General Description
●Devices in the MAX3483E family (MAX3483E/MAX3485E/AX3486E/MAX3488E/MAX3490E/MAX3491E) are ±15kV ESD-protected, +3.3V, low-power transceivers for RS-485 and RS-422 communications. Each device contains one driver and one receiver.
●Features
●♦ESD Protection for RS-485 I/O Pins
● ±15kV—Human Body Model
● ±8kV—IEC 1000-4-2, Contact Discharge
● ±15kV—IEC 1000-4-2, Air-Gap Discharge
●♦Operate from a Single +3.3V Supply—
● No Charge Pump Required
●♦Interoperable with +5V Logic
●♦Guaranteed 12Mbps Data Rate
● (MAX3485E/MAX3490E/MAX3491E)
●♦Slew-Rate Limited for Errorless Data Transmission
● (MAX3483E/MAX3488E)
●♦2nA Low-Current Shutdown Mode
● (MAX3483E/MAX3485E/MAX3486E/MAX3491E)
●♦-7V to +12V Common-Mode Input Voltage Range
●♦Full-Duplex and Half-Duplex Versions Available
●♦Industry-Standard 75176 Pinout
● (MAX3483E/MAX3485E/MAX3486E)
●♦Current-Limiting and Thermal Shutdown for Driver Overload Protection
