GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADM485 is a differential line transceiver suitable for high
speed bidirectional data communication on multipoint bus
transmission lines. It is designed for balanced data transmission
and complies with EIA standards RS-485 and RS-422. The part
contains a differential line driver and a differential line
receiver.
Both the driver and the receiver can be enabled independently.
When disabled, the outputs are three-stated.
The ADM485 operates from a single 5 V power supply.
Excessive power dissipation caused by bus contention or by
output shorting is prevented by a thermal shutdown circuit. If
during fault conditions, a significant temperature increase is
detected in the internal driver circuitry, this feature forces the
driver output into a high impedance state.