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  2.   Digital Isolator Design Guide
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Operating Principle
    1. 1.1 Edge-Based Communication
    2. 1.2 On-Off Keying (OOK) Based Communication
  5. 2Typical Applications for Digital Isolators and Isolated Functions
  6. 3Digital Isolator Selection Guide
    1. 3.1 Parameters of Interest
    2. 3.2 Isolator Families
  7. 4PCB Design Guidelines
    1. 4.1 PCB Material
    2. 4.2 Layer Stack
    3. 4.3 Creepage Distance
    4. 4.4 Controlled Impedance Transmission Lines
    5. 4.5 Reference Planes
    6. 4.6 Routing
    7. 4.7 Vias
    8. 4.8 Decoupling Capacitors
  8. 5Summary
  9. 6References
  10. 7Revision History

3 Digital Isolator Selection Guide

This section first describes key parameters to look for while choosing a digital isolator or isolated function, and then gives a brief introduction to families of isolators and isolated functions currently available from TI. Please refer the following links for a comprehensive isolator selection guide.

For a step by step flow chart guiding you to the best digital isolator family, please visit: https://e2e.ti.com/blogs_/b/analogwire/posts/how-to-select-a-digital-isolator

For an overview of all isolation products, with links to different parameterized product selection guides, please visit:
http://www.ti.com/isolation/overview.html

For a parameterized selection guide for digital isolators please visit:
https://www.ti.com/isolation/digital-isolators/products.html

For a parameterized selection guide for isolated RS485 transceivers please visit:
https://www.ti.com/isolation/isolated-interfaces/rs-485-transceivers/products.html