RS-485 ⇝

EIA-485

<communications, standard>

(Formerly "RS-485") An EIA serial line standard which specifies 2-wire, half-duplex, differential line, multi-point communications. Maximum cable length is 1200m. Maximum data rates are 10Mbps at 1.2m or 100Kbps at 1200m. EIA-485 can implement a truly multi-point communications network, and specifies up to 32 drivers and 32 receivers on a single (2-wire) bus.

Differential SCSI uses EIA-485.

Details on RS-232, 422, 423, and 485.

Last updated: 2003-04-18

Nearby terms:

EIA-422 ♦ EIA-423 ♦ EIA-449 ♦ EIA-485 ♦ EIA-530 ♦ EIDE ♦ Eiffel ♦ Eiffel source checker

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