+3.0V to+5.5V, 1µA, RS-232/RS-485/422

Multiprotocol Transceivers

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0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

-40

-15

10

35

60

85

SHUTDOWN CURRENT vs. TEMPERATURE

TEMPERATURE (

°C)

0

40

20

80

60

120

100

140

04

6

2

8

10

12

RS-485/422 OUTPUT CURRENT vs.

DRIVER OUTPUT VOLTAGE

OUTPUT LOW VOLTAGE (V)

0

40

20

100

80

60

160

140

120

180

-7

-3

-5

-1

1

3

5

RS-485/422 OUTPUT CURRENT vs.

DRIVER OUTPUT HIGH VOLTAGE

OUTPUT HIGH VOLTAGE (V)

0.001

0.01

1

0.1

10

100

0

1.0

1.5

0.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

RS-485/422 DRIVER OUTPUT CURRENT vs.

DIFFERENTIAL OUTPUT VOLTAGE

OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V)

2.5

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

-40

10

-15

35

60

85

RS-485/422 DRIVER DIFFERENTIAL OUTPUT

vs. TEMPERATURE

TEMPERATURE (

°C)

R = 50

Ω

0

10

5

20

15

25

30

0

1.5

2.0

0.5

1.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

OUTPUT CURRENT vs. RECEIVER

OUTPUT LOW VOLTAGE

OUTPUT LOW VOLTAGE (V)

Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)

unless otherwise noted.)

0

30

20

10

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

0

500

1000

1500

2000

RS-232 TRANSMITTER SLEW RATE

LOAD CAPACITANCE (pF)

0

20

10

40

30

50

60

0

2000

1000

3000

4000

5000

OPERATING SUPPLY CURRENT vs.

LOAD CAPACITANCE WHEN

TRANSMITTING DATA (RS-232 MODE)

LOAD CAPACITANCE (pF)

1Mbps

250kbps

20kbps

0

1.0

2.0

1.5

2.5

3.0

-40

10

-15

35

60

85

MAX3160/MAX3161

NO-LOAD SUPPLY CURRENT vs.

TEMPERATURE

TEMPERATURE (

°C)

RS-485 MODE

RS-232 MODE