RECURRENT LOGARITHMIC ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTERS WITH A CONSTANT LOGARITHM BASE

Abstract

In this work a new conversion method is proposed which makes it possible to implement recurrent logarithmic analog-to-digital converters (LADCs) with a constant base of the logarithm in which the reference voltages are formed using a reference voltage divider composed of identical L-shaped links of resistors and additional resistor and the values of the resistors are set according to the formulas. The use of this method significantly simplifies the schematic solution of the recurrent LADC and makes it technological for integrated manufacturing. Electrical and mathematical models of recurrent LADCs with a constant base of the logarithm have been developed which take into account the influence of changes in the structure of LADCs during the transformation process. Formulas for estimating the fundamental error and conversion time are given. Key words: recurrent logarithmic ADCs constant base of the logarithm construction error conversion time.