Forrest W Christian wrote: > Don't these all require a separately-derived power supply on the > measurement side? Not if the voltage is about a volt or more(an IR LED drop). Opto #1 LED sees the measured side. Basically the output of the two optos fight it out for the opamp's input - the opamp drives opto #2 LED. There are examples on the web, many from opto makers that supply matched pairs. Russell was suggesting doing your own matching, I think. Cheerful regards, Bob -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist