DMS-20PC Series 3½ Digit, LED Display, Low-Cost, Subminiature Digital Panel Voltmeters APPLICATIONS2. Differential Input Confi gurations : Differential measurements 4. Floating Signal Source Measurements : Floating signals can be can be made with all DMS-20PC meters. Figure 3, though not measured using the circuits shown in Figures 5 and 6. Connecting a practical real-world application, uses a voltage divider to pin 10 (ANALOG COMMON) or pin 3 (5V RETURN) to (–) INPUT LO demonstrate the concept of a differential input signal. Be care- (pin 12) provides the reference point for the meter’s input. ful not to exceed the ±2V common mode voltage limitation for A "fl oating" input is a signal that has no galvanic connection to 5V-powered meters. the meter's power supply. In the fi gures below, the 1.5V battery illustrates a true fl oating input. R1 DMS-20PC-111 1k 11DMS-20PC-1 REF OUT 8 (+) IN HI 8 (+) IN HI REF OUT + R2 REF IN 127 1k 1.5V CELL (–) IN LO 12 DP1 6 – (–) IN LO 7 R3 REF IN 123 1k 1236 +5V SUP DISPLAY 5V RET ENABLE +5V SUP DISPLAY 5V DP1 ENABLE RET 85-264Vac 85-264Vac AC to DC Converter AC to DC Converter Figure 3. Differential Input Confi guration Figure 5. Floating Input Measurements 3. Engineering Scaling : For measuring voltages greater than DMS-20PC-1 the full scale input range of a given meter, the input signal 118 (+) IN HI must be attenuated. A simple voltage divider (similar to that REF OUT + 10 shown in Figure 4) will scale the input to within the range of 1.5V ANA COMM CELL the selected meter. R1 and R2 should be precision, ±1%, – 12 metal-fi lm resistors with absolute TCR's less than 50ppm/°C. 7 (–) IN LO REF IN See Ap Note 4 for more information on engineering scaling. 1236 +5V SUP DISPLAY 5V DP1 ENABLE RET 50kΩ < R1 + R2 < 10MΩ 85-264Vac R2 x VIN = Reading R1 + R2 AC to DC Converter + Figure 6. Floating Input Measurements (Alternate Confi guration) R1 DMS-20PC-111 (+) IN HI 8 VIN REF OUT 5. Process Control (4-to-20mA) Measurements : In many common R2 process-control applications, a 4-to-20mA current loop is used to 12 (–) IN LO transmit information. Because DMS-20PC meters have such high – 7 REF IN input impedance, a simple shunt resistor across the meter's input 123 can be used to convert the loop current to a voltage. See Figure 7. +5V SUP DISPLAY 5V RET ENABLE The value of the shunt resistor is a function of the scaling require- ments of the particular application and can be calculated using 85-264Vac the following equation: AC to DC Converter RShunt = R1 = VFsr / IFsr Figure 4. Input Attenuation Circuit Where: VFsr = Full scale reading (in Volts) IFsr = Relative full scale current (in Amps) www.murata-ps.com/supportMPM_DMS_20PC.F01 Page 4 of 6