120



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D

DE

R

RE

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R

Vcc

1k



A

B

D

DE

R

RE

D

R

A

B

D

DE

R

POLCOR

D

R

RE

A

B

D

DE

R

POLCOR

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R

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Master

SN65HVD82

Slave

SN888C

Slave

SN888C

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SN888C

Cross-wire

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SN888C

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Bus-Polarity Correcting RS-485 Transceiver for E-Meters

Check for Samples: SN888C

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FEATURES

APPLICATIONS

•

Exceeds Requirements of EIA-485 Standard

•

E-meters

•

Bus-Polarity Correction within 76 ms

DESCRIPTION

•

Data Rate: 300 bps to 250 kbps

The SN888C is a low-power RS-485 transceiver with

•

Works with Two Configurations:

bus-polarity correction and transient protection. Upon

–

Failsafe Resistors Only

hot plug-in the device detects and corrects the bus

polarity within the first 76 ms of bus idling. On-chip

–

Failsafe and Termination Resistors

transient

protection

protects

the

device

against

•

Up to 256 Nodes on a Bus

IEC61000 ESD and EFT transients.

•

SOIC-8 Package for Backward Compatibility

The SN888C is available in an SOIC-8 package. The

•

Bus-Pin Protection:

device is characterized from –40°C to 85°C.

–

±16 kV HBM protection

–

±12 kV IEC61000-4-2 Contact Discharge

–

+4 kV IEC61000-4-4 Fast Transient Burst

Figure 1. Typical Network Application With Polarity Correction (POLCOR)

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PRODUCTION DATA information is current as of publication date.

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Products conform to specifications per the terms of the Texas

Instruments standard warranty. Production processing does not

necessarily include testing of all parameters.