ISL3172EIUZ-T
ISL3172EIUZ-T - ±15kV ESD, 3.3V RS-485/422 Transceiver | Renesas
The Renesas ISL3172EIUZ-T is a ±15kV IEC61000-4-2 ESD-protected, 3.3V-powered, half-duplex RS-485/RS-422 transceiver with one driver and one receiver channel, housed in an 8-pin MSOP (UZ) package. It operates from a 3.0V to 3.6V supply, supports data rates up to 250 kbps, and consumes a quiescent supply current of roughly 510 µA in active mode. The part presents only a 1/8 unit load on the bus (allowing up to 256 transceivers on the same bus) and integrates ±15 kV HBM ESD protection directly on the bus pins.
A transceiver of this category, also called an RS-485/RS-422 line driver/receiver, is an interface IC that translates logic-level UART signals from a microcontroller into differential voltages suitable for transmission over twisted-pair cable, while simultaneously converting incoming differential signals back to logic levels. It sits in the signal-chain hierarchy between the protocol controller (UART) and the physical medium (twisted pair), forming part of the broader Interface IC > Line Driver/Receiver family in the wired-communication domain. This kind of low-power, high-ESD part is the modern workhorse for industrial fieldbus networks, replacing older ±2 kV parts in factory and process-control deployments.
Key features of the ISL3172EIUZ-T include ±15 kV HBM ESD protection on the bus pins, true 1/8 unit load (allowing 256 nodes on one bus), full fail-safe receiver outputs (logic-high when the bus is open, shorted, or idle), low bus currents of +125 µA/-100 µA, thermal-shutdown and current-limit protection, and an active-high driver enable pin. The receiver also features a wide common-mode range from -7 V to +12 V, tolerating large ground-potential differences between nodes.
Internally, the part uses a 3.3V CMOS driver stage with slew-rate-limited output edges (as marked in the datasheet family — the speed variants differ), reducing EMI and reflections on unterminated cables. The full fail-safe design guarantees a deterministic logic-high output when the differential input voltage VA-B drops below the -50 mV threshold (open, shorted, or terminated-but-idle). Hot-plug circuitry prevents false transitions on the bus when the device is connected to an active network.
Typical applications include industrial fieldbus networks (Modbus RTU, Profibus DP segments, BACnet MS/TP), building automation (lighting, HVAC, access-control panels), long-cable point-of-sale and kiosk equipment, solar inverter daisy-chains, and any RS-485 multi-drop network requiring robust ESD immunity in harsh electrical environments.
When designing with this part, place 100 nF decoupling close to VCC and add a 1 nF to 10 nF safety capacitor across the bus pins for additional ESD hardening in IEC 61000-4-2 air-discharge events. Terminate the bus with a 120 Ω resistor at each end only when running at the upper data-rate limit; for low-speed (<115 kbps) networks, termination is often unnecessary.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, drop-in alternatives, and practical design notes not found in the manufacturer datasheet alone, optimized for engineers selecting a ±15 kV ESD-rated, 3.3V RS-485 transceiver for industrial multi-drop networks.
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