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RAA788170, RAA788172, RAA788173, RAA788175, RAA788176, RAA788178
3.3V, Full Fail-Safe, Low-Power, RS-485 Transceivers with 3kV EFT Immunity and 15kV ESD Protection
The RAA78817x family (RAA788170, RAA788172, RAA788173, RAA788175, RAA788176, RAA788178) of 3.3V powered single transceivers feature high output drive and high EFT and ESD protection. The devices are immune to ±3kV IEC61000-4-4 EFT transients and withstand ±15kV IEC61000-4-2 ESD strikes without latch-up. These devices have low bus currents (+125µA/-100µA), so they present a true 1/8 unit load to the RS-485 bus. This allows up to 256 transceivers on the network without violating the RS-485 specification 32 unit load maximum, and without using repeaters.