3.5.1

Digital & Analogue Signals

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Analogue vs Digital Signals

Signals (things carrying information) can be either analogue or digital. An analogue signal can vary continuously between a maximum and a minimum value. A digital signal can only have set values, usually 0 or 1.

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Analogue

  • A dimmer switch on a light can give any brightness between on and off. Therefore it is an analogue signal.
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Digital

  • A normal light switch can only ever be on or off, nothing in between. Therefore it is a digital signal.

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