Analog to Digital Conversion

ADC TYPES
Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) transform an
analog voltage to a binary number (a series of 1’s and
0’s), and then eventually to a digital number (base 10)
for reading on a meter, monitor, or chart. The number
of binary digits (bits) that represents the digital number
determines the ADC resolution. However, the digital
number is only an approximation of the true value of
the analog voltage at a particular instant because the
voltage can only be represented (digitally) in discrete
steps. How closely the digital number approximates
the analog value also depends on the ADC resolution.