another good choice is the xtr110 by burr brown. Does everything you need. -- JUSTIN GRIMM Eclipse Energy Systems Email - eclipse@coastlink.com.au John Fajta wrote: > > On Fri, 7 May 1999, Harrison Cooper wrote: > > > > sums it up. Someplace I thought I had read/heard/seen a single chip that > > would do this. Sure, do it with an opamp, but I want a KISS solution, singl e > > part with all the resistors, etc on the internal etch, and guaranteed to > > drive an industrial 4-20mA device. > > Hi Harrison, > > Check out the Analog Devices AD694 16-pin 4-20mA transmitter. It is a > single chip solution for input spans of 0-2V or 0-10V. However, other spans ma y > be programmed using the internal buffer amplifier and an external resistor. Ca n > also function with a minimum supply voltage of 4.5V. This would require scalin g > the input to 0-2V, but again this can be done using an external resistor. > > A very versatile chip I use in production - saves a lot of board space and > design headaches. Grab the AD694.PDF file off their web site for details. > > Good luck, > > John > Hohner Shaft Encoder Corp. > Ontario, Canada