DATASHEET ISL3293E, ISL3294E, ISL3295E ISL3296E, ISL3297E, ISL3298E FN6544 Rev 3.00 September 25, 2015 The Intersil ISL3293E, ISL3294E, ISL3295E, ISL3296E, ISL3297E, ISL3298E are ±16.5kV HBM ESD Protected (7kV IEC61000 contact), 3.0V to 5.5V powered, single transmitters for balanced communication using the RS-485 and RS-422 standards.
These drivers have very low bus currents (±40mA), so they present less than a “1/8 unit load” to the RS-485 bus.
This allows more than 256 transmitters on the n
