Reading 4 to 20ma pressure sensor using uno

The sensor is designed to drive 4 to 20 mA through the output circuit regardless of the sensor supply voltage (within the allowed limits).

So, using a 250 Ohm resistor, Ohm's Law gives:

0.004A*250R = 1V
0.020A*250R = 5V

A better circuit includes a 10K resistor for overvoltage protection at the input, and has the negative sensor power supply connected to Arduino ground, as follows:

sensor_conn.png

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