Lowest Power RS-485 Transceiver from Exar Includes Low Voltage Interface and Features <3 uA Standby Current

Exar XR33202

Exar Corporation announces the XR33202, a half-duplex, 20 Mbps RS-485 (TIA/EIA-485) transceiver optimized to operate over a wide 3 V to 5.5 V supply voltage range. The transceiver includes an adjustable low voltage logic interface and features the industry's lowest standby current of 3 µA (max), 0.05 µA (typ). The device's wide operating voltage range, flexible logic interface, and low standby current make it ideal for battery-powered and multi-voltage systems.

Exar - XR33202

"The adjustable low voltage interface included in the XR33202 simplifies integration of the transceiver in low voltage and multi-voltage systems," said Dale Wedel, Exar's vice president, high performance analog products.

The XR33202 exceeds the highest ESD rating of IEC 61000-4-2 Level 4. It also includes protection features such as hot swap glitch, overload and enhanced receiver fail-safe for open, shorted or terminated idle data lines.

XR33202 Typical Application
Typical Application.

Summary of features:

  • Wide 3.0 V to 5.5 V supply operation 
  • 1.65 V to 5.5 V I/O logic interface VL pin
  • <3 µA (max) standby current 
  • 20 Mbps maximum data rate  
  • Robust ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) protection for RS-485 bus pins
  • -40 °C to 125 °C ambient operating temperature range

Specified over an extended temperature range of -40 °C to 125 °C, the XR33202 is offered in RoHS compliant, green/halogen free, space-saving 3 × 3 mm DFN package. 1,000-piece pricing starts at $1.60 each.