Operate from a Single 3.3V Supply-No Charge Pump!
Interoperable with +5V Logic
8ns Max Skew (MAX3485/MAX3490/MAX3491)
Slew-Rate Limited for Errorless Data Transmission (MAX3483/MAX3488)
2nA Low-Current Shutdown Mode (MAX3483/MAX3485/MAX3486/MAX3491)
-7V to +12V Common-Mode Input Voltage Range
Allows up to 32 Transceivers on the Bus
Full-Duplex and Half-Duplex Versions Available
Industry Standard 75176 Pinout (MAX3483/MAX3485/MAX3486)
Current-Limiting and Thermal Shutdown for Driver Overload Protection
Applications
Industrial Control Local Area Networks
Integrated Services Digital Networks
Low-Power Transceivers
Packet Switching
Telecommunications
Transceivers for EMI-Sensitive Applications