\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{raxxen5} \pdfinfo{ /Title (adc-and-dac.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (raxxen5) /Subject (ADC and DAC Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{4BA397} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F3F9F8} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{ADC and DAC Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{raxxen5} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/69629/cs/17615/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}raxxen5 \\ \uline{cheatography.com/raxxen5} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Not Yet Published.\\ Updated 27th October, 2018.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{2} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Flash ADC}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/raxxen5_1540399716_Flash 1.JPG}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sigma-Delta ADC}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/raxxen5_1540400466_Sigma-Delta ADC.JPG}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Successive Approximation Register ADC}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/raxxen5_1540400930_SAR ADC.JPG}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Dual Slope ADC}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/raxxen5_1540400708_Dual-Slope ADC.JPG}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Digital to Analog Conversion}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/raxxen5_1540592956_DAC.JPG}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{A digital to analog converter (DAC) converts a digital signal to an analog voltage or current output.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.76 cm} x{4.24 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Types of DAC}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Binary Weighted Resistor} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Utilizes a summing op-amp circuit} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Weighted resistors are used to distinguish each bit from the most significant to the least significant} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Transistors are used to switch between Vref and ground (bit high or low)} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Assume Ideal Op-amp} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{No current into op-amp} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Virtual ground at inverting input} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Vout= -IRf} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Pros & Cons \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} Simple \seqsplit{Construction/Analysis} & Requires large range of resistors (2000:1 for 12-bit DAC) with necessary high precision for low resistors \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 5) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Fast Conversion & Requires low switch resistances in transistors \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 3) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} & Can be expensive. Therefore, usually limited to 8-bit resolution. \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 4) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 0) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{R-2R Ladder} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 1) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{If the bit is high, the corresponding switch is connected to the inverting input of the op-amp.} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 2) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{If the bit is low, the corresponding switch is connected to ground.} \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 2) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Pros & Cons \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 1) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.76 cm} x{4.24 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Types of DAC (cont)}} \tn % Row 17 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Only two resistor values (R and 2R) & Lower conversion speed than binary weighted DAC \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Does not require high precision resistors} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Binary Weigthed Resistor}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/raxxen5_1540597974_Binary Weighted.JPG}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{R-2R Ladder}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/raxxen5_1540598080_R2R.JPG}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Analog to Digital Conversion}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/raxxen5_1540396029_ADC.JPG}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{It is an electronic process in which a continuously variable (analog) signal is changed, without altering its essential content, into a multi-level (digital) signal.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sample and Hold Circuit}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/raxxen5_1540405019_Sample and Hold.JPG}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Resolution}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/raxxen5_1540398146_Resolution.JPG}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\{\{fa-angle-right\}\}The resolution of the converter indicates the number of discrete values it can produce over the range of analog values. \newline \newline \{\{fa-angle-right\}\} The resolution determines the magnitude of the quantization error and therefore determines the maximum possible average signal to noise ratio for an ideal ADC} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{ADC Value Calculation}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/raxxen5_1540403042_ADC value Calculation.JPG}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{For an N-bit ADC, the digital representation depends on Number of Bits and Reference values} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Example}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\{\{fa-angle-right\}\}Given a half wave input signal: \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) \{\{fa-angle-double-right\}\}x(t) = Acos(t), A = 5V \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1) \{\{fa-angle-right\}\}Full scale measurement rang = 0 to 5 volts \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 2) \{\{fa-angle-right\}\}ADC resolution is 8 bits: \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) \{\{fa-angle-double-right\}\}2\textasciicircum{}8\textasciicircum{} = 256 quantization levels (codes) \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 2) \{\{fa-angle-right\}\}ADC voltage resolution, \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 1) \{\{fa-angle-double-right\}\}Q = (5 V − 0 V) / 256 \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 1) \{\{fa-angle-double-right\}\}= 5 V / 256 ≈ 0.0195 V \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 1) \{\{fa-angle-double-right\}\}Q ≈ 19.5 mV.% Row Count 11 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4 cm} x{4 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Common ADC Types}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Flash ADC}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{"parallel A/D"} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Uses a series of comparators} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Each comparator compares Vin to a different reference voltage, starting w/ Vref = 1/2 lsb} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Pros}} & {\bf{Cons}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Very Fast & Needs many parts (255 comparators for 8-bit ADC) \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Expensive \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} & Large power consumption \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 0) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Sigma-Delta ADC}}} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Oversampled input signal goes in the integrator} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Output of integration is compared to GND} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 1) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Iterates to produce a serial bitstream} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Output is serial bit stream with \# of 1's proportional to Vin} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Pros}} & {\bf{Cons}} \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 1) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} High resolution & Slow due to oversampling \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 2) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{No precision external components needed} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 1) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 0) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Dual-Slope ADC}}} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 1) % Row 19 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{The sampled signal charges a capacitor for a fixed amount of time} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 2) % Row 20 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{By integrating over time, noise integrates out of the conversion.} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 2) % Row 21 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Then the ADC discharges the capacitor at a fixed rate while a counter counts the ADC's output bits.} \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 2) % Row 22 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{A longer discharge time results in a higher count.} \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 1) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4 cm} x{4 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Common ADC Types (cont)}} \tn % Row 23 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Pros}} & {\bf{Cons}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 24 \SetRowColor{white} Input signal is averaged & Slow \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 25 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Greater noise immunity than other ADC types & High precision external components required to achieve accuracy \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 4) % Row 26 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{High accuracy} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 27 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 0) % Row 28 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Successive Approximation Register ADC}}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 29 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Sets MSB} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 30 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Converts MSB to analog using DAC} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 31 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Compares guess to input} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 32 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Set bit} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 33 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Test next bit} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 1) % Row 34 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Pros}} & {\bf{Cons}} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 1) % Row 35 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Capable of high speed & Higher resolution successive approximation ADCs will be slower \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 4) % Row 36 \SetRowColor{white} Medium accuracy compared to other ADC types & Speed limited \textasciitilde{}5Msps \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 3) % Row 37 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Good tradeoff between speed and cost} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Merge columns in Pros and Cons are considered to be in Pros' column}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{ADC Types Comparison}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 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