effective number of bits
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effective number of bits
(hardware)(ENOB) An indication of the quality of an analog to digital converter. The measurement is related to the test
frequency and the
signal-to-noise ratio.
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In addition to 10.1
effective number of bits, the card offers a signal-to-noise ratio >62.5 dB and total harmonic distortion of <-61.0 dB and a -3-dB bandwidth >12.5 MHz.
High accuracy is evidenced by an
effective number of bits (ENOB) of 14.2 b and a spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) of 100 dB.
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