Serial ADC

Depends on what you are connecting the ADC to.

Data transfer could be higher with a parallel interface, but thats not always true.

good luck

donald

I need a single-channel only & 8-bit type. I have just now started to design a simple circuit for a very small requirement for me. So, i can jump between serial & parallel. So, I would like to know which to select - either serial ADC or Parallel interface . Kindly share your experience here.

Why ? what is the reason behind this ?

Thx in advans, Karthik Balaguru

Yes, i understand the reason for this.

But , Why is the parallel interface not always higher ?

I need a single-channel only & 8-bit type. I have just now started to design a simple circuit for a very small requirement for me.

So, i can jump between serial & parallel at this time. So, I would like to know which to select - either serial ADC or Parallel interface . Kindly share your experience here.

Thx in advans, Karthik Balaguru

Its obvious, 8bit vs 1 bit per read clock.

The problem is getting a chip that's 8bit or 16bit parallel.

Most ADCs being manufactured now are serial, and these serial devices require a high speed serial port. ( SPI mostly )

Cost and size are the reason these serial devices are available.

good luck

donald