SLLA628 September 2023 THVD1424
In the first two sections RS-485 and the traditional design process has been discussed. There is ample evidence that with a minimal set of requirements, a large array of use cases, and many varied RS-485 compliant devices the design process of similar systems can require almost complete re-designs when needing to consider slight variations to the use case. This can compound the design effort needed for designers who work with RS-485 interfaces. However, the design and IC selection process can be streamlined if there was a part that could handle multiple use cases over a wide range of use cases– therefore only necessitating minimal IC qualification and minimal design changes across use cases. TI has recently introduced a part that does just that – the THVD1424.