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SP485ECN-L

MaxLinear · RS-485 / RS-422 ICs · SOIC-8

SP485ECN-L from MaxLinear, in a SOIC-8. Pinout and pin descriptions extracted from the manufacturer datasheet by ds2sf; symbol, footprint, and 3D from KiCad-official CAD.

Pinout

Pin Name Type Function
1 RO output Receiver output. Drives the recovered logic-level data from the differential A/B bus pair. VOH ≥ 3.5V at IO = -4mA and VOL ≤ 0.4V at IO = 4mA. Tri-stated when RE is high; fail-safe HIGH when the differential inputs are open.
2 RE input Receiver output enable, active LOW. A logic LOW enables the receiver output RO; a logic HIGH places RO in a high-impedance state. Input thresholds VIH ≥ 2.0V, VIL ≤ 0.8V.
3 DE input Driver output enable, active HIGH. A logic HIGH enables the differential driver outputs on A and B; a logic LOW tri-states the driver outputs. Input thresholds VIH ≥ 2.0V, VIL ≤ 0.8V.
4 DI input Driver input. Logic-level transmit data that is converted to the differential signal on A/B when the driver is enabled. Input thresholds VIH ≥ 2.0V, VIL ≤ 0.8V; input current ±10µA.
5 GND power_in Ground reference for the device.
6 A bidirectional Non-inverting driver output / non-inverting receiver input. Half-duplex differential RS-485/RS-422 bus line. Common-mode range -7V to +12V; input resistance ≥12kΩ (typ 15kΩ); ±15kV HBM and ±15kV IEC61000-4-2 Air Discharge ESD-protected.
7 B bidirectional Inverting driver output / inverting receiver input. Half-duplex differential RS-485/RS-422 bus line. Common-mode range -7V to +12V; input resistance ≥12kΩ (typ 15kΩ); ±15kV HBM and ±15kV IEC61000-4-2 Air Discharge ESD-protected.
8 VCC power_in Positive supply. 4.75V ≤ VCC ≤ 5.25V (5V ±5%). Decouple locally to GND.

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer MaxLinear
Package SOIC-8
Category Interface
Pins 8

Ordering variants

  • SP485ECN-L
  • SP485ECN-L/TR

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: SP485ECN-L
  • Footprint: Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm
  • 3D model: SOIC-8 (KiCad packages3D, STEP)

Provenance

Data extracted from the manufacturer datasheet, not a distributor listing:

  • Datasheet: MaxLinear datasheet (None pp, sha256 4a2a188692170b46, retrieved 2026-08-17, tier: manufacturer)
  • Extractor: ds2sf (Claude). Every pin and dimension is cited to a datasheet page; it refuses to fabricate.
  • CAD: KiCad official libraries (CC-BY-SA 4.0).

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