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4-20ma is an industry standard for signalling in a process monitoring and control environment. 4ma is one end of the range. 20ma is the other. If the receiver sensed 0ma, it would conclude that the circuit is open, and raise an appropriate alarm.

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Q: Why current limit for programmable logic controller is 4-20ma?
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