Current Loop Converter

From: daniel <daniel_at_internet.look.ca>
Date: Thu Oct 7 13:40:05 1999

ftp://ftp.bb-elec.com/bb-elec/literature/232pclin.pdf

This is the full schematic of an industrial one. I built one with two
transistors years ago.. I will dig up my design and post it (used it on a
DG-116)


-----Original Message-----
From: John Foust <jfoust_at_threedee.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Thursday, October 07, 1999 2:23 PM
Subject: SGI Hardware Developer Handbooks available


>
>I just tried to answer a question from someone on the Greenkeys
>mailing list, regarding interfacing an ASR-33 to RS-232. My answer
>is below. I hope I got it right.
>
>- John
>
>At 11:30 AM 10/7/99 -0400, Barry Hall wrote:
>>Hello John and Christian,
>>
>> I was referred to you by Don Robert regarding connecting an ASR 33 to a
>>Microcomputer RS232 Serial COM port. Any help you can give me would be
>greatly
>>appreciated.
>
>The ASR-33 usually has what's referred to as a "20 milliamp current loop"
>interface. It's not RS-232. You can buy converter boxes from places
>like <http://www.blackbox.com/>, like the one at
><http://catalog.blackbox.com/blackbox/templates/blackbox/class13itemgroup59
8
>guest.asp?param=95&ig_id=598&title=High%2DSpeed+RS%2D232%26lt%3B%26gt%3BCur
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>ent%2DLoop+Interface+Converter&related=>.
>
>There's an explanation at
<http://telebyteusa.com/catalog/appnotes/a65a.htm>,
> <http://www.mouse.demon.nl/ckp/serial/cl.htm>,
><http://telecom.tbi.net/data-if.html>
>and <http://www.bb-elec.com/techlibr.asp>.
>
>I'm sure someone has a web page with a homebrew conversion between
>current loop and RS-232. The voltage levels and swings aren't the
>same, so it's not just a matter of wiring.
>
>The circuit at
><http://www.ibhsoftec.de/english/screenshots/current_loop_converter.html>
>might be right.
>
>- John
>
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