AC to DC quick question
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Hi i have mic output i want to conver to DC so i can
read it with an A/D. The elec condensor mic connects
to a preamp with ~100 gain. I need to connect this to
an A/D. I was thinking i just need to add a Diode to
split the wave in half(top half). is this all i need?
i was also thinking of just taking this
kit(http://www.electronics123.com/amazon/datasheet/k126.pdf)
and using the first half of the kit(up to the second
op amp.). does that provide a linear DC voltage for
direct input to an A/D? that is what i need. please
reply ASAP i need this info so i can order tommorow.
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read it with an A/D. The elec condensor mic connects
to a preamp with ~100 gain. I need to connect this to
an A/D. I was thinking i just need to add a Diode to
split the wave in half(top half). is this all i need?
i was also thinking of just taking this
kit(http://www.electronics123.com/amazon/datasheet/k126.pdf)
and using the first half of the kit(up to the second
op amp.). does that provide a linear DC voltage for
direct input to an A/D? that is what i need. please
reply ASAP i need this info so i can order tommorow.
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I'm not sure what type of audio you're trying to
monitor and sample with an A/D, but adding a diode
and/or a rectification circuit would horribly distort
the sound. What you sample would have phase problems
and most likely wouldn't be anything coldse to your
original signal.
A very simple solution would to be build your own mic.
By simply using a high-quality electrit mic element (a
couple bucks), clean DC power supple (9V battery works
too), and a 10K resistor would give you a good, clean,
DC biased audio source. If you don't need great sound
quality, even Radio Shack parts will work. If you need
more sensitivity, an op-amp could be added to boost
the signal before sampling.
An op-amp could also be used to remove the AC coupling
of your existing mic and feed your A/D, but this is a
little more involved.
If you're interested in schematics, send me your email
address and I can send you some samples (in
PowerPoint).
Regards,
Dr. Diode
--- Jack Wu <wulabshoo@y...> wrote:
> Hi i have mic output i want to conver to DC so i
> can
> read it with an A/D. The elec condensor mic
> connects
> to a preamp with ~100 gain. I need to connect this
> to
> an A/D. I was thinking i just need to add a Diode
> to
> split the wave in half(top half). is this all i
> need?
> i was also thinking of just taking this
>
kit(http://www.electronics123.com/amazon/datasheet/k126.pdf)
> and using the first half of the kit(up to the second
> op amp.). does that provide a linear DC voltage for
> direct input to an A/D? that is what i need.
> please
> reply ASAP i need this info so i can order tommorow.
>
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read with an A/D converter. An A/D converter is an analog to digital
converter and will output a digital level of the supplied analog signal at
the sample rate provided the applied signal is within the range of the A/D
converter. In other words, it samples the signal supplied at a certain
clock rate, and outputs a corresponding digital signal of that level on each
clock pulse. A sine wave would output a level which increases (not
linearly) to some peak reading and then decreases to some low level and then
repeats. You just need to adjust the supplied analog signal to be within
the range required by the A/D and to do that a resistive divider or op amp
will suffice.
jim
http://www.geocities.com/jimforkin2003/
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Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] AC to DC quick question
Hi Jack,
I'm not sure what type of audio you're trying to
monitor and sample with an A/D, but adding a diode
and/or a rectification circuit would horribly distort
the sound. What you sample would have phase problems
and most likely wouldn't be anything coldse to your
original signal.
A very simple solution would to be build your own mic.
By simply using a high-quality electrit mic element (a
couple bucks), clean DC power supple (9V battery works
too), and a 10K resistor would give you a good, clean,
DC biased audio source. If you don't need great sound
quality, even Radio Shack parts will work. If you need
more sensitivity, an op-amp could be added to boost
the signal before sampling.
An op-amp could also be used to remove the AC coupling
of your existing mic and feed your A/D, but this is a
little more involved.
If you're interested in schematics, send me your email
address and I can send you some samples (in
PowerPoint).
Regards,
Dr. Diode
--- Jack Wu <wulabshoo@y...> wrote:
> Hi i have mic output i want to conver to DC so i
> can
> read it with an A/D. The elec condensor mic
> connects
> to a preamp with ~100 gain. I need to connect this
> to
> an A/D. I was thinking i just need to add a Diode
> to
> split the wave in half(top half). is this all i
> need?
> i was also thinking of just taking this
>
kit(http://www.electronics123.com/amazon/datasheet/k126.pdf)
> and using the first half of the kit(up to the second
> op amp.). does that provide a linear DC voltage for
> direct input to an A/D? that is what i need.
> please
> reply ASAP i need this info so i can order tommorow.
>
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