What is the bandwidth of the arduino? I need to know for some vibration sensors that I will be using with it.
I don't understand this question. So, off to wikipedia to look up bandwidth. The top two descriptions:
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digital bandwidth: a rate of data transfer, throughput or bit rate, measured in bits per second (bps)
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analog bandwidth, frequency bandwidth or radio bandwidth: a measure of the width of a range of frequencies, measured in hertz
I suspect that your question relates to the 2nd meaning. Am I right?
Can you expand upon your question?
What is the bandwidth of the arduino?
Basically how fast things can cope with information.
I need to know for some vibration sensors that I will be using with it.
No you don't. What you need to know is how often you want to sample the vibration sensors. If this is slower than the information the sensors will give out but fast enough for the arduino to cope then there is no problem.
An arduino runs at 16MHz, while this is not the bandwidth in itself it is the top speed. The bandwidth is a combination of this top speed and how many instruction it takes to handle your task.
@PaulS
The old bandwidth thing.
Some Digit heads use it when they mean Data Transfer Rate.
Analog heads use it to mean a range of frequencies.
I've always looked on with a mixture of mirth and nausea over the years when the term bandwidth is used. The typical example is the POTS copper twisted pair with an approximate 18kHz bandwidth. Changing modulation techniques over the years enabled us to transfer data at 300 baud, 1200 baud, 2400 baud, 9600 baud, and with QAM, compression and advanced techniques, 19200 to 56600 baud.
Some Digit heads would say we've increased the bandwidth from 300 baud to 56k baud.
Analog heads would laugh and say that we haven't done a thing to increase the bandwidth at all, we've just been more efficient at utilizing its capabilities.
@james07g
Knowing what these vibration sensors are so we can look up the data sheets would be a start...