The MAX481, MAX483, MAX485, MAX487–MAX491, and MAX1487 are low-power transceivers for RS-485 and RS-422 communication. Each part contains one driver and one receiver.
Feature
Low Power Consumption Minimizes Thermal Dissipation, Reducing System Cost
Slew-Rate-Limited Drivers (MAX483/MAX487/MAX488 and MAX489)
Integrated Protection Enhances System Robustness
Short Circuit Current Limited Driver
Integrated Thermal Shutdown
Receiver Fail-Safe for Input Open Circuit
Guarantees Logic High
1/4 Unit Loading (MAX487/ MAX1487 only) Allows Up to 128 Devices on a Single Bus
Applications
Industrial-Control Local Area Networks
Level Translators
Low-Power RS-422 Transceivers
Low-Power RS-485 Transceivers
Transceivers for EMI-Sensitive Applications
(Picture: Diagram)
Catalogue
FPGA / CPLD
Memory
MOS 
MCU 
DSP
OCEP
Secondary 
Other 
