CMOS Differential Bus Transceiver RS485 / RS422, Reduced Slew Rate, Error Free Data Transmit, DIP-8 - 

MAX483CPA+ is a low power transceiver for RS-485 and RS-422 communication. It contains one driver and one receiver. It features reduced slew-rate drivers that minimize EMI and reduce reflections caused by improperly terminated cables, thus allowing error-free data transmission up to 250kbps. Driver is short-circuit current limited and are protected against excessive power dissipation by thermal shutdown circuitry that places the driver outputs into a high-impedance state. The receiver input has a fail-safe feature that guarantees a logic-high output if the input is open circuit. Applications include low-power RS-485 transceivers, low-power RS-422 transceivers, level translators, transceivers for EMI-sensitive applications and industrial-control local area networks.