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12/08/10 16:24
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 		 #180004 - audio and voltage references
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Per Westermark said:
Issue two is that they don't require a good voltage reference (just low noise on the reference) since they capture relative amplitude and don't care if they have 5% error in absolute values. Especially since the input signal is AC-coupled with a capacitor.


Actually, using a voltage reference with an audio ADC is very useful if you need to know the actual voltage level you're capturing. For instance, you may be doing SPL calculations so you need to know the gain structure and the reference and also your measurement microphone's sensitivity.

-a


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TopicAuthorDate
ADC to interface with 8051            01/01/70 00:00      
   Interfacing is the least of your problems!            01/01/70 00:00      
      16bit interface ADC to 8051            01/01/70 00:00      
         presicion engineering            01/01/70 00:00      
            Responding to Andy Neil mechanical part            01/01/70 00:00      
         dead easy, but            01/01/70 00:00      
   Many options            01/01/70 00:00      
      also            01/01/70 00:00      
      Responding to Oliver Sedlacek            01/01/70 00:00      
         Cart before horse?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Responding to Andy Neil            01/01/70 00:00      
               UH OH            01/01/70 00:00      
   "the"?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Responding to Erik Malund            01/01/70 00:00      
         Teachers doesn't always hint at the easiest solution            01/01/70 00:00      
            and some are lazy            01/01/70 00:00      
         Not a useful skill to learn            01/01/70 00:00      
            educational value?            01/01/70 00:00      
               8255 has an excellent datasheet            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Oh, please!            01/01/70 00:00      
   This will require very precise components and great skill            01/01/70 00:00      
      Audio don't require good voltage reference            01/01/70 00:00      
         Yes, but it's not cheap            01/01/70 00:00      
            They normally specify an SN figure instead            01/01/70 00:00      
               Marketing "specification" rather than engineering            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Still looking at wrong parameter            01/01/70 00:00      
                     maybe not            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Actually big need - audio sources, mixer etc are 24-bit            01/01/70 00:00      
                           drifting            01/01/70 00:00      
            no problem            01/01/70 00:00      
               Weeks??            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Depends            01/01/70 00:00      
         audio and voltage references            01/01/70 00:00      
   ADC to interface with 8051            01/01/70 00:00      

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