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Digital to analog and analog to digital conversion is needed to interface between analog real-world variables like temperature, light, and sound, and digital systems, which require discrete digital representations. Physical variables are first converted to electrical signals using transducers, then converted to digital values for processing, storage, and transmission in digital circuits. The digital outputs can then be converted back to analog electrical signals using actuators or display units to interface with the physical world.

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Adc & Dac

Digital to analog and analog to digital conversion is needed to interface between analog real-world variables like temperature, light, and sound, and digital systems, which require discrete digital representations. Physical variables are first converted to electrical signals using transducers, then converted to digital values for processing, storage, and transmission in digital circuits. The digital outputs can then be converted back to analog electrical signals using actuators or display units to interface with the physical world.

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Chaminda Abeysiri Narayana
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Digital to Analog/Analog to Digital

Conversion
Introduction
• Analog means continuous
• Digital means discrete
• Most physical variables are analog in nature
• Such as temperature, pressure, light intensity,
speed, audio signal etc.
• Any information going in & coming out of a
digital system should be in digital form
• So all the physical parameters have to be
converted to electrical signal first then digital
Advantages of Digital System
• Easier to design
• Information storage is easy
• Accuracy and precision are greater
• Operation is programmable
• Less affected by noise
• Mostly in IC form-handling easy

But Real world is analog


Converting Process
Digital
output

Electrical
Analog
Physical Electrical Digital output
Variable Analog input
input

Physical
Transducer coverts physical variable Variable

into electrical signal


Actuator converts electrical signal into
physical variable
Transducers
• Photocell
• Photodiodes
• Thermistors
• etc
With display unit
Digital
output

Decimal
Physical Electrical Digital output
Variable Analog input
input

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