AKCP 4-20 mAmp Converter

The 4-20 mAmp converter is often used to attach industrial PT100 and PT1000 based temperature probes to the sensorProbe2, sensorProbe4 or sensorProbe8.

Using the 4-20 mAmp converter two wire 4-20 mAmp probes can now be integrated into the sensorProbe, sensorProbe+ and securityProbe ranges enhancing them with the addition of graphing, web interface, email, thresholds and limits.

The 4-20 mAmp converter enables the AKCP sensors to support a wide range of specialist sensors not supplied by AKCP directly. Sensors like:

• Air Pressure Sensor
• Photo Electric Light Sensors
• Soil Moisture Sensors
• Toxic Gas Sensors
• Radiation Sensors
• Water Flow Sensors

4-20 mAmp technology is used to communicate analog signals over long distances where electrical interference may be a problem. Current signals are much less susceptible to electrical noise than voltage signals.

Specifications

• Input current range: +4 mA to +20 mA
• Output voltage range: +0.8 V to +4.0 V
• Linearity: ±0.09 % Full Scale, Maximum
• Accuracy: ±0.15% Full Scale (± 0.3% Full Scale, Maximum)
• Power supply: +5 V DC
• Power consumption: Typical 120.20 mWatt, 24.04mA
• Operating temperature: -40°C to 85°C
• Input connector: Two terminal, Iin(+) and Iin(-), for current loop
• Output connector: RJ45 jack to converter using UTP Cat 5 wire
• Compatible base units: all sensorProbe monitors, all sensorProbe+ monitors and all securityProbe monitors and E-sensor8