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For the fourth consecutive year, NVE is included in Forbes’ list of America’s Best Small Companies. The list is in the November 7 issue.
NVE was named one of the top 25 fastest-growing public companies in Minnesota by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. |
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Daylight
Saving Time
ends Sunday, November 6. Spin your clocks back an hour. |
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Our telephone background music is currently Bach’s Toccata in D minor, the quintessential scary Halloween.
And toccatas are fast and precise like NVE sensors and isolators. |
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NVE will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 24 and 25. |
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Featured Product |
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Isolated PROFIBUS Transceiver
 The IL3685 is a galvanically isolated,
high-speed differential bus
transceiver, designed for bidirectional
data communication on
balanced transmission lines. The device uses NVE’s patented
IsoLoop spintronic Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR) technology.
 The IL3685 is fully PROFIBUS compliant, including the rigorous
PROFIBUS differential output voltage specifications (see the Application Corner below). The device is
compatible with 3.3 V as well as 5 V input supplies,
allowing interface to standard microcontrollers without additional
level shifting.
Current limiting and thermal shutdown features protect against
output short circuits and bus contention that may cause excessive
power dissipation. Receiver inputs feature a “fail-safe if open”
design, ensuring a logic high R-output if A/B are floating.
Features
• PROFIBUS Compliant
• Meets ANSI RS-485 and ISO 8482:1987(E)
• UL1577 and IEC 61010-2001 Approved
• 3.3 V / 5 V Input Supply
• 40 Mbps Data Rate
• 5 ns Pulse Skew
• Low EMC Footprint
• 15 kV bus ESD Protection
• Thermal Shutdown Protection
• Unlimited Barrier Life
• 16-pin SOIC Package
Applications
• PROFIBUS DP and FMS Networks
• Factory Automation
• Gaming Systems
• Security Networks
• Building Environmental Controls
<Download Datasheet>
<Illustrative Circuits>
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Halloween Application Corner |
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 PROFIBUS Compliance
Doesn't Have to Be Scary
Many designers don’t realize that PROFIBUS standards limit transceiver
differential output voltage, which rules out many transceivers on the market.
That’s frightening.
A key PROFIBUS specification is, “The differential voltage between A- and B-line shall be a minimum of 4 V and a maximum of
7 V.” But most RS-485 transceivers don’t specify bus voltages that way.
They specify a maximum and a minimum differential voltage between A and B, and it’s almost always quoted with a single output state under low and high
loads. Furthermore, the PROFIBUS specification has to be met at the maximum power supply voltage (5.5 V).
Most manufacturers comply with the 4 volt minimum, but miss the less obvious
7 volt maximum, perhaps in the mistaken belief that maximizing differential output voltage must be a good thing.
That’s a nasty trick that will get your product rejected.
But NVE has a PROFIBUS compliance treat—the PROFIBUS compliant IL3685 transceiver. Here's a proven circuit:
A True PROFIBUS-Compliant Circuit
The IL3685 guarantees the 7 V maximum differential specification. Additionally, the 220 ohm termination resistor, along with one on the other end of the bus, matches the bus impedance to minimize reflections. The 390 ohm “fail-safe” resistors guarantee a known state with no active transceivers.
Now that wasn’t so scary, was it?
<Download the PROFIBUS Hardware Design Guide (.pdf)> |
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