Converter Passion will try to plant some seeds of data converter knowledge
Hi all, and my sincere apologies for not posting for a while. I’ve had some rather intense family emergencies that kept me out of the blogosphere for a few months. Slightly wiser from the experience, I want to be careful to not promise too much in terms of blog activity, but the current plan is to resurface more seriously after the upcoming holidays and the New Year.
One of the activities I’ve planned is to list useful data converter resources on the web. First out could be recommended literature for those wanting to catch up on the basics [whatever that may be]. I’ve been contemplating making these lists for some time now, but was re-inspired by the app note/report A Glossary of Analog-to-Digital Specifications and Performance Characteristics highlighted in a recent TI newsletter. It doesn’t have to be just app notes, but it should be resources that are completely open and freely available – preferably without any registration procedures. So please e-mail me, or post a comment here with your suggestions for the best internet resources for anyone new to the field.
Being a bit old-school, I still do read books 
so a parallel activity will be to compile a list of good books on data conversion, data converter design & application and related topics – from entry level to the most advanced treatment. Please tell me which books you’d like to recommend, and if you feel like it you can also provide a brief review of 2–200 words describing what you like about it.
As always: Don’t be shy to promote your own work, your company or any one else you wish to give your unreserved praise. All the readers of Converter Passion are of the generous, happy type (I hope). And if you happen to have a data converter book coming out soon, let us know about it too. I’ll be more than happy to highlight it, and if you send me a copy of the final product I’ll also read it and post a book review here on the blog.
Good to see you all again …
“The Data Conversion Handbook” from Analog Devices is the reference text in this area as far as I’m concerned. I worked there for quite some time so I might be a bit biased!
But I’ve also worked at other large analog semi companies, and have seen this book on the shelves of many engineers. ADI offers the entire text in PDF format on their web site, or you can buy the hard copy from Amazon:
http://www.analog.com/library/analogDialogue/archives/39-06/data_conversion_handbook.html
DEC: It’s OK to be biased. An excellent choice, indeed. Thank you!
I’m lucky enough to have gotten a hardcopy of “Analog-Digital Conversion” while at my previous job at Ericsson and, as you say, it is a very good reference. It’s in my bookshelf too. And because ADI decided to have it freely downloadable while also releasing it as a book, this reference will fit both in the book list and in the list of internet resources.
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