Hi Everyone,
I am currently completing a project that involves sensing current from a 4-20mA industrial sensor. I am trying to figure out the advantages of simply putting the output across a resistor versus using an IC (such as a current shunt monitor) to measure the output. Obviously the IC would burn less power, but I just wanted to see if there were any other suggestions on why to use one over the other. Thanks in advance everyone!
I am currently completing a project that involves sensing current from a 4-20mA industrial sensor. I am trying to figure out the advantages of simply putting the output across a resistor versus using an IC (such as a current shunt monitor) to measure the output. Obviously the IC would burn less power, but I just wanted to see if there were any other suggestions on why to use one over the other. Thanks in advance everyone!