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conversion of 0-1v to 4-20 mA

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hi.. i wanted to know how to design a signal conditioning ckt for conversion of 0-1 v to 4-20mA.
if anyone have the ckt plz tell me.
 
Here is a possible solution using only conventional components:

Use an opamp - as an adder. Remember that the current through the feedback resistor will be the sum of the current through the input resistors.

Having t.ex this adder circuit:
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Then say all resistors is equal to 1kΩ, just for easy.

Step1:
You wish to start with 4mA. That means we have to make it go 4mA through the second input resistor. Putting 4 volts as V2 will solve that. You can of course change values of both V2 and R2 as long as it flows 4mA through R2.

Step2:
You need to know how much input current through R1 that will give 20mA out. Easy - as said before, output current is sum of input currents. You already have 4mA now, so that means you have to get the others 16mA's from current through R1:
So - When you put 1 volt over R1, there should go 16mA through it. Ohms law then give resistor value to be R1 = 1V/16mA = 62,5Ω. You will need that exact value. Using E12 resistors that is 68Ω||820Ω||15kΩ or simply use a potmeter.

Step3:
You can remove the Rf resistor. The current you wanted will now go through any resistor (or cable) that you put in place of Rf.
 
hi.. i wanted to know how to design a signal conditioning ckt for conversion of 0-1 v to 4-20mA.
if anyone have the ckt plz tell me.

However you implement it. . .4 is 1/5 of 20 so you can level shift and amplify the input voltage such that the low voltage is 1/5 of the high voltage.

1v and 5v are convenient levels that meet this 5:1 ratio requirement. A level shift of 1v and a 5v/20mA = 250Ω resistor completes one version of this design.
 
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