RS485/RS422 transceiver with 50 Mbps edge rate
The MAX22508EASA+ is a full-duplex RS485/RS422 transceiver from Analog Devices, packing one driver and one receiver into an 8-SOIC package. The 50 Mbps data rate supports high-speed fieldbus links — think Profibus DP or similar differential serial buses — where the edge rate must stay clean across a few metres of twisted pair. The 250 mV receiver hysteresis filters noise on long cable runs, reducing false edges from reflections or coupled interference.
Surface-mount assembly with tube packaging — the tube is the standard SOIC-8 carrier, easy to feed into a pick-and-place feeder or store on the shelf without moisture-barrier bag concerns if the floor life is managed per J-STD-020.
No official second-source or pin-compatible replacement is recorded — the part is the only order code at this spec point in the Analog Devices RS485 portfolio.
