The MAX3483,MAX3485, MAX3486, MAX3488,MAX3490, and MAX3491 are 3.3V, low-power transceivers for RS-485 and RS-422 communicaTIon. Eachpart contains one driver and one receiver. TheMAX3483 and MAX3488 feature slew-rate-limited drivers that minimize EMI and reduce reflecTIons causedby improperly terminated cables, allowing error-freedata transmission at data rates up to 250kbps. The parTIally slew-rate-limited MAX3486 transmits up to2.5Mbps. The MAX3485, MAX3490, and MAX3491transmit at up to 10Mbps.
Drivers are short-circuit current limited and are protected against excessive power dissipaTIon by thermalshutdown circuitry that places the driver outputs into ahigh-impedance state. The receiver input has a fail-safefeature that guarantees a logic-high output if bothinputs are open circuit.
The MAX3488, MAX3490, and MAX3491 feature fullduplex communication,