• Meets or Exceeds the Requirements of the
TIA/EIA-485A Standard and the State Grid
Corporation of China (SGCC) Part 11 Serial
Communication Protocol RS-485 Standard
• 4.5 V to 5.5 V Supply Voltage
• Half-Duplex RS-422/RS-485
• Bus I/O Protection
– ± 16 kV HBM ESD
– ± 8 kV IEC 61000-4-2 Contact Discharge
– ± 10 kV IEC 61000-4-2 Air Gap Discharge
– ± 2 kV IEC 61000-4-4 Fast Transient Burst
• Extended Industrial Temperature Range: -40°C to
125°C
• Large Receiver Hysteresis for Noise Rejection
• Low Power Consumption
– Low Standby Supply Current: < 1 µA
– Quiescent During Operation: < 660 µA
• Glitch-Free Power-Up/Down for Hot Plug-in
Capability
• Open, Short, and Idle Bus Failsafe
• 1/8 Unit Load Options (Up to 256 Bus Nodes)
• Low EMI 500 kbps