Mike_Diack@kcbbs.gen.nz (Mike Diack) (06/12/91)
>I am starting a digitizing project and I need to find as many 16-bit ADC >chips as I can. Can anyone tell me which chips they like best and why? I like the Asihi Kasei(Japan) AK9201 - 10 us conversion time (so you can sample a stereo signal at 44.1 khz with time to spare) - mates well with a Burr Brown PCM56 at the D/A end . Both chips are serial at the digital end , so are ideal for loading into 1M*1 DRAMS for delays , effects etc. Downmarket a little is the Philips TDA1534,1535,1541 chipset (A/D,S/H,D/A) - cheader , but only good for 14 bit resolution at the A/D end - the D/A is found in many CD players. Let me know what others have to say on the subject , as I'm doing digitising stuff as well (Audio) - cheers , md.
bill@thd.tv.tek.com (William K. McFadden) (06/12/91)
>I am starting a digitizing project and I need to find as many 16-bit >ADC chips as I can. Can anyone tell me which chips they like best and >why? If you're interested in sample rates below 50 kHz, you should have a look at the Crystal 5326. This is the converter used in the newer Sony DAT machines. The best thing about it is that the anti-aliasing filter is a single R and C (it's a "one-bit" converter). Also, you can change the sampling rate by changing the clock rate. The built-in anti-aliasing filter tracks the clock rate. It is also a stereo part. -- Bill McFadden Tektronix, Inc. P.O. Box 500 MS 58-639 Beaverton, OR 97077 bill@tv.tv.tek.com, ...!tektronix!tv!bill Phone: (503) 627-6920 "How can I prove I am not crazy to people who are?"