Building a 4-20mA Current Loop Transmitter With an Op-Amp and DAC
Industrial sensors often speak 4-20mA. Implementing a transmitter with a 12-bit DAC and a voltage-to-current converter op-amp stage is a beginner circuit with subtle loading behaviour.
Industrial sensors often speak 4-20mA. Implementing a transmitter with a 12-bit DAC and a voltage-to-current converter op-amp stage is a beginner circuit with subtle loading behaviour.
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- 4-20ma
- industrial
- analog
- op-amp
- circuit-design
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