FLAT TOP SAMPLING

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After an analogue waveform is sampled in the analogue-to-digital conversion process, the continuous analogue waveform is converted into a series of pulses whose amplitude is equal to the amplitude of the analogue signal at the start of the sampling process. Since the sampled pulses have a uniform amplitude, the process is called flat top sampling. Alternatively, in a process called natural sampling, the amplitude of the sampled pulse is allowed to vary with the amplitude of the analogue waveform as it changes during the sampling period.


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