FEATURES
s s s s DESCRIPTIO s s s s s s U APPLICATIO S s s s Protected from Overvoltage Line Faults to ±60V Pin Compatible with LTC485 and LTC491 High Input Impedance Supports Up to 128 Nodes No Damage or Latchup to ESD IEC-1000-4-2 Level 4: ±15kV Air Discharge IEC-1000-4-2 Level 2: ± 4kV Contact Discharge Controlled Slew Rates for EMI Emissions Control Guaranteed High Receiver Output State for Floating, Shorted or Inactive Inputs Outputs Assume a High Impedance When Off or Powered Down Drives Low Cost, Low Impedance Cables Short-Circuit Protection on All Outputs Thermal Shutdown Protection The LT®1785/LT1791 are half-duplex and full-duplex differential bus transceivers for RS485 and RS422 applications which feature on-chip protection from overvoltage faults on the data transmission lines. Receiver input and driver output pins can withstand voltage faults up to ±60V with respect to ground with no damage to the device. Faults may occur while the transceiver is active, shut down or powered off.
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