Datasheet
+3.3V, ±15kV ESD-Protected, Fail-Safe, 
Hot-Swap, RS-485/RS-422 Transceivers
DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(V
CC
= 3.3V ±10%, T
A
=T
MIN
to T
MAX
, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at V
CC
= 3.3V and T
A
= +25°C.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS 
0  V
OUT
 12V (Note 3)  40    250 
Driver Short-Circuit Output 
Current 
I
OSD 
-7V  V
OUT
 V
CC
 (Note 3)  -250    -40 
mA 
(V
CC
 - 1V)  V
OUT
 12V (Note 3)  20     
Driver Short-Circuit Foldback 
Output Current 
I
OSDF 
-7V  V
OUT
 1V (Note 3)      -20 
mA 
Thermal-Shutdown Threshold  T
TS 
 175  °C
Thermal-Shutdown Hysteresis  T
TSH
    15    °C
V
IN
 = +12V      125 
Input Current (A and B)  I
A, B
DE = GND, 
V
CC
 = GND or 3.6V 
V
IN
 = -7V  -100     
μA 
RECEIVER 
Receiver Differential Threshold 
Voltage 
V
TH
 -7V  V
CM
 12V  -200  -125  -50  mV 
Receiver Input Hysteresis  V
TH
 V
A
 + V
B
 = 0V    15    mV 
RO Output High Voltage  V
OH 
I
O
 = -1mA  V
CC
 - 0.6    V 
RO Output Low Voltage  V
OL 
I
O
 = 1mA      0.4  V 
Three-State Output Current at 
Receiver 
I
OZR 
0  V
O
 V
CC
      ± 1  μA 
Receiver Input Resistance  R
IN
-7V  V
CM
 12V  96      k
Receiver Output Short-Circuit 
Current 
I
OSR 
0V  V
RO
 V
CC
  ±80 mA 
SUPPLY CURRENT 
No load, RE = 0, DE = V
CC
 0.8 1.5 
No load, RE = V
CC
, DE = V
CC
 0.8 1.5 
Supply Current  I
CC
No load, RE = 0, DE = 0    0.8  1.5 
mA 
Supply Current in Shutdown 
Mode 
I
SHDN 
RE = V
CC
, DE = GND    0.05  10  μA 
ESD PROTECTION 
ESD Protection for Y, Z, A, and B    Human Body Model    ±15    kV 
Note 1: All currents into the device are positive. All currents out of the device are negative. All voltages are referred to device
ground, unless otherwise noted.
Note 2: ΔV
OD
and ΔV
OC
are the changes in V
OD
and V
OC
, respectively, when the DI input changes state.
Note 3: The short-circuit output current applies to peak current just prior to foldback current limiting. The short-circuit foldback out-
put current applies during current limiting to allow a recovery from bus contention.
MAX3070E–MAX3079E
Maxim Integrated
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