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Digital Communications Network. Computer and Network Examples

The digital communication is a physical transfer of the data over a point-to-point or point-to-multipoint communication channel. Channels can be copper wires, optical fibres, wireless communication channels, etc. The data are realized as electromagnetic signals (radiowave, microwave, electrical voltage, etc.).
This example was created in ConceptDraw PRO using the Computer and Networks Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park and shows the Digital Communication Network diagram.

Electrical Symbols — Analog and Digital Logic

Digital electronics or digital (electronic) circuits are electronics that handle digital signals – discrete bands of analog levels – rather than by continuous ranges (as used in analogue electronics). All levels within a band of values represent the same numeric value. Because of this discretization, relatively small changes to the analog signal levels due to manufacturing tolerance, signal attenuation or parasitic noise do not leave the discrete envelope, and as a result are ignored by signal state sensing circuitry.

26 libraries of the Electrical Engineering Solution of ConceptDraw PRO make your electrical diagramming simple, efficient, and effective. You can simply and quickly drop the ready-to-use objects from libraries into your document to create the electrical diagram.
This infographic sample shows digital video devices for video record, store and play.
"Digital video is a representation of moving visual images in the form of encoded digital data. ...
QuickTime, Apple Computer's architecture for time-based and streaming data formats appeared in June, 1991. Initial consumer-level content creation tools were crude, requiring an analog video source to be digitized to a computer-readable format. While low-quality at first, consumer digital video increased rapidly in quality, first with the introduction of playback standards such as MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 (adopted for use in television transmission and DVD media), and then the introduction of the DV tape format allowing recordings in the format to be transferred direct to digital video files (containing the same video data recorded on the transferred DV tape) on an editing computer and simplifying the editing process, allowing non-linear editing systems (NLE) to be deployed cheaply and widely on desktop computers with no external playback/ recording equipment needed, save for the computer simply requiring a FireWire port to interface to the DV-format camera or VCR. The widespread adoption of digital video has also drastically reduced the bandwidth needed for a high-definition video signal (with HDV and AVCHD, as well as several commercial variants such as DVCPRO-HD, all using less bandwidth than a standard definition analog signal) and tapeless camcorders based on flash memory and often a variant of MPEG-4." [Digital video. Wikipedia]
The infographic example "Digital video" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Audio, Video, Media solution from the Illustrations area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Infographic
Infographic, webcam, video camera, usb drive, title text block, text column, side panel, tablet, iPad, tablet, smartphone, shared folder, security camera, projector screen, movie projector, memory card, micro SD card, memory card, live buffering, lcd screen, lcd monitor, laptop, online video, laptop, iPod touch, hard drive, dvd player, dvd, dome camera, digital camera, compact camera, compact disk, cd, cloud storage, big screen mobile, LCD monitor,
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How to Create Digital Media Infographics Using ConceptDraw PRO

The information and communicating flow, surrounding all of us, is constantly growing. Our inquiries on new digital technologies and new gadgets also grow. Video, audio, media servises move ahead rapidly and our being is already impossible without them. Internet, email, mobile devices, etc. pass into significant piece of a daily life. Using the ConceptDraw Audio, Video, Media solution, you can make professional-looking schematics, dramatic infographics and presentations related to digital mobile, audio and video devices.
This HVAC floor plan sample illustrates the temperature sensors of air handler digital thermostat control.
"A thermostat is a component of a control system which senses the temperature of a system so that the system's temperature is maintained near a desired setpoint. The thermostat does this by switching heating or cooling devices on or off, or regulating the flow of a heat transfer fluid as needed, to maintain the correct temperature. The name is derived from the Greek words thermos "hot" and statos "a standing".
A thermostat may be a control unit for a heating or cooling system or a component part of a heater or air conditioner. Thermostats can be constructed in many ways and may use a variety of sensors to measure the temperature. The output of the sensor then controls the heating or cooling apparatus. A thermostat may switch on and off at temperatures either side of the setpoint the extent of the difference is known as hysteresis and prevents too frequent switching of the controlled equipment." [Thermostat. Wikipedia]
The HVAC plan example "Digital unit ventilator control" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the HVAC Plans solution from the Building Plans area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
HVAC floor plan
HVAC floor plan, window, casement, filter, door, centrifugal fan, L-room,
This infographic sample shows digital audio devices for record, store and play of sound and music.
"Digital audio is technology that can be used to record, store, generate, manipulate, and reproduce sound using audio signals that have been encoded in digital form. Following significant advances in digital audio technology during the 1970s, it gradually replaced analog audio technology in many areas of sound production, sound recording (tape systems were replaced with digital recording systems), sound engineering and telecommunications in the 1990s and 2000s." [Digital audio. Wikipedia]
The infographic example "Digital audio" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Audio, Video, Media solution from the Illustrations area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Infographic
Infographic, usb drive, title text block, text column, side panel, tablet, sound, volume, sound frequency bars, music system, music album, mobile music, midi, microphone, mic, memory card, loudspeaker, iPod, mp4 player, iOS music player, iPod touch, iPod shuffle, iPhone, home theatre, headset, headphones, hard drive, earphones, digital phone, desktop phone, computer monitor, compact disk, cd, cloud storage, cd drive, cd box, audio file,
The vector stencils library "Analog and digital logic" contains 40 element symbols of logic (threshold) gates, bistable current switches, current controllers, regulators, electrical generators, and amplifiers.
Use it for drawing the digital and analog functions in electronic circuit diagrams and electrical schematics.
"Analogue electronics (or analog in American English) are electronic systems with a continuously variable signal, in contrast to digital electronics where signals usually take only two different levels. The term "analogue" describes the proportional relationship between a signal and a voltage or current that represents the signal." [Analogue electronics. Wikipedia]
"Digital electronics, or digital (electronic) circuits, represent signals by discrete bands of analog levels, rather than by a continuous range. All levels within a band represent the same signal state. Relatively small changes to the analog signal levels due to manufacturing tolerance, signal attenuation or parasitic noise do not leave the discrete envelope, and as a result are ignored by signal state sensing circuitry.
In most cases the number of these states is two, and they are represented by two voltage bands: one near a reference value (typically termed as "ground" or zero volts) and a value near the supply voltage, corresponding to the "false" ("0") and "true" ("1") values of the Boolean domain respectively.
Digital techniques are useful because it is easier to get an electronic device to switch into one of a number of known states than to accurately reproduce a continuous range of values.
Digital electronic circuits are usually made from large assemblies of logic gates, simple electronic representations of Boolean logic functions." [Digital electronics. Wikipedia]
The example "Design elements - Analog and digital logic" was drawn using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Electrical Engineering solution from the Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Analog and digital logic elements
Analog and digital logic elements, three-state buffer, switch point, summing amplifier, signal waveform, potentiometer, positional servomechanism, positional servo, operational amplifier, negative logic, dot, logic gate, inverter, integrator, amplifier, generalized integrator, function generator, flip-flop, latch, flip-flop, electronic multiplier, multiplier, electronic function generator, function generator, digital, crystal, crystal clock, signal generator, converter, clock, buffer, analog, amplifier, IO port, input and output port,
The vector stencils library "External digital devices" contains 15 clipart images of external digital devices and equipment for drawing computer network diagrams.
"Digital electronics, or digital (electronic) circuits, represent signals by discrete bands of analog levels, rather than by a continuous range. All levels within a band represent the same signal state. Relatively small changes to the analog signal levels due to manufacturing tolerance, signal attenuation or parasitic noise do not leave the discrete envelope, and as a result are ignored by signal state sensing circuitry. ...
Digital techniques are useful because it is easier to get an electronic device to switch into one of a number of known states than to accurately reproduce a continuous range of values. ...
An advantage of digital circuits when compared to analog circuits is that signals represented digitally can be transmitted without degradation due to noise. ...
In a digital system, a more precise representation of a signal can be obtained by using more binary digits to represent it. While this requires more digital circuits to process the signals, each digit is handled by the same kind of hardware. ...
Computer-controlled digital systems can be controlled by software, allowing new functions to be added without changing hardware. Often this can be done outside of the factory by updating the product's software. So, the product's design errors can be corrected after the product is in a customer's hands.
Information storage can be easier in digital systems than in analog ones. The noise-immunity of digital systems permits data to be stored and retrieved without degradation. ...
In a digital system, as long as the total noise is below a certain level, the information can be recovered perfectly." [Digital electronics. Wikipedia]
The clip art example "External digital devices - Vector stencils library" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Computer and Networks solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
www.conceptdraw.com/ solution-park/ computer-and-networks
Bluetooth
Bluetooth, Bluetooth,
IrDA
IrDA, IrDA,
Flash Drive
Flash Drive, Flash Drive,
Professional Camera
Professional Camera, professional camera,
Digital Camera
Digital Camera, digital camera,
Iomega ZIP
Iomega ZIP, Iomega ZIP,
GPS
GPS, GPS,
iPod nano
iPod nano, iPod nano,
iPod Touch
iPod Touch, iPod Touch,
iPod Shuffle
iPod Shuffle, iPod Shuffle,
iPod Classic
iPod Classic, iPod Classic,
IPod
IPod, IPod,
Video camera
Video camera, video camera,
Digital camera
Digital camera, digital camera,
Digital camera
Digital camera, digital camera,
This dashboard template consist of 4 column charts. All these column charts are Live Objects displaying the data from the external source files. Use it to create your business performance management dashboard showing 4 time series of your metrics.
The business performance dashboard template "Time series digital dashboard" for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the Time Series Dashboard solution from the area "What is a Dashboard" of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Time series digital dashboard - Template
Time series digital dashboard - Template, column chart, bar chart,
"Digital dashboards allow managers to monitor the contribution of the various departments in their organization. To gauge exactly how well an organization is performing overall, digital dashboards allow you to capture and report specific data points from each department within the organization, thus providing a "snapshot" of performance.
Benefits of using digital dashboards include:
Visual presentation of performance measures.
Ability to identify and correct negative trends.
Measure efficiencies/ inefficiencies.
Ability to generate detailed reports showing new trends.
Ability to make more informed decisions based on collected business intelligence.
Align strategies and organizational goals.
Saves time compared to running multiple reports.
Gain total visibility of all systems instantly.
Quick identification of data outliers and correlations." [Dashboard (management information systems). Wikipedia]
The business performance dashboard example "Orders by months - Digital dashboard" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Time Series Dashboard solution from the area "What is a Dashboard" of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Orders by months - Digital dashboard
Orders by months - Digital dashboard, line chart, line graph, column chart, bar chart, bar chart, bar graph,
The vector stencils library "External digital devices" contains 15 icon symbols.
Use these equipment shapes for drawing computer network diagrams using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software.
The clipart example "Design elements - External digital devices" is included in the Computer and Networks solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Digital devices
Digital devices, video camera, professional camera, iPod nano, iPod Shuffle, iPod Classic, iPhone, iPod Touch, flash drive, digital camera, IrDA, Iomega ZIP, IPod, GPS, Bluetooth,
The vector stencils library "Analog and digital logic" contains 40 element symbols of logic (threshold) gates, bistable current switches, current controllers, regulators, electrical generators, and amplifiers.
Use it for drawing the digital and analog functions in electronic circuit diagrams and electrical schematics in the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Electrical Engineering solution from the Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
www.conceptdraw.com/ solution-park/ engineering-electrical
Clock
Clock, clock,
Function generator
Function generator, function generator,
Amplifier
Amplifier, amplifier,
Converter
Converter, converter,
Logic gates
Logic gates, logic gate,
Inverter
Inverter, inverter,
Inverter 2
Inverter 2, inverter,
Buffer
Buffer, buffer,
Buffer 2
Buffer 2, buffer,
RS Flip-flop
RS Flip-flop, flip-flop,
JK Flip-flop
JK Flip-flop, flip-flop,
Latch Flip-flop
Latch Flip-flop, flip-flop, latch,
D Flip-flop
D Flip-flop, flip-flop,
Analog symbol
Analog symbol, analog,
Digital symbol
Digital symbol, digital,
Negative logic dot
Negative logic dot, negative logic, dot,
Potentiometer
Potentiometer, potentiometer,
Potentiometer 2
Potentiometer 2, potentiometer,
Positional servo
Positional servo, positional servomechanism, positional servo,
Piezoelectric crystal, 4 electrodes
Piezoelectric crystal, 4 electrodes, crystal, crystal clock, signal generator,
Piezoelectric crystal, 3 electrodes
Piezoelectric crystal, 3 electrodes, crystal, crystal clock, signal generator,
Piezoelectric crystal, 2 electrodes
Piezoelectric crystal, 2 electrodes, crystal, crystal clock, signal generator,
I/O port bidirectional
I/O port bidirectional, IO port, input and output port,
I/O port unidirectional
I/O port unidirectional, IO port, input and output port,
Square signal
Square signal, signal waveform,
Sine wave signal
Sine wave signal, signal waveform,
Sawtooth signal
Sawtooth signal, signal waveform,
Ramp signal
Ramp signal, signal waveform,
3 state data signal
3 state data signal, signal waveform,
Three-state buffer
Three-state buffer, three-state buffer,
Integrator
Integrator, integrator, amplifier,
Summing amplifier
Summing amplifier, summing amplifier,
Multiplier
Multiplier, electronic multiplier, multiplier,
Divider
Divider,
Function generator 2
Function generator 2, electronic function generator, function generator,
Generalized integrator
Generalized integrator, generalized integrator,
Operational amplifier
Operational amplifier, operational amplifier,
Operational amplifier 2
Operational amplifier 2, operational amplifier,
Switch point
Switch point, switch point,
Switch point 2
Switch point 2, switch point,
Competitive Feature Comparison Matrix is a tool to compare the features and functionality of competitive products or services in side-by-side table.
The feature comparison matrices are used for feature comparison analysis of competitive products and services.
This competitive feature comparison matrix chart example was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Matrices solution from the Marketing area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Feature comparison chart
Feature comparison chart, chore chart,
Used Solutions
The vector stencils library "Audio" contains 91 audio, sound and music icons. Use it to design your audio, video and multimedia illustrations, presentations, web pages and infographics with ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software.
"Digital audio refers to technology that can be used to record, store, generate, manipulate, and reproduce sound using audio signals encoded in digital form. Following significant advances in digital audio technology during the 1970s, it rapidly replaced analog audio technology in most areas of sound production, sound engineering and telecommunications. Sound is converted to an analog electrical signal by a microphone, then an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), typically using pulse-code modulation, is used to convert it to a digital signal. A digital-to-analog converter performs the reverse process, converting a digital signal back into an analog signal, which can be converted to an audible sound by a loudspeaker. Digital audio systems may include compression, storage, processing and transmission components. Conversion to a digital format allows convenient manipulation, storage, transmission and retrieval of an audio signal." [Digital audio. Wikipedia]
The vector stencils library "Audio" is included in the Audio, Video, Media solution from the Illustration area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Audio wave
Audio wave, audio wave,
Mute
Mute, no sound, mute,
Volume
Volume, sound, volume,
Music
Music, music,
Note
Note, note,
Notes
Notes, notes,
Music keys
Music keys, music keys,
Piano
Piano, piano,
Acoustic guitar
Acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar,
Guitar 1
Guitar 1, guitar,
Guitar 2
Guitar 2, guitar,
Electric guitar
Electric guitar, electric guitar,
Violin
Violin, violin,
Gramophone
Gramophone, gramophone,
Trumpet
Trumpet, trumpet,
Accordion
Accordion, accordion,
Microphone 1
Microphone 1, microphone,
Microphone 2
Microphone 2, microphone,
Microphone 3
Microphone 3, microphone,
Microphone 4
Microphone 4, microphone,
Microphone 5
Microphone 5, microphone,
Turn off microphone
Turn off microphone, turn off microphone,
Wire microphone
Wire microphone, wire microphone,
Mic 1
Mic 1, microphone, mic,
Mic 2
Mic 2, microphone, mic,
Karaoke
Karaoke, microphone, karaoke,
Singer
Singer, singer,
Megaphone 1
Megaphone 1, megaphone,
Megaphone 2
Megaphone 2, loudspeaker, megaphone,
Loudspeaker
Loudspeaker, loudspeaker, megaphone,
Bluetooth earpiece
Bluetooth earpiece, bluetooth earpiece, headset ear hook,
Headset ear hook
Headset ear hook, headset ear hook, bluetooth earpiece,
Earphones 1
Earphones 1, earphones,
Earphones 2
Earphones 2, earphones,
Headset 1
Headset 1, headset, headphones,
Headset 2
Headset 2, headset,
Headset 3
Headset 3, headset,
Headphones 1
Headphones 1, headphones,
Headphones 2
Headphones 2, headphones,
Headphones 3
Headphones 3, headphones,
Headphones 4
Headphones 4, headphones,
Music player
Music player, music player,
Audio system
Audio system, audio system,
Stereo music system
Stereo music system, stereo music system, drawing shapes,
Music system
Music system, music system,
Home theatre 1
Home theatre 1, home theatre,
Home theatre 2
Home theatre 2, home theatre,
Amplifier 1
Amplifier 1, amplifier,
Amplifier 2
Amplifier 2, drawing shapes, amplifier,
Loudspeaker 1
Loudspeaker 1, loudspeaker,
Loudspeaker 2
Loudspeaker 2, loudspeaker,
Loudspeaker sound waves
Loudspeaker sound waves, loudspeaker,
Speaker 1
Speaker 1, speaker,
Speaker 2
Speaker 2, speaker, audio,
Speaker box
Speaker box, speaker box,
Woofer
Woofer, woofer,
Woofer speaker
Woofer speaker, woofer speaker,
Subwoofer 1
Subwoofer 1, subwoofer,
Subwoofer 2
Subwoofer 2, subwoofer,
Stereo
Stereo, stereo, speaker,
Sound control
Sound control, sound control,
Vinyl
Vinyl, vinyl,
Audio cassette 1
Audio cassette 1, audio cassette,
Audio cassette 2
Audio cassette 2, audio cassette, audiocassette,
Cassette
Cassette, cassette,
Audio tape
Audio tape, audio cassette, audio tape,
Turntable
Turntable, turntable, drawing shapes,
Record player
Record player, record player,
Cassette player
Cassette player, cassette player,
Tape player
Tape player, tape player,
Boombox 1
Boombox 1, boombox,
Boombox 2
Boombox 2, boombox,
Boombox 3
Boombox 3, drawing shapes, boombox, cassette player,
Portable radio
Portable radio, portable radio, cassette recorder,
Radio set
Radio set, radio set, transmission,
Radio 1
Radio 1, radio,
Radio 2
Radio 2, radio, drawing shapes,
Mixer
Mixer, mixer,
Equalizer 1
Equalizer 1, equalizer,
Equalizer 2
Equalizer 2, equalizer,
Equalizer 3
Equalizer 3, equalizer,
Volume adjuster
Volume adjuster, volume adjuster, equalizer, sound settings,
Volume control
Volume control, volume control, equalizer,
DJ
DJ, dj,
Mixer table
Mixer table, mixer table,
Midi
Midi, midi,
Piano keyboard
Piano keyboard, piano keyboard,
Audio file
Audio file, audio file,
Music album
Music album, music album,
Audio cable 1
Audio cable 1, audio cable,
Audio cable 2
Audio cable 2, audio cable,
This financila dashboard example was drawn on the base of the Enterprise dashboard from the Mecklenburg County Government website.
[charmeck.org/ mecklenburg/ county/ CountyManagersOffice/ OMB/ dashboards/ Pages/ Enterprise.aspx]
"In management information systems, a dashboard is "an easy to read, often single page, real-time user interface, showing a graphical presentation of the current status (snapshot) and historical trends of an organization’s key performance indicators to enable instantaneous and informed decisions to be made at a glance."
For example, a manufacturing dashboard may show key performance indicators related to productivity such as number of parts manufactured, or number of failed quality inspections per hour. Similarly, a human resources dashboard may show KPIs related to staff recruitment, retention and composition, for example number of open positions, or average days or cost per recruitment.
Types of dashboards.
Dashboard of Sustainability screen shot illustrating example dashboard layout.
Digital dashboards may be laid out to track the flows inherent in the business processes that they monitor. Graphically, users may see the high-level processes and then drill down into low level data. This level of detail is often buried deep within the corporate enterprise and otherwise unavailable to the senior executives.
Three main types of digital dashboard dominate the market today: stand alone software applications, web-browser based applications, and desktop applications also known as desktop widgets. The last are driven by a widget engine.
Specialized dashboards may track all corporate functions. Examples include human resources, recruiting, sales, operations, security, information technology, project management, customer relationship management and many more departmental dashboards.
Digital dashboard projects involve business units as the driver and the information technology department as the enabler. The success of digital dashboard projects often depends on the metrics that were chosen for monitoring. Key performance indicators, balanced scorecards, and sales performance figures are some of the content appropriate on business dashboards." [Dashboard (management information systems). Wikipedia]
The example "Enterprise dashboard" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Composition Dashboard solution from the area "What is a Dashboard" of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Financial dashboard
Financial dashboard, two columns indicator, pie chart,