RS-485 bus transceiver for 5 V industrial links
The MAX489EESD+T is a full-duplex RS-485/RS-422 transceiver from Analog Devices, packing one driver and one receiver into a 14-SOIC package.
250 kbps data rate and 70 mV hysteresis — what they mean on the bus
Rated for 250 kbps, this transceiver handles the common baud rates for Modbus RTU, Profibus DP at lower speeds, and many proprietary RS-485 sensor networks. Full-duplex operation means the driver and receiver are active simultaneously, so the part can transmit and receive on separate twisted pairs without direction switching. This simplifies the firmware compared to half-duplex parts that need a transmit-enable toggle on every packet.
