July 1998
DS36C279
Low Power EIA-RS-485 Transceiver with Sleep Mode
General Description
Features
n 100% RS-485 compliant
The DS36C279 is a low power differential bus/line trans-
ceiver designed to meet the requirements of RS-485 Stan-
dard for multipoint data transmission. In addition it is compat-
ible with TIA/EIA-422-B.
— Guaranteed RS-485 device interoperation
n Low power CMOS design: ICC 500 µA max
n Automatic sensing sleep mode
— Reduces ICC to 10 µA maximum
n Built-in power up/down glitch-free circuitry
The sleep mode feature automatically puts the device in a
power saving mode when both the driver and receiver are
††
disabled. The device is ideal for use in power conscious
— Permits live transceiver intersection/displacement
n DIP and SOIC packages available
n Industrial temperature range: −40˚C to +85˚C
n On-board thermal shutdown circuitry
— Prevents damage to the device in the event of
excessive power dissipation
n Wide common mode range: −7V to +12V
applications where the device may be disabled for extended
periods of time.
The driver and receiver outputs feature TRI-STATE® capabil-
ity. The driver outputs operate over the entire common mode
range of −7V to +12V. Bus contention or fault situations that
cause excessive power dissipation within the device are
handled by a thermal shutdown circuit, which forces the
driver outputs into a high impedance state.
n Receive open input fail-safe (Note 1)
1
n
n
⁄
⁄
4
unit load (DS36C279): ≥ 128 nodes
unit load (DS36C279T): ≥ 64 nodes
The receiver incorporates a fail safe circuit which guarantees
a high output state when the inputs are left open.
1
2
†
n ESD (Human Body Model): ≥ 2 kV
n Drop-in replacement for:
— LTC485 MAX485 DS75176 DS3695
The DS36C279T is fully specified over the industrial tem-
perature range (−40˚C to +85˚C).
Connection and Logic Diagram
Truth Table
DRIVER SECTION
RE*
X
DE
H
DI
H
L
DO/RI
DO*/RI*
H
L
L
H
Z
X
H
X
L
X
Z
RECEIVER SECTION
RE*
L
DE
L
RI-RI*
RO
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≥+0.2V
≤−0.2V
X
H
Order Number DS36C279M, DS36C279N,
DS36C279TM or DS36C279TN
See NS Package Number M08A or N08E
L
L
L
Z (Note 2)
H
H
L
L
L
OPEN (Note 1)
Note 1: Non-terminated, open input only
Note 2: Device enters sleep mode if enable conditions are held 600 ns
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