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Voltage to current converter for dual mode digital multi-meters

kristsKrists 02/26/2021 at 17:280 Comments

I suppose to build the circuit around Texas Instruments TLV9352 opamps and P-channel JFET transistor. TLV9352 opamps are listed surprisingly cheap with wide operation voltage up to 40V and good current sourcing capability.

Specs of the device would be:

Input (measured) voltage up to 40 V that should be matched with power supply for the device. Like, to convert 20V input (referenced to negative rail or differential / floating) 20 V supply should be used.

1:1000 voltage to current ratio. 1V input will source 1 mA to output, 10V will source 10 mA and so on. Probably additional 1:100 range can be used for input voltages up to 4 V. For that some jumpers (not nice) or relays (nice clicking) can be used.

Conversion precision:  ±0.5 %. Bandwidth: up to 1 Mhz. Can convert only positive voltages with + input more positive that -.

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