I tried 24- to gnd 24+ to sensor and - return from the sensor to AI5 same 
way I would connect a typical loop powered 4-20mA circuit. With the circuit 
connected to  AI5 I get a reading but after a few seconds I also get a 
reading on AI6 close to the reading on AI5. If I remove the wire from AI5, 
AI5 imeadiatly drops to zero AI6 will stay elevated for a minute or more. 
If I connect to AI6 I get 0 on AI5 and AI6. Any ideas


On Monday, February 1, 2021 at 6:58:44 PM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote:

> I think you have to provide an external voltage source - the 4-20 mA 
> circuits are sort of like the Sink-A and Sink-B circuits, they are just one 
> end of something.
>
> I connect my 4-20 mA pressure gauges to the same 24V source that supplies 
> my power cape.  Then the return path from the pressure gauge goes through 
> the shunt resistor across the analog input.  However, I’m not using this 
> cape, I built my own shunt circuit on a protoboard.  
>
> On Feb 1, 2021, at 6:46 PM, Dwayne Zimmerman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> So the pull down is to keep the voltage under 1.8 correct? My confusion is 
> I have one screw per input, 4-20mA is two wire where is the other half of 
> the circut?
>
> On Monday, February 1, 2021 at 6:40:01 PM UTC-5 RobertCNelson wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 5:24 PM Dwayne Zimmerman <[email protected]> 
>> wrote: 
>> > 
>> > Thanks I have that. It doesn't detail the 4-20mA circut, unless I'm 
>> missing something. I'm trying to understand where power comes from and at 
>> what voltage. 
>>
>> Each of those two connectors are connected to an adc pin. 
>>
>> They both have a pull-down.. 
>>
>> The ADC's can only take 1.8V, any more and they will fry.. 
>>
>> Regards, 
>>
>> -- 
>> Robert Nelson 
>> https://rcn-ee.com/ 
>>
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