The ADM307xE are 3.3 V, low power data transceivers with ±15 kV ESD protection suitable for full- and half-duplex communication on multipoint bus transmission lines. They are designed for balanced data transmission, and they comply with TIA/EIA standards: RS-485 and RS-422.
The devices have a ⅛ unit load receiver input impedance, which allows up to 256 transceivers on a bus. Because only one driver should be enabled at any time, the output of a disabled or powered-down driver is tristated to avoid overloading the bus.
The receiver inputs have a true fail-safe feature, which eliminates the need for external bias resistors and ensures a logic high output level when the inputs are open or shorted. This guarantees that the receiver outputs are in a known state before communication begins and when communication ceases.
**Applications**
Power/energy metering
Industrial control
Lighting systems
Telecommunications
Security systems
Instrumentation
### Features and Benefits
TIA/EIA RS-485/RS-422 compliant
±15 kV ESD protection on RS-485 input/output pins
Data rates ADM3076E/ADM3077E/ADM3078E: 16Mpbs
Half- and full-duplex options
True fail-safe receiver inputs
Up to 256 nodes on the bus
−40°C to +125°C temperature option
Hot-swap input structure on DE and RE pins
Reduced slew rates for low EMI
Low power shutdown current (all except ADM3071E/ ADM3074E/ADM3077E)