July 1998
DS485
Low Power RS-485/RS-422 Multipoint Transceiver
General Description
Features
n Meets TIA/EIA RS-485 multipoint standard
The DS485 is a low-power transceiver for RS-485 and
RS-422 communication. The device contains one driver and
one receiver. The drivers slew rate allows for operation up to
2.5 Mbps (see Applications Information section).
n Guaranteed full load output voltage (V
n Low quiescent current: 200 µA typ
)
OD3
n −7V to +12V common-mode input voltage range
n TRI-STATE outputs on driver and receiver
n AC performance:
— Driver transition time: 25 ns typ
— Driver propagation delay: 40 ns typ
— Driver skew: 1 ns typ
— Receiver propagation delay: 200 ns typ
— Receiver skew: 20 ns typ
n Half-duplex flow through pinout
n Operates from a single 5V supply
n Allows up to 32 transceivers on the bus
n Current-limiting and thermal shutdown for driver
overload protection
The transceiver draws 200 µA of supply current when un-
loaded or fully loaded with the driver disabled and operates
from a single +5V supply.
The driver is short-circuit current limited and is protected
against excessive power dissipation by thermal shutdown
circuitry that places the driver outputs into TRI-STATE®
(High Impedance state) under fault conditions. The driver
guarantees a minimum of 1.5V differential output voltage
with maximum loading across the common mode range
(VOD3).
The receiver has
a failsafe feature that guarantees a
logic-high output if the input is open circuit.
The DS485 is available in surface mount and DIP packages
and is characterized for Industrial and Commercial tempera-
ture range operation.
n Industrial temperature range operation
n Pin and functional compatible with MAX485 and LTC485
Connection and Logic Diagram
Truth Table
DRIVER SECTION
DIP and SOIC
*
RE
X
DE
H
DI
H
L
A
H
L
B
L
X
H
H
Z
X
L
X
Z
RECEIVER SECTION
*
RE
L
DE
L
A-B
≥+0.2V
≤−0.2V
X
RO
H
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L
L
L
H
L
X
Z
Order Number
DS485N
Temp. Range
0˚C to +70˚C
Package/###
DIP/N08E
*
L
OPEN
H
*
Note: Non Terminated, Open Input only
DS485M
0˚C to +70˚C
SOP/M08A
DIP/N08E
=
X
Z
indeterminate
TRI-STATE
=
DS485TN
DS485TM
−40˚C to +85˚C
−40˚C to +85˚C
SOP/M08A
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