Isolated RS-485 and RS-422

Posted on Oct 12, 2012

Many RS-485 and RS-422 networks require isolation for safety, noise reduction, or ground loop elimination. A conventional circuit is shown in Figure 1. Unfortunately, optocoupler isolation is slow, complicated, and unreliable. Although RTS does not require the same speed as TXD and RXD, the optocouplers require a Schmitt trigger before the transceiver to condition the signal edges. Optocouplers also have to be driven harder to improve the slew rate of the output transistor to provide faster edges. These design considerations lead to a high component count and thus less reliability.

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