speed signal and DRAC

[David A. Cooley]

At 10:50 PM 6/25/99 -0400, you wrote:


>So you're saying a continous output of one voltage can be considered
>digital?  If so, would that be a one bit word? (the entire signal
>represents only one digit...)
>

Yes... No word about it... digital means 0 or 1, off or on.
Bits and Bytes are digital signals arranged in multiples... a nibble is 4
bits, a byte or word is 8 bits

>> 
>> Digital signals are either parallel, or serial. Most (not all) A/D
>> converters convert an analog signal to a parallel signal (easier to
>> interface with the A/D converter).
>
>Wait.  What's this mean?  Serial or parallel refers to the way the
>computer expects the information to arrive, yes? 
>As it applies to auto ECMs, how is a parallel digital signal different
>from a serial version at the source?   
>

Actually, digital signals are neither serial or parallel... serial and
parallel are ways digital signals are transferred.


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