4-20R click for 3 or 4 wire instruments

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DMM
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4-20R click for 3 or 4 wire instruments

#1 Post by DMM » 18 Feb 2021 20:51

HI, I use the actual 2 wire 4-20ma Receiver.

My actual click is working good but the current is measured by the current drawn by the source, and the negative is directly ground. Since a 2 wire instrument is a closed loop, this works ok.

But in 3 or 4 wire instruments, is being sourced by a external source and sending a current from a different wire (Return), which you cannot connect to the actual click board since the clickboard measures the draw from the source.

One solution could be getting a direct source for the instrument (let say 15V) and measuring the return current (Not connected directly to the GND). This way it will work for a 2 wire system (Connecting + and return to the click) and also a 3 or 4 wire system (Connecting only the return to the click).

Please help me getting the developers to make this or change the design of the actual clickboard.

thanks.

:D

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