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Re: Analog to digital converter confustion

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Originally Posted by EricVanWyk View Post
I have to respectfully disagree with you here Kevin. I have found the following 20MSPS 5V parts in 15 minutes of searching.
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Originally Posted by Manoel View Post
Erik,

It's not the supply range that's critical (as you pointed out, there are tons of 5 V parts), it's the analog input. With those specifications, it is really hard to find a suitable A/D.
Ditto Manoel. He was originally implying he wanted 5V p-p input range and said himself he could only find 2V p-p devices. No one makes them since few people want, need or try to directly sample RF signals without any buffer or filter circuitry. Thus all the devices out there expect a 2-3V p-p signal so the device designers don't have to trouble themselves compensating for voltage levels near the rails, making a difficult task even more so.
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