The purpose of this application note is to describe the main elements of an RS-422 and RS-485 system. This application note attempts to cover enough technical details so that the system designer will have considered all the important aspects in

This document describes the MODBUS over Serial Line protocol. MODBUS Serial Line protocol is a Master-Slave protocol. This protocol takes place at level 2 of the OSI model. A master-slave type system has one node (the master node) that issues exp

RS-485 transceiver with electrical data isolation Complies with ANSI TIA/EIA RS-485-A and ISO 8482: 1987(E) 500 kbps data rate Slew rate-limited driver outputs Low power operation: 2.5 mA max Suitable for 5 V or 3 V operations (VDD1)