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APPLICATION BULLETIN ® Mailing Address: PO Box 11400 · Tucson, AZ 85734 · Street Address: 6730 S. Tucson Blvd. · Tucson, AZ 85706 Tel: (602) 746-1111 · Twx: 910-952-111 · Telex: 066-6491 · FAX (602) 889-1510 · Immediate Product Info: (800) 548-6132 0 TO 20mA RECEIVER USING RCV420 RCV420 By David Kunst and R. Mark Stitt (602) 746-7445 Many industrial current-loop applications call for conversion of a 0 to 20mA input current into 0 to 5V output. The RCV420 RCV420 is intended primarily as a complete solution for precise 4 to 20mA to 0 to 5V conversion. But, with the addition of one or two external 1% resistors, the RCV420 RCV420 can also accurately convert a 0 to 20mA input into a 0 to 5V output. The recommended hook-up for 0-20mA/0-5V conversion is shown in Figure 1. To reduce the gain from 5V/16mA to 5V/ 20mA, the internal 75 sense resistor is paralleled with a 301, 1% external resistor connected between pins 1 and 2. Even though the external paralleling resistor has a 1% tolerance, the worst-case gain error of the current-to-voltage conversion will be only 0.5%. This is because the parallel combination of an external 301 resistor and the internal 75 resistor is dominated by the internal resistor. A tighter tolerance on the external paralleling resistor would not significantly improve the gain accuracy. This is because the internal 75 sense resistor also has a tolerance of 1%. +15V For best common-mode rejection performance, a second 301 external resistor should be connected between pins 2 and 3 in parallel with the other internal 75 sense resistor. Without it, 86dB CMR would be degraded to about 80dB. If high CMR is not needed, the second resistor shown can be omitted. To eliminate the offset, used for 4-20mA/0-5V conversion, the "Ref In" (pin 12) must be connected to ground instead of to the 10V reference. The "Ref Out" and "Ref Feedback" (pins 10 and 11) should still be connected together to prevent the reference circuitry from locking-up. Even though the 10.0V reference is not used for span offsetting, it is a precision reference which may be useful for other circuitry. ­15V 16 4 RCV420 RCV420 1 300k 75 301 The high gain accuracy of the RCV420 RCV420 transfer function comes from a fine laser trim of the internal amplifier's gain which compensates for any error in the 75 internal sense resistor. So even if the sense resistor were replaced by a resistor of exact value, the gain error could be as much as 1%. 12 92k 99k 15 11.5k 2 0-20mA Input 14 10 301 75 1.01k 10.0V Ref 3 VO 0-5V 10.0VOUT 11 300k 100k 13 5 FIGURE 1. 0-20mA/0-5V Receiver Using RCV420 RCV420. © 1990 Burr-Brown Corporation SBVA004 SBVA004 AB-018A AB-018A Printed in U.S.A. February, 1991 +15V ­15V 16 4 RCV420 RCV420 1 300k 75 294 12 92k 99k 15 11.5k 2 0-20mA Input 1.01k 75 10.0V Ref 3 VO 14 10 294 200 0-5V 10.0VOUT 11 300k 100k 13 5 FIGURE 2. Gain Trimmable 0-20mA/0-5V Receiver Using RCV420 RCV420. If better gain accuracy is required, use the gain trim circuit shown in Figure 2. This circuit uses a slightly lower value external resistor in parallel with the internal 75 sense resistor and a potentiomenter in the feedback for fine trim of gain. Because of its small value, and the action of the "T" network feedback arrangement, the effect of the gain adjust pot on CMR is negligible. Gain-reduction paralleling-resistors for selected gains are shown in the table below. Of course, any mix of input/output polarity can be obtained by connecting the current source input to either pin 1 or 3. In general, to determine the value of the external paralleling resistor: 75 R EXT = I IN ­1 16mA Where: REXT = External paralleling resistor () IIN = Input current range (mA) INPUT CURRENT 0 0 0 0 to to to to 20mA ­20mA 20mA ­20mA OUTPUT VOLTAGE 0 to 5V 0 to ­5V 0 to ­5V 0 to 5V INPUT RANGE 0 to 20mA 0 to 50mA INPUT CONNECTION Pin Pin Pin Pin 1 1 3 3 OUTPUT RANGE PARALLELING-RESISTOR 0 to 5V 0 to 5V 301 35.7 The information provided herein is believed to be reliable; however, BURR-BROWN assumes no responsibility for inaccuracies or omissions. BURR-BROWN assumes no responsibility for the use of this information, and all use of such information shall be entirely at the user's own risk. Prices and specifications are subject to change without notice. No patent rights or licenses to any of the circuits described herein are implied or granted to any third party. 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