ZHCSRD4I 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.
Figure 8-2 Typical
RS-485 Network With Half-Duplex TransceiversThe 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-? termination resistors be placed at both ends of the bus, the bus cable impedance be between 135 ? and 165 ?, and that 390-? fail-safe resistors be placed on both the A and B lines at both ends of the bus.
Figure 8-3 Typical PROFIBUS network