General Description
The MAX3460–MAX3464 are high-speed differential
bus transceivers for RS-485 and RS-422 communica-
tions. They are designed to meet TIA/EIA-422-B,
TIA/EIA-485-A, V.11, and X.27 standards. The trans-
ceiver complies with the Profibus specification provid-
ing +2.1V output level with a 54Ω load, 20Mbps data
rate, and output skew less than 2ns. Each part contains
one three-state differential line driver and one differen-
tial input line receiver. The devices operate from a +5V
supply and feature true fail-safe circuitry, which guaran-
tees a logic-high receiver output when the receiver
inputs are open or shorted. This enables all receiver
outputs on a terminated bus to output logic highs when
all transmitters are disabled.
All devices feature a 1/4 standard unit load receiver
input impedance that allows 128 transceivers on the
bus. Driver and receiver propagation delays are guar-
anteed under 20ns for multidrop, clock distribution
applications. Drivers are short-circuit current limited
and are protected against excessive power dissipation
by thermal shutdown circuitry. The driver and receiver
feature active-high and active-low enables, respective-
ly, that can be connected together externally to serve
as a direction control.
Applications
High-Speed RS-485 Communications
High-Speed RS-422 Communications
Level Translators
Industrial-Control Local Area Networks
Profibus Applications
Features
♦ Recommended for Profibus Applications
♦ Guaranteed 20Mbps Data Rate
♦ 20ns Transmitter and Receiver Propagation Delay
♦ 2ns Transmitter and Receiver Skew
♦ High Differential Driver Output Level (2.1V on 54Ω)
♦ Hot-Swap Versions
♦ 1µA Shutdown Supply Current
♦ Low Supply Current Requirements (2.5mA typ)
♦ Allow Up to 128 Transceivers on the Bus
♦ True Fail-Safe Receiver while Maintaining EIA/TIA-
485 Compatibility
♦ Designed for Multipoint Transmissions on Long
or Noisy Bus Lines
♦ Full Duplex and Half Duplex Versions Available
♦ Phase Controls to Correct for Twisted-Pair
Reversal for 14-Pin Versions
♦ Current-Limiting and Thermal Shutdown for
Driver Overload Protection
MAX3460–MAX3464
+5V, Fail-Safe, 20Mbps, Profibus RS-485/
RS-422 Transceivers
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