EDN

RS232/RS485 Multiprotocol Transceiver

Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2872 multiprotocol transceiver with switchable integrated termination for 3.3V and 5V systems. RS485 systems require a termination resistor on the ends ...
Electronic Design

Dual RS232/RS485 IC Integrates Switchable Termination

Linear Technology's LTC2872 is a multiprotocol 20-Mbit/s RS232 and 500-Kbit/s RS485 transceiver with switchable integrated termination for 3.3-V and 5-V systems. The LTC2872 is a multiprotocol 20-Mbit ...
Electronic Design

Small Transceiver Supports RS-232, RS-485, RS-422 Protocols

Exar Corporation announced the SP335 advanced multiprotocol transceiver supporting RS-232, RS-485, and RS-422 serial standards. The SP335 advanced multiprotocol transceiver from Exar Corporation ...
EDN

USB to RS-485 & DMX – First Look

In a recent post we interfaced a small DMX RGB LED Par Light with an Arduino Uno through a MAX485 module. In this post we will learn how to work with a compact USB to RS-485 Converter Module. This ...
Hackaday

RS232 And RS485 Networking – No Code Required

Here’s a serial to Ethernet module that you won’t have to write firmware to build. It uses a Lantronix XPORT module which takes care of all the work for you, including an embedded webserver. Both ...
Ars Technica

Retrieving data from a RS232 (or RS485) serial output to go to a realtime display

I'm a bit out of my league on this one. I need to take realtime data from a serial source and display it in a "retail display" type of fashion. My PLC sends data out via RS232 (I also have RF485 \ ...
Hackaday

USB To RS-232 Adapter Hacked To Use RS485 Instead

[André Sarmento] needed to connect a computer to an RS-485 bus. A simple converter can be sourced online, but the only thing he could find locally that was even close was a USB to RS-232 converter. He ...