Controls & Instrumentation Calculators
Fast, practical calculators for controls technicians, instrumentation technicians, PLC programmers, engineers, and automation professionals.
Free Calculators
4–20 mA Scaling
Convert a measured 4–20 mA signal into engineering units.
4–20 mA to Voltage
Calculate the voltage produced across a loop resistor.
IEEE-754 Floating Point
Convert floating-point values between decimal, binary, hexadecimal, and 16-bit PLC or Modbus registers.
PLC Raw Counts → Engineering Units
Convert PLC analog input raw counts into engineering units using configurable input and engineering ranges.
Modbus Register Converter
Convert Modbus register values into engineering units using configurable scaling and ranges.
PID Output / Bias Calculator
Calculate controller output from error, proportional gain, bias, and PID contributions.
4–20 mA Loop Resistor
Find the resistor needed to produce a target voltage.
0–10 V Scaling
Convert a 0–10 V signal into engineering units.
Analog Signal Scaling
Perform generic linear scaling for PLC and control signals.
Ohm’s Law
Calculate voltage, current, resistance, or power.
Voltage Divider
Calculate the output voltage of a resistor divider.
RTD & Temperature Sensor
Calculate resistance or temperature for common sensors
Pressure Transmitter Scaling
Convert a 4–20 mA pressure signal into engineering units.
Flow Transmitter Scaling
Calculate flow from a 4–20 mA flow transmitter, including square-root extraction for differential-pressure flow measurement.
Level Transmitter Scaling
Convert a 4–20 mA level transmitter signal into engineering units or calculate expected transmitter current from level.
3-Phase Motor Current
Estimate motor current from horsepower or kW, voltage, power factor, and efficiency.
Power Factor
Calculate power factor, real power, apparent power, reactive power, and current for single-phase and three-phase systems.
Frequency ↔ RPM
Convert AC frequency to synchronous motor speed or calculate frequency from RPM.
Motor HP → Amps
Estimate motor current from horsepower, voltage, phase, power factor, and efficiency.
kW → Amps
Calculate AC current from kW, voltage, phase, and power factor.
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