DS96172, DS96174

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SNLS390D – JUNE 1998 – REVISED APRIL 2013

DS96172/DS96174 RS-485/RS-422 Quad Differential Line Drivers

Check for Samples: DS96172, DS96174

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FEATURES

DESCRIPTION

The DS96172 and DS96174 are high speed quad

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Meets EIA Standard RS-485 and RS-422A

differential

line

drivers

designed

to

meet

EIA

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Monotonic Differential Output Switching

Standard RS-485. The devices have tri-state outputs

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Transmission Rate to 10 Mbs

and are optimized for balanced multipoint data bus

transmission at rates up to 10 Mbps. The drivers

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Tri-state Outputs

have wide positive and negative common mode

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Designed for Multipoint Bus Transmission

range

for

multipoint

applications

in

noisy

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Common Mode Output Voltage Range:

−7V to

environments. Positive and negative current-limiting

+12V

is provided which protects the drivers from line fault

conditions over a +12V to

−7.0V common mode

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Operates from Single +5V Supply

range. A thermal shutdown feature is also provided

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Thermal Shutdown Protection

and occurs at junction temperature of approximately

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DS96172/DS96174 are Lead and Function

160°C. The DS96172 features an active high and

Compatible with the SN75172/75174 or the

active low Enable, common to all four drivers. The

AM26LS31/MC3487, Respectively

DS96174 features separate active high Enables for

each driver pair. Compatible RS-485 receivers,

transceivers, and repeaters are also offered to

provide optimum bus performance. The respective

device types are DS96173, DS96175, DS96176, AND

DS96177.

Connection Diagrams

Figure 1. 16-Lead PDIP DS96172

Figure 2. 16-Lead PDIP DS96174

Top View

Top View

See Package Number NFG0016E

See Package Number NFG0016E

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DS96172 - Obsolete

DS96174 - Not Recommended For New Designs