General Description
The MAX1481/MAX1484/MAX1485/MAX1486 provide software-selectable, half-/full-duplex, low-power, slew-rate-limited, and high-speed (12Mbps) RS-485/RS-422 operation in a 10-pin µMAX® package—the smallest 10-pin package available.

FEATUREs
♦ 10-Pin µMAX Package: Smallest 10-Pin Package
♦ Software-Selectable Half-/Full-Duplex Operation
   (MAX1485/MAX1486)
♦ 0.1µA Low-Current Shutdown Mode (MAX1481)
♦ Slew-Rate Limiting Allows Error-Free Data
   Transmission (MAX1481/MAX1485)
♦ 12Mbps High-Speed Operation
   (MAX1484/MAX1486)
♦ Allow up to 256 Transceivers on the Bus

APPLICATIONs
   Low-Power RS-422/RS-485 Communications
   Level Translators
   Hand-Held Equipment
   Battery-Powered Equipment
   Transceiver for EMI-Sensitive Applications
   Industrial-Control Local Area Networks