Output Hardware

Digital/Analog Converter

Overview

Digital/analog converter : A device that converts discrete numbers from a computer (digital) to physical measurements (analogue) to that are then relayed to device to perform or manage a process.

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Use

• Process control systems

Examples

• Traffic light control
• Glasshouse control (eg. temperature probes)
• Fruit grading (eg. weight machines)
• Dairy company manufacturing.
• Timber milling.
• Power Station control
• Petroleum refining
• Steel processing
• Manufacturing of paper, chemicals, steel, cement and food products
• Cruise control in a car
• Missile control
• Nuclear reactor control
• Burglar alarms

Features

A device that converts discrete numbers from a computer (digital) to physical measurements (analogue) to that are then relayed to device to perform or manage a process.