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Is anyone familiar with thermometer code?

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What's its pros and cons?
 

pros of thermometer code:
1. no glitch will be happened compared to binary code
2. easy understand
3. Often used in current DAC and R-ladder DAC

cons of thermometer code:
1. bit number is large. (8 selections need 8 bits)
2. need decorder if input is an binary array.
 

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yibinhsieh said:
pros of thermometer code:
1. no glitch will be happened compared to binary code
2. easy understand
3. Often used in current DAC and R-ladder DAC

cons of thermometer code:
1. bit number is large. (8 selections need 8 bits)
2. need decorder if input is an binary array.
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Thank you ,yibinhsieh!! I have pushed the "help button" :)

I want to know more detail, such as why it has no gilitch?

Do you have any tutorial or papers?

Thanks again!~
 

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