FEATURES

Meets EIA RS-485 standard

5 Mbps data rate

Single 5 V supply

–7 V to +12 V bus common-mode range

High speed, low power BiCMOS

Thermal shutdown protection

Short-circuit protection

Driver propagation delay: 10 ns typical

Receiver propagation delay: 15 ns typical

High-Z outputs with power off

Superior upgrade for LTC485

APPLICATIONS

Low power RS-485 systems

DTE/DCE interface

Packet switching

Local area networks (LNAs)

Data concentration

Data multiplexers

Integrated services digital network (ISDN)