Datasheet
±15 kV ESD Protected, Slew Rate
Limited, 5 V, RS-485 Transceiver
ADM483E
Rev. A 
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FEATURES 
±15 kV ESD protection 
250 kbps data rate 
Reduced slew rate for low EM interference 
Single 5 V ± 10% supply 
−7 V to +12 V bus common-mode range 
Up to 32 nodes on the bus 
Receiver open-circuit, fail-safe design 
Short-circuit protection 
36 μA supply current 
0.1 μA shutdown current 
APPLICATIONS 
Low power RS-485 systems 
Electrically harsh environments 
EMI sensitive applications 
DTE-DCE interface 
Packet switching 
Local area networks 
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM 
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Figure 1. 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADM483E is a 5 V, low power data transceiver with ±15 kV 
ESD protection suitable for half-duplex communication on 
multipoint bus transmission lines. The ADM483E is designed 
for balanced data transmission and complies with TIA/EIA 
Standards RS-485 and RS-422, which allow up to 32 transceivers 
on a bus. 
The ADM483E has a low current shutdown mode in which it 
consumes only 0.1 μA. 
Because only one driver is enabled at any time, the output of a 
disabled or power-down driver is three-stated to avoid 
overloading the bus. 
Drivers are short-circuit current-limited and are protected 
against excessive power dissipation by thermal shutdown 
circuitry that places their outputs into a high impedance state. 
The receiver input has a fail-safe feature that guarantees a logic 
high output if the input is open circuit. 
The ADM483E is fully specified over the industrial temperature 
ranges and is available in 8-lead SOIC_N packages. 










