Minimal circuit converts input frequency to a precision current source that also accommodates grounded inputs. I recently had the opportunity to share a design ( Ref. 1 ) for frequency to current loop conversion using the versatile (if somewhat ...
I 2 C is a popular serial protocol for power controllers, ADCs and DACs, EEPROMs, and other devices. In certain data-acquisition and power-control situations, you must isolate the master from one or more slave devices for noise, grounding, or ...
Circuits for converting 4 to 20 mA analog current loop signals to 0 to 20 mA may be hot topics, but hot implementations of those circuits are not. Circuit designs for conversion of 4 to 20 mA analog current loop signals, which are ubiquitous in ...
The ubiquity of the 4 to 20 mA current loop in analog process monitoring and control creates possibilities for peculiar designs of circuits for unusual accessory functions. Figure 1 shows an example. It does precision conversion of 4-20 mA to 0-20 ...
Ground-referenced loads are common in industry. This circuit implements current loop conversions for them. Recently, there have been several published Design Ideas on converting 0/20 mA to 4/20 mA current and 4/20 mA to 0/20 mA current as ...
It’s always gratifying when a simple and successful design idea luckily turns out to have additional applications that you didn’t originally envision. Here’s an example. A while back, the design shown in Figure 1 was accepted for ...
Circuits such as the design described here implement useful tools for a diversity of calibration and testing applications A two-wire loop current generator is a useful tool for the testing, calibration and commissioning of current-to-pressure (I/P) ...
Tracking down rodentia (or otherwise)-caused cable cuts, and differentiating them from normal open circuits, is critical. Evolving the circuit design for expanded functionality makes it even more valuable. It’s just part of the job. Every ...
My recent DI contribution (Another silly simple precision 0/20 mA to 4/20 mA converter, Ref. 1 ) used the LM337 regulator in a novel circuit arrangement to translate an input 0-20 mA current source into a 4-20 mA two-wire transmitter current loop ...
A topic that has recently drawn a lot of interest (!) and no fewer than four separate design articles (!!) here in Design Ideas, is the conversion of 0 to 20 mA current sources into industrial standard 4 mA to 20 mA current loop signals. ...