Low Power Consumption: The MAX485CPA operates with low power, drawing between 120µA and 500µA of supply current in various states, making it suitable for energy-sensitive applications. It is built with BiCMOS technology.Standards Compliance: Meets the requirements of RS-485 and RS-422 protocols, ensuring compatibility with a broad range of devices and systems.Half-Duplex Operation: Designed for half-duplex communication, meaning it can either transmit or receive data at a given time on the same bus line.Non-Slew-Rate-Limited Driver: The driver slew rate is not limited, enabling data transmission speeds up to 2.5 Mbps.Wide Common-Mode Input Voltage Range: Operates reliably over a common-mode input voltage range of -7V to +12V, making it suitable for noisy industrial environments.Thermal Shutdown Protection: Includes thermal shutdown circuitry that protects the driver outputs by placing them in a high-impedance state during bus contention or excessive power dissipation.Short-Circuit Current Limited Driver: Drivers are short-circuit current limited to prevent damage.Fail-Safe Receiver: The receiver input has a fail-safe feature that guarantees a logic-high output if the input is open circuit, preventing ambiguous states.Single 5V Supply: Operates from a single +5V power supply.Multiple Transceivers: Allows up to 32 transceivers to be connected on the same bus.
