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- What is the purpose of sample and hold circuit in analog to digital converters?
- What is sampling in analog to digital conversion?
- What is the purpose of sample and hold circuit in PCM?
- What is tracking and holding mode in sample and hold circuit?
What is the purpose of sample and hold circuit in analog to digital converters?
Sample & Hold Circuit is used to sample the given input signal and to hold the sampled value. Sample and hold circuit is used to sample an analog signal for a short interval of time in the range of 1 to 10 µS and to hold on to its last sampled value, until the input signal is sampled again.
What is sampling in analog to digital conversion?
An input signal is converted from some continuosly varying physical value (e.g. pressure in air, or frequency or wavelength of light), by some electro-mechanical device into a continuously varying electrical signal.
What is the purpose of sample and hold circuit in PCM?
The sample-and-hold amplifier, or SHA, is a critical part of most data acquisition systems. It captures an analog signal and holds it during some operation (most commonly analog-digital conversion).
What is tracking and holding mode in sample and hold circuit?
In the track mode, the switch is closed and the voltage on the hold capacitor follows (or tracks) the input signal (with some delay and bandwidth limiting). In the hold mode, the switch is opened, and the capacitor retains the voltage present at the time it was disconnected from the input buffer.
