Meets Standard EIA-485
Designed for High-Speed Multipoint
Transmission on Long Bus Lines in Noisy
Environments
Supports Data Rates up to and Exceeding
Ten Million Transfers Per Second
Common-Mode Output Voltage Range of
–7 V to 12 V
Positive- and Negative-Current Limiting
Low Power Consumption . . . 1.5 mA Max
(Output Disabled)

description
The SN55LBC172 is a monolithic quadruple
differential line driver with 3-state outputs. This
device is designed to meet the requirements of the
Electronics Industry Association (EIA) standard
RS-485. The SN55LBC172 is optimized for
balanced multipoint bus transmission at data
rates up to and exceeding 10 million bits per
second. The driver features wide positive and
negative common-mode output voltage ranges,
current limiting, and thermal-shutdown circuitry,
making it suitable for party-line applications in
noisy environments. The device is designed using
the LinBiCMOS process, facilitating ultralow
power consumption and inherent robustness.
The SN55LBC172 provides positive- and negative-current limiting and thermal shutdown for protection from
line fault conditions on the transmission bus line. This device offers optimum performance when used with the
SN55LBC173M quadruple line receiver.