Timeline for SAR ADC DAC Question
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| Sep 28, 2019 at 18:24 | comment | added | Elliot Alderson | Yes, the digital code is being used to control the switches. Eventually that code will be the output of the ADC so you want it to be in the form of normal logic signals that are easy to read. | |
| Sep 28, 2019 at 17:54 | comment | added | AlfroJang80 | Actually, may I ask, what's the point of the SAR register if the current digital code is being stored on the capacitors themselves? Or is it used to drive the switch inputs in the above circuit? | |
| Sep 28, 2019 at 17:29 | vote | accept | AlfroJang80 | ||
| Sep 28, 2019 at 16:51 | comment | added | AlfroJang80 | Ah I see. So when they say "The comparator then makes the MSB decision", this is the next iteration (or first) of digital values as part of the SAR iterative process. | |
| Sep 28, 2019 at 16:44 | history | answered | Elliot Alderson | CC BY-SA 4.0 |