What are bus transceivers?

Bus transceivers refer to logic ICs or integrated circuits, primarily designed to facilitate the smooth flow of electronic information between two different points, thereby ensuring compatibility with the bus system. These ICs come in inverting and noninverting varieties, and can also be used with bidirectional interface circuits. 

Types of bus transceivers

Bus transceivers are available in a multitude of configurations, depending on logic functions and families, levels of maximum operating voltage, input and output functions, and package types. The number of state inputs and outputs varies as well. As such, the most common types of bus transceivers include:

• Quadruple inverting bus transceivers which have 3 state outputs
• Quadruple non-inverting bus transceivers which have 3 state outputs
• Octal non-inverting bus transceivers which have 3 state outputs
• Inverting bus transceivers having 8-bit 3 state
• Octal inverting bus transceivers which have tri-state output

Applications

Bus transceivers are extensively used across a wide range of applications. They are used in industrial equipment, commercial applications, and consumer electronics. Most commonly, they are used in applications like:

• HVAC 
• Digital signage
• Data over power applications 
• Remote monitoring and sensing