Reliable data transmission applications over long twisted pair wiring with Intersil's Half duplex and full duplex RS-485 transceivers available in a variety of speed grades.
Feature
- High VOD: 3.1V (Typ) into RD = 54Ω
- Low bus currents: 125μA constitutes a true 1/8 unit load
- Allows for up to 512 transceivers on the bus
- ±16.5kV ESD protection on bus I/O pins
- High transient overvoltage tolerance of ±100V
- Full fail-safe outputs for open or shorted inputs
- Hot plug capability - driver and receiver outputs remain high-impedance during power-up and power-down
- Supported data rates: 115kbps, 1Mbps, 20Mbps
- Low supply current (driver disabled): 550μA
- Ultra-low shutdown current: 70nA
