Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog Converters · Digital Circuits · GATE ECE
Marks 1
1
The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of an ADC with a full-scale sinusoidal input is given to be 61.96 dB. The resolution of the ADC is __________ bits (rounded off to the nearest integer).
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2
Consider a four bit D to A converter. The analog value corresponding to digital signals of values 0000 and 0001 are 0 V and 0.0625 V respectively. The analog value (in Volts ) corresponding to the digitals signal 1111 is ______________.
GATE ECE 2015 Set 1
3
The number of comparators required in a 3-bit comparator type ADC is
GATE ECE 2002
4
The number of comparators in 4-bit flash ADC is
GATE ECE 2000
5
The resolution of a 4-bit counting ADC is 0.5 Volts. For an analog input of 6.6 Volts, the digital output of the ADC will be
GATE ECE 1999
6
The advantage of using a dual slope ADC in a digital voltmeter is that
GATE ECE 1998
7
For an ADC, match the following : if
List 1
A. Flash converter
B. Dual slope converter
C. Successive approximation Converter List 2
1. requires a conversion time of the order of a few seconds
2. requires a digital- to- analog converter
3. minimizes the effect of power supply interference.
4. requires a very complex hardware.
5. It is a tracking A/D converter.
List 1
A. Flash converter
B. Dual slope converter
C. Successive approximation Converter List 2
1. requires a conversion time of the order of a few seconds
2. requires a digital- to- analog converter
3. minimizes the effect of power supply interference.
4. requires a very complex hardware.
5. It is a tracking A/D converter.
GATE ECE 1998
8
A 12-bit ADC is operating with a 1$$\mu $$ sec clock period and the total conversion time is seen to be 14 $$\mu $$ sec. The ADC must br of the
GATE ECE 1996
9
Match the List-1 (type of 8-bit ADC) with List-2(Minimum conversion time in clock cycles)
A. Successive approximation
B. Dual-slope
C. Parallel Comparator
1) 1
2) 8
3) 16
4) 256
5) 512
List - 1
A. Successive approximation
B. Dual-slope
C. Parallel Comparator
List - 2
1) 1
2) 8
3) 16
4) 256
5) 512
GATE ECE 1994
10
Which of the resistance networks of figure can be used as 3 bit R-2R ladder DAC. Assume $${V_0}$$ corresponds to LSB.
GATE ECE 1990
Marks 2
1
A full scale sinusoidal signal is applied to a 10-bit ADC. The fundamental signal component in the ADC output has a normalized power of 1 W, and the total noise and distortion normalized power is 10 $\mu$W. The effective number of bits (rounded off to the nearest integer) of the ADC is _______.
GATE ECE 2024
2
Consider the circuit shown with an ideal OPAMP. The output voltage V0 is __________ V (rounded off to two decimal places).
GATE ECE 2022
3
In an N bit flash ADC, the analog voltage is fed simultaneously to 2N− 1 comparators. The
output of the comparators is then encoded to a binary format using digital circuits. Assume that
the analog voltage source Vin(whose output is being converted to digital format) has a source
resistance of 75 Ω
as shown in the circuit diagram below and the input capacitance of each comparator is 8 pF. The input must settle to an accuracy of 1/2 LSB even for a full scale input change for properconversion. Assume that the time taken by the thermometer to binary
encoder is negligible.
If the flash ADC has 8 bit resolution, which one of the following alternatives is closest to the maximum sampling rate?
If the flash ADC has 8 bit resolution, which one of the following alternatives is closest to the maximum sampling rate?GATE ECE 2016 Set 2
4
In the following circuit, the comparator output is logic “I” if V1 > V2 and is logic “0” otherwise. The D/A conversion is done as per the relation
$$${V_{DAC}} = \sum\limits_{n = 0}^3 {{2^{n - 1}}{b_n}\,\,} Volts,$$$
where b3(MSB), b2, b1 and b0 (LSB) are the counter outputs.
The counter starts from the clear state.
The magnitude of the error between VDAC and Vin at steady state in volts is
GATE ECE 2008
5
In the following circuit, the comparator output is logic “I” if V1 > V2 and is logic “0” otherwise. The D/A conversion is done as per the relation
$$${V_{DAC}} = \sum\limits_{n = 0}^3 {{2^{n - 1}}{b_n}\,\,} Volts,$$$
where b3(MSB), b2, b1 and b0 (LSB) are the counter outputs.
The counter starts from the clear state.
The stable reading of the LED display is
GATE ECE 2008
6
In the digital-to-Analog converter circuit shown in the figure below,
$${V_{R\,}}\, = \,10V$$ and $$R\, = \,10k\Omega $$
$${V_{R\,}}\, = \,10V$$ and $$R\, = \,10k\Omega $$
The current i is
GATE ECE 2007
7
In the digital-to-Analog converter circuit shown in the figure below,
$${V_{R\,}}\, = \,10V$$ and $$R\, = \,10k\Omega $$
$${V_{R\,}}\, = \,10V$$ and $$R\, = \,10k\Omega $$
The voltage V0 is
GATE ECE 2007
8
A 4-bit D/A converter is connected to a free-running 3-bit UP counter, as shown in the following figure. Which of the following waveforms will be observed at V0=?
In the figure shown above, the ground has been shown by the symbol $$\nabla $$
GATE ECE 2006
9
The circuit shown in figure is a 4-bit DAC
The input bits 0 and 1 are represented by 0 and 5 V respectively. The OP- AMP is ideal, but all the resistances and the 5V inputs have a tolerance of ±10%.
The specification (rounded to the nearest multiple of 5%) for the tolerance of the DAC is
The input bits 0 and 1 are represented by 0 and 5 V respectively. The OP- AMP is ideal, but all the resistances and the 5V inputs have a tolerance of ±10%.
The specification (rounded to the nearest multiple of 5%) for the tolerance of the DAC is
GATE ECE 2003
10
For the 4 bit DAC shown in Figure, the output voltage $${V_0}$$ is
GATE ECE 2000