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Re: Analog to digital converter confustion

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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik View Post
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.
You are right. Of course in my infinite wisdom I end up picking a sigma delta converter. Anyone ever use these before or should I go back to the drawing board?
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The signal is the percentage of ones compared to zeros in sample.
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