/D and D/A converters using PSpice and MicroCap programs
Integrating A/D converters used in METEX multimeters
A/D and D/A cards for PC - PCA 1408S a PCI-6024E
Make-up measurements
Evaluation of measurement results, credit pass