Data acquisition & sampling worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

A 12-bit ADC has an input range of 0 to 1 V. Taking 1 LSB = V_FSR/2ᴺ, find the size of one LSB in mV.

N = 12V_FSR = 1 V

1 LSB = mV

2.Easy

A sensor signal contains frequencies up to 3 kHz. Find the minimum sampling rate f_s,min that captures it without aliasing.

f_max = 3 kHz

f_s,min = kHz

3.Medium

A 160 kHz sine wave is sampled at 100 kHz without an anti-aliasing filter. At which frequency f_a does it appear in the samples? Give it in kHz.

f = 160 kHzf_s = 100 kHz

f_a = kHz

4.Medium

A 55 kHz sine wave is sampled at 100 kHz without an anti-aliasing filter. At which frequency f_a does it appear in the samples? Give it in kHz.

f = 55 kHzf_s = 100 kHz

f_a = kHz

5.Hard

A 16-bit ADC streams every sample over a UART at 19200 baud, format 8N1 (start bit, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit). Each sample is sent as 2 whole byte(s) and the link is busy all the time. Find the highest signal frequency f_max that can be sampled without aliasing, in Hz.

baud = 19200 BdN = 168N1

f_max = Hz

6.Hard

A microcontroller with an 8 MHz clock sets its UART baud rate as f_clk/(16·D), with D a whole number rounded to the nearest value. The target is 2400 baud. Find the percentage error of the real baud rate (positive when it is too fast).

f_clk = 8 MHztarget = 2400 Bd

e = %

Answer key

1. 1 LSB = 0.2441 mV
2. f_s,min = 6 kHz
3. f_a = 40 kHz
4. f_a = 45 kHz
5. f_max = 480 Hz
6. e = 0.1603 %

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