MAX488ESA Low-Power, Slew-Rate-Limited RS-485/RS-422 Transceiver

Manufactured by Maxim - Part # MAX488ESA - 8 Pin µMAX (µSOP) SMD Package

DESCRIPTION

The MAX488 is a low-power transceiver for RS-485 and RS-422 communication. It contains one driver and one receiver. It features reduced slew-rate drivers that minimize EMI and reduce reflections caused by improperly terminated cables, thus allowing error-free data transmission up to 250kbps.
These transceivers draw between 120µA and 500µA of supply current when unloaded or fully loaded with disabled drivers.
Drivers are short-circuit current limited and are protected against excessive power dissipation by thermal shutdown circuitry that places the driver outputs into a high-impedance state. The receiver input has a fail-safe feature that guarantees a logic-high output if the input is open circuit.

APPLICATIONS

Low-Power RS-485 Transceivers
Low-Power RS-422 Transceivers
Level Translators
Transceivers for EMI-Sensitive Applications
Industrial-Control Local Area Networks