Effects of restricting most significant bits in result

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elmaggan

Joined Jul 15, 2015
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So i have calculated the settling time for the capacitor C in an RC circuit. The RC circuit is the result of connecting an ADC with a mutiplexer. The ADC is a 12-bit type.

In the assignment information was given in order to fulfill the equation Vc=Vin(1-e^-t/RC) in order to find the time t (t=1164.487 ns).

Now the time is still the parameter that is to be calculated but only 6 of the most significant bits of the result should be taking into account. So i was wondering, what is the effect of just looking at the 6 most significant bits of the result? What factors changed going in to calculating the settling time of the capacitor once more?

Thanks!
 

WBahn

Joined Mar 31, 2012
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So i have calculated the settling time for the capacitor C in an RC circuit. The RC circuit is the result of connecting an ADC with a mutiplexer. The ADC is a 12-bit type.
And we are supposed to divine the circuit you are using based on this????

How about posting a schematic?
 
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