MAX13085E是MAXIM的一款+5.0V,±15kV ESD-Protected,Fail-Safe,Hot-Swap,RS-485/RS-422 Transceiver,具有fail-safe circuitry,保证receiver inputs open或shorted时, receiver output为logic-high。该transceiver还具有hot-swap capability,能够eliminate false transitions on the bus during power-up或hot insertion。此外,MAX13085E还具有reduced slew-rate drivers,能够minimize EMI,并reduce reflections caused by improperly terminated cables,从而实现error-free data transmission up to 500kbps。MAX13085E适用于half-duplex communications,unloaded或when fully loaded with the drivers disabled时,其supply current为1.2mA。MAX13085E还具有1/8-unit load receiver input imped- ance,从而可在bus上使用多达256个transceiver。