SP3080E-3088E
Advanced-Failsafe RS-485/RS-422 Transceivers
1/8th Unit Load, Slew-Rate Limited, ±15kV ESD-Protected
FEATURES
• 5.0V single supply operation
Vcc
B
RO
8
1
2
3
4
• Receiver failsafe on open, shorted or terminated lines
• 1/8th Unit Load, 256 transceivers on bus
• Robust ESD protection for RS-485 pins
o ±15kV Air-Gap Discharge
8 PIN NSOIC
RE
7
SP3082E
SP3085E
SP3088E
A
DE
DI
6
GND
5
Half Duplex
o ±15kV Human Body Model
o ±8kV Contact Discharge
• Controlled driver slew rates
Vcc
RO
A
B
Z
Y
1
2
3
4
8
o 115kbps, Low EMI (SP3080E, SP3081E, SP3082E)
o 500kbps, Low EMI (SP3083E, SP3084E, SP3085E)
o High Speed, 20Mbps (SP3086E, SP3087E, SP3088E)
•Hot Swap glitch protection on control inputs
•Driver short circuit current limit and
8 PIN NSOIC
7
SP3081E
SP3084E
SP3087E
DI
6
GND
5
Full Duplex
thermal shutdown for overload protection
•Ultra-low 400μA quiescent current
•1μA shutdown mode (except SP3081, SP3084, SP3087)
•Industry standard package footprints
Vcc
NC 1
14
13
RO
NC
2
14 PIN NSOIC
RE
3
A
12
11
10
9
SP3080E
SP3083E
SP3086E
4
DE
DI
B
APPLICATIONS
Z
5
6
7
GND
GND
Y
Full Duplex
• Motor Control
• Building Automation
NC
8
• Security Systems
• Remote Meter Reading
• Long or un-terminated transmission lines
DESCRIPTION
The SP3080E-SP3088E family of RS-485 devices are designed for reliable, bidirectional commu-
nication on multipoint bus transmission lines. Each device contains one differential driver and one
differential receiver. The SP3082E, SP3085E and SP3088E are half-duplex devices; other part num-
bers are full-duplex. All devices comply with TIA/EIA-485 and TIA/EIA-422 standards. Lead-free and
RoHS compliant packages are available for all models.
These devices are ruggedized for use in harsh operating conditions over the entire common-mode
voltage range from -7V to +12V. Receivers are specially designed to fail-safe to a logic high output
state if the inputs are left un-driven or shorted. All RS-485 bus-pins are protected against severe ESD
events up to ±15kV (Air-Gap and Human Body Model) and up to ±8kV Contact Discharge (IEC 1000-
4-2). Drivers are protected from excess current flow caused by bus contention or output short-circuits
by both an internal current limit and a thermal-overload shutdown. Devices are rated for industrial
(-40 to +85ºC) operating temperatures. Receivers have exceptionally high input impedance, which
places only 1/8th the standard load on a shared bus. Up to 256 transceivers may coexist while pre-
serving full signal margin.
All devices operate from a single 5.0V power supply and draw negligible quiescent power. All ver-
sions except the SP3081E, SP3084E, and SP3087E may independently enable and disable their
driver and receiver and enter a low power shutdown mode if both driver and receiver are disabled.
All outputs maintain high impedance in shutdown or when powered-off.
Exar Corporation 48720 Kato Road, Fremont CA, 94538 • 510-668-7017 • www.exar.com
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