{"schemaVersion":1,"slug":"analog-to-digital-converter","name":"Analogue-to-digital converter","kind":"symbol","abbreviation":"ADC","aliases":["analog to digital converter","A D converter","A/D"],"category":"logic-signals","drawingTypes":["Schematic"],"referenceFamilies":["Manufacturer"],"summary":"Converts a sampled analogue quantity into the selected digital representation.","description":["Converts a sampled analogue quantity into the selected digital representation.","On a schematic, identify the analogue input, reference, sampling/clock and supply domains and trace the output word or serial interface and data-ready signal. Keep the component tag and signal/reference names consistent across the control drawing, terminal schedule and device documentation.","An ADC block does not define resolution, coding, bandwidth or input limits without the chosen converter documentation.","The preview is an independently drawn educational functional reference. Add the selected component’s actual power pins, terminal numbers, timing or analogue reference details when producing a construction drawing."],"readingNotes":["Identify the analogue input, reference, sampling/clock and supply domains.","Trace the output word or serial interface and data-ready signal."],"drawingChecklist":["Label the analogue input, reference, sampling/clock and supply domains.","Cross-reference the output word or serial interface and data-ready signal.","Add the selected device or circuit documentation revision, power/reference connections and project signal convention."],"distinction":"An ADC block does not define resolution, coding, bandwidth or input limits without the chosen converter documentation.","facts":[{"label":"Common schematic mnemonic","value":"ADC — descriptive only; project/device documentation defines reference designations."},{"label":"Terminal / interface focus","value":"The analogue input, reference, sampling/clock and supply domains"},{"label":"Artwork scope","value":"Original educational functional/circuit reference; not a selected product pinout."}],"references":[{"sourceId":"pub-electronics-adi-adc","relevance":"Public primary manufacturer documentation establishes the component function or circuit/topology relationship. Preview geometry and drafting explanations are independently authored."}],"related":["plc-analog-input","plc-io"],"artwork":"electronics-analogue-adc","publishedOn":"2026-10-14","updatedOn":"2026-10-14","provenance":"independent-public-research","url":"https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/analog-to-digital-converter","illustration":{"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/library/illustrations/analog-to-digital-converter.svg","scope":"Original educational concept; not an official standard graphic or product footprint","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"sources":[{"id":"pub-electronics-adi-adc","title":"AD4682 — analogue-to-digital conversion","publisher":"Analog Devices","url":"https://www.analog.com/en/products/ad4682.html","type":"manufacturer","scope":"Public component description and documentation for analogue-to-digital conversion. Used to support the functional reference, not to prescribe a circuit or redistribute product diagrams.","checkedOn":"2026-10-14","reuse":"link-only","relevance":"Public primary manufacturer documentation establishes the component function or circuit/topology relationship. Preview geometry and drafting explanations are independently authored."}]}