This whitepaper helps in understanding common design problems and transceiver features developed to solve problems for designs of RS-485/RS-422 devices designs. This could simplify the designer’s task ...

2) And, is it possible to drive more than 32 unit loads? To answer the first question we look at a typical RS-485 data link shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Typical RS-485 data link. Observe that, in ...

The most common method for sharing data between devices is via a digital means of communications. Several standard buses implement such methods, with the main differences between them being data rate ...

The RS-485 standard defines a popular and widely used serial data interface and network that’s been in use for over 30 years. It’s found in factories, process control plants, building automation, and ...