18-bit ADC uses PC's serial port.

EDN, September, 2001 by Xia, Yongping

APC USUALLY REQUIRES a plug-in ADC card to process analog signals. However, with the circuitry in Figure 1, a PC can communicate with an 18-bit ADC through its serial port. The port provides both positive and negative power supplies as well as control signals. [IC.sub.1] is an 18-bit MAX132 ADC with a serial interface. It requires three input control signals, [bar]CS, DIN, and SCLK, and emits serial data, DOUT, and EOC (end-of-conversion) signals. An RS-232 port has three output lines: Pin 3 (TX), Pin 4 (DTR), and Pin 7 (RTS). TX generates the clock signal for the MAX132 and provides the negative power supply. DTR transmits serial data. RTS provides the CS signal and the positive power supply. Both the positive and the negative supplies use large capacitors for energy...

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