The SN65HVD179 is a differential line driver and differential-input line receiver that operates with a 5-V
power supply. Each driver and receiver has separate input and output pins for full-duplex bus communication designs. They are designed for balanced transmission lines and interoperation with ANSI TIA/EIA-485A, TIA/EIA-422-B, ITU-T v.11, and ISO 8482:1993 standard-compliant devices.
FEATURES
• Designed for INTERBUS Applications
• Balanced Receiver Thresholds
• 1/2 Unit-Load (up to 64 nodes on the bus)
• Bus-Pin ESD Protection 15 kV HBM
• Bus-Fault Protection of –7V to 12V
• Thermal Shutdown Protection
• Power-Up/Down Glitch-free Bus Inputs and Outputs
