SLLS563I July 2003 – January 2023 SN65HVD1176 , SN75HVD1176
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An RS-485 bus consists of multiple transceivers connecting in parallel to a bus cable. To eliminate line reflections, each cable end is terminated with a termination resistor RT) whose value matches the characteristic impedance (Z0) of the cable. This method, known as parallel termination, allows for higher data rates over longer cable length.
The PROFIBUS standard extends RS-485 by specifying the value of the termination resistor, the characteristic impedance of the bus cable, and the value of fail-safe termination at both ends of the bus.
PROFIBUS requires that 220-Ω termination resistors be placed at both ends of the bus, the bus cable impedance be between 135 Ω and 165 Ω, and that 390-Ω fail-safe resistors be placed on both the A and B lines at both ends of the bus.