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by schoen 4220 days ago
The "reads on an analog input which is interpreted digitally" are effectively a one-bit ADC or comparator, aren't they?
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Yes, but typically when you're talking about an ADC you're talking multiple bits. These days an 8 bit ADC is "low resolution" and 10-12 bits are nearly free (considering they're built into tons and tons of microcontrollers).

The point was more that it was a single bit, not a 10 bit ADC that's used to make determinations about switches. From a theoretical perspective the idea of a 1 bit ADC makes sense. From an engineering perspective, it doesn't. Since I'm an engineer that's why I said what I did.