Because of its immunity to noise, voltage drops, and line resistance, the 4–20mA current loop has become the standard for analog signal transmission in the process control industry. The RCV420 is the first one-chip solution for converting a 4–20mA signal into a precision 0–5V output. Although the on-chip current sensing resistor is designed to tolerate moderate overloads, it can be damaged by large overloads which can result from short circuits in the current loop. Complete input protection from short circuits to voltages of 50V or more can be afforded with the addition of the relatively simple circuitry shown in this bulletin.