Industrial automation & controls · Toronto · GTA

4–20 mA scaling

Convert transmitter current to engineering units and vice versa.

Inputs

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Results

Engineering value
50
Current
12 mA

Output is not clamped. Signals outside 4–20 mA must be investigated as abnormal conditions.

Formula & guidance

y=lo+(mA−4)(hi−lo)/16

Output is not clamped. Signals outside 4–20 mA must be investigated as abnormal conditions.

Change the example inputs and check each field’s units. Use equipment datasheets and applicable project standards for final decisions. Results do not establish Canadian electrical-code compliance or certify a design.

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Use the result to prepare a documented loop check. Share the instrument range, module configuration and measured readings when discussing a discrepancy.

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