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Maximum sample rate of Arduino Duemilanove?

G'day all! I have an Arduino Duemilanove hanging around spare at the moment and thought I might try a few audio interfacing projects. I'm just wondering what sort of sampling frequency I can achieve ...
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Why are digital oscilloscopes still so expensive?

I'm a beginner in hobby electronics and I am wondering why digital oscilloscopes are still so expensive? In times of cheap GHz CPUs, USB 3, ADSL modems, DVB-S receivers, blu-ray players which all of ...
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Why is the Nyquist data rate lower than the Shannon data rate?

In the book Computer Networks, the author talks about the maximum data rate of a channel. He presents the Nyquist formula : C = 2H log\$_2\$ V (bits/sec) And gives an example for a telephone line : ...
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Measuring low current at very high speed

I have a circuit with a very-low-power Jennic JN5148 module with microcontroller and 2.4 GHz radio, and some low-power sensors. I have to measure the supply current of all these components, in an ...
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How to sample audio at Nyquist frequency with MSP430F5438?

I want to: Input an analog audio track Using the microcontroller ADC, convert it to a digital output Then have the microcontollers/boards timer sample the data at selected intervals Resample the ...