NONLINEARITIES, THE GENERATORS PERSPECTIVE IN ADC STATISTICAL TESTING TECHNIQUES

Raul Carneiro Martins, António Cruz Serra
Abstract:
In this paper we present an experimental method that is suitable to ascertain the degree of nonlinearity present in a given signal as well as its adequacy to be used as a stimulus signal in a statistical method, such as the histogram test of ADCs. We show one possible implementation of the method as well as its theoretical substrate and some preliminary experimental results. Finally we show the importance of determining the distribution of the stimulus signal when using noise.
Keywords:
nonlinearity measurement, probability density function distortion, histogram method
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 Symposium 2001
Title:

11th IMEKO TC4 Symposium on Trends in Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation (together with 6th IMEKO TC4 Workshop on ADC Modelling and Testing)

Place:
Lisbon, PORTUGAL
Time:
13 September 2001 - 14 September 2001