MAX3485EPA+
MAX3485EPA+ - 3.3V 10Mbps RS-485/RS-422 Transceiver
The Analog Devices MAX3485EPA+ is a 3.3V-powered, slew-rate-limited, true RS-485/RS-422 transceiver with one driver and one receiver, data rates up to 10Mbps, and an 8-pin PDIP package. It is designed for low-power industrial and embedded communication links where a compact, dual RS-485/RS-422 interface is required. The verified product information identifies a 3V to 3.6V supply range, short-circuit current limiting, thermal shutdown, and fail-safe receiver behavior. Its 8-pin through-hole package is suitable for industrial control boards, instrumentation, and legacy communication equipment that uses DIP-compatible footprints.
An RS-485/RS-422 transceiver is an interface IC that converts logic-level digital signals into balanced differential bus signals and receives differential bus signals back into logic-level outputs. RS-422 commonly supports point-to-point or one-driver topologies, while RS-485 supports multipoint buses and commonly uses termination and biasing. The MAX3485EPA+ combines one transmitter and one receiver in one package, making it suitable for half-duplex communication links, industrial transceivers, and systems that need a compact dual-ended interface.
Key verified features include operation from 3V to 3.6V, a transmission data rate up to 10Mbps, slew-rate limiting for controlled signal propagation, short-circuit current limiting, and thermal shutdown protection that places the driver output into a high-impedance state. The receiver includes a fail-safe feature for improved behavior in bus idle or fault conditions. These functions help designers protect the communication path when the remote bus is shorted or when power dissipation becomes excessive.
The MAX3485 family is positioned between general-purpose digital I/O and full physical-layer network controllers. Compared with an RS-232 transceiver, it uses differential signaling and is better suited to longer, noise-resistant industrial links. Compared with a multi-channel transceiver, the MAX3485EPA+ provides a simpler one-driver, one-receiver implementation in an 8-pin PDIP package. Its through-hole package also makes it convenient for prototypes, repair assemblies, and systems where a surface-mount footprint is not required.
Typical applications include RS-485 industrial sensor links, factory automation equipment, building-control interfaces, data-acquisition systems, instrumentation, and embedded communications modules. In an RS-485 bus, the MAX3485EPA+ can be paired with a microcontroller UART, protection components, termination resistors, and bias resistors. In RS-422 applications, it can support differential point-to-point links with suitable wiring and termination.
Designers should verify the PCB footprint, supply decoupling, bus termination, common-mode limits, grounding, and protection requirements before production use. The verified data does not provide every electrical limit, package dimension, temperature grade, compliance declaration, or full pin-level application detail, so those parameters should be confirmed in the manufacturer datasheet. This page combines verified product information, cross-reference results, application guidance, and drop-in alternatives.
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