> From: Ethan Swint [mailto:Ethan_Swint@BAYLOR.EDU]
>
> Thanks for the reply.  Our two options on the MCU are only 8
> (500kSa) and 12
> bit A/D (100kSa) converters, and the challenge is to think of
> an application
> where the 8-bit does not give satisfactory results but the
> 12-bit gives
> measurably better results.
>
> Regards,
> Ethan Swint

There are several applications.  Use the 12-bit when you need accuracy more than
speed, and use the 8-bit when you need speed over accuracy.  It might help you
come up with a need for the 12-bit A/D if you remember that even though the
levels measured at an A/D should fall between the min and max reference levels,
the initial source of what you are measuring may have been divided down or
shifted to fit within those constraints.

I could give several specific examples, but your question is vague and your
e-mail is coming from a .edu address.  I get the feeling that any answer more
specific might be the answer to a class assignment.

-Mike

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