DESCRIPTION The SP483 and SP485 are half-duplex Receivers differential transceivers that meet the SP483 and SP485 requirements of RS-485 and RS-422. Fabricated with an Exar proprietary BiCMOS The SP483 and SP485 receivers have process, this product requires a fraction of differential inputs with an input sensitivity the power of older bipolar designs. as low as ±200mV. Input impedance of the receivers is typically 15kΩ (12kΩ minimum). The RS-485 standard is ideal for multi-drop A wide common mode range of -7V to +12V applications and for long-distance interfaces. allows for large ground potential differences RS-485 allows up to 32 drivers and 32 between systems. The receivers of the receivers to be connected to a data bus, SP483 and SP485 have a tri-state enable making it an ideal choice for multi-drop control pin. A logic LOW on RE (pin 2) will applications. Since the cabling can be enable the receiver, a logic HIGH on RE (pin as long as 4,000 feet, RS-485 transceivers 2) will disable the receiver. are equipped with a wide (-7V to +12V) common mode range to accommodate The receiver for the SP485 will operate ground potential differences. Because up to at least 10Mbps. The SP483 receiver RS-485 is a differential interface, data is is rated for data rates up to 250kbps. virtually immune to noise in the transmission The receiver for each of the three devices line. is equipped with the fail-safe feature. Fail-safe guarantees that the receiver Drivers output will be in a HIGH state when the input SP483 and SP485 is left unconnected and floating. The driver outputs of the SP483 and SP485Shutdown Mode are differential outputs meeting the RS-485 SP483 and RS-422 standards. The typical voltage output swing with no load will be 0 Volts to The SP483 is equipped with a Shutdown +5 Volts. With worst case loading of 54Ω mode. To enable the shutdown state, across the differential outputs, the drivers can both driver and receiver must be disabled maintain greater than 1.5V voltage levels. simultaneously. A logic LOW on DE (pin 3) The drivers of the SP483 and SP485 have and a Logic HIGH on RE (pin 2) will put the an enable control line which is active HIGH. SP483 into Shutdown mode. In Shutdown, A logic HIGH on DE (pin 3) will enable the supply current will drop to typically 1µA. differential driver outputs. A logic LOW on the DE(pin 3) will tri-state the driver outputs. The transmitters of the SP485 will operate up to at least 5Mbps. The SP483 has internally slew rate limited driver outputs to minimize EMI. The maximum data rate for the SP483 driver is 250kbps. 236DSR00 8 Rev. 1.0.3