• Fault protected RS-485 bus pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to ±60V
• Extended common-mode range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±25V
more than twice the range required for RS-485
• ±16.5kV HBM ESD protection on RS-485 bus pins
• Cable invert pins corrects for reversed cable connections
while maintaining Rx full fail-safe functionality
• Full fail-safe (open, short, terminated) RS-485 receivers
• 1/4 Unit Load (UL) for up to 128 devices on the bus
• High Rx IOL for opto-couplers in isolated designs
• Hot plug circuitry: Tx and Rx outputs remain three-state
during power-up/power-down
• Slew rate limited RS-485 data rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Mbps
• Low quiescent supply current. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3mA
• Ultra low shutdown supply current. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10μA