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© 1988-2002 J.Paul Robinson, Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories  BMS 602  LECTURE 9.PPT
How many bits?
•Assume we convert linear analog signals using an 8 bit ADC - we have 256 channels of range (2n)  (28-256) corresponding to the range 0-10 V
•Channels difference is 10/256=40mV per channel
0 50 100 150 200     250
10V
1V
100mV
         Channels