DS16F95, DS36F95
OBSOLETE
December 15, 2009
EIA-485/EIA-422A Differential Bus Transceiver
General Description
The DS16F95/DS36F95 Differential Bus Transceiver is a
monolithic integrated circuit designed for bidirectional data
communication on balanced multipoint bus transmission
lines. The transceiver meets both EIA-485 and EIA-422A
standards.
The DS16F95/DS36F95 offers improved performance due to
the use of L-FAST bipolar technology. The L-FAST technol-
ogy allows for higher speeds and lower currents by minimizing
gate delay times. Thus, the DS16F95 and DS36F95 consume
less power, and feature an extended temperature range as
well as improved specifications.
The DS16F95/DS36F95 combines a TRI-STATE differential
line driver and a differential input line receiver, both of which
operate from a single 5.0V power supply. The driver and re-
ceiver have an active Enable that can be externally connected
to function as a direction control. The driver differential out-
puts and the receiver differential inputs are internally con-
nected to form differential input/output (I/O) bus ports that are
designed to offer minimum loading to the bus whenever the
driver is disabled or when V
CC = 0V. These ports feature wide
positive and negative common mode voltage ranges, making
the device suitable for multipoint applications in noisy envi-
ronments.
The driver is designed to accommodate loads of up to 60 mA
of sink or source current and features positive and negative
current limiting in addition to thermal shutdown for protection
from line fault conditions.
The DS16F95/DS36F95 can be used in transmission line ap-
plications employing the DS96F172 and the DS96F174 quad
differential line drivers and the DS96F173 and DS96F175
quad differential line receivers.
Features
■ Meets EIA-485 and EIA-422A
■ Meets SCSI-1 (5 MHZ) specifications
■ Designed for multipoint transmission
■ Wide positive and negative input/output bus voltage
ranges
■ Thermal shutdown protection
■ Driver positive and negative current-limiting
■ High impedance receiver input
■ Receiver input hysteresis of 50 mV typical
■ Operates from single 5.0V supply
■ Reduced power consumption
■ Pin compatible with DS3695 and SN75176A
■ Military temperature range available
■ Qualified for MIL-STD 883C
■ Standard Military Drawings (SMD) available
■ Available in DIP (J), SOIC (M), LCC (E), and Flatpak (W)
packages
Logic Diagram
962920
Function Tables
Driver
Driver Input
Enable
Outputs
DI
DE
A
B
H
L
H
L
H
X
L
Z
Receiver
Differential Inputs
Enable
Output
A–B
RE
RO
V
ID ≥ 0.2V
L
H
V
ID ≤ 0.2V
L
X
H
Z
H = High Level
L = Low Level
X = Immaterial
Z = High Impedance (Off)
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Print Date/Time: 2009/12/15 10:38:00
DS16F95,
DS36F95
EIA-485/EIA-422A
Differential
Bus
Transceiver