Signal Conditioning Wildcard
The Signal Conditioning Wildcard™ is used with the Analog I/O Wildcard to increase its input and output voltage range and to add 4-20 mA current input and output capability.
The Signal Conditioning Wildcard amplifies four DAC outputs on the Analog I/O Wildcard to provide 0 to 10V outputs and attenuates four Analog Data Acquisition (A/D) inputs to allow voltages up to 10 volts. It also converts the other four DAC outputs on the Analog I/O Wildcard to 0 to 20 mA outputs and converts the other four A/D inputs to 0 to 20 mA inputs. Adding this Wildcard to your microcontroller allows you to interface a larger range of devices, and removes the needs for custom amplifier circuit design.
4-20mA Transmitter/Receiver
For signal conditioning and conversion, the Signal Conditioning Wildcard can act as a 4-20mA transmitter or receiver by converting between current and voltage. For transmitting, the Analog I/O Wildcard puts out voltage and the Signal Conditioning Wildcard converts that to a current to send it as a 4-20mA current signal to other instrumentation devices, such as valves, flow controllers, heaters or motors that need to be controlled with it.
It also acts as a receiver. It will receive a 4-20mA current loop coming from a sensor (for example, a pressure transducer) and convert it to a voltage that the Analog I/O Wildcard can read.
The Signal Conditioning Wildcard is easily customized for other input/output voltage or current ranges.
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- You can find price and delivery information on Mosaic's website, or contact us directly.
- You will also need a Compatible Controller Board to host this Wildcard.
If you don't find an answer in the documents here, feel free to contact us for help with your application.
If you have just purchased the Signal Conditioning Wildcard
For guidance on using the Wildcard, take a look at the following document:
See also → Modular I/O boards