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11 Saving Power for the Future | ADI Why Use RS-485 Transceivers with iCoupler Isolation? iCoupler isolation provides a safe, reliable, and an EMC robust solution for solar PV network communication interfaces. For solar PV networks, the RS-485 or CAN communications interfaces often run over long cables in an electrically noisy environment. RS-485 communications are differential in nature and inherently noise immune. Adding iCoupler isolation increases noise immunity. 2 Block diagram of a typical solar system with storage. 3 Typical PV monitoring system data from a PV solar system. The iCoupler family of digital isolation products has been tested and approved by various regulatory agencies, including UL, CSA, VDE, TÜV, CQC, ATEX, and IECEx. This regulatory agency testing provides a certified level of safety in the presence of high-voltage transients and electrical surges that can occur in electrically harsh solar PV environments. The solar PV communications interface usually operates at low data rates—less than 500kbps—which is an ideal operating range for RS- 485 communications. Alternative implementations such as Ethernet operate at fixed data rates of 10 Mbps/100Mbps or 1Gbps, which are clearly overdesigned for the application requirement. iCoupler isolation has proven EMC robustness, which reduces field failures. Added EMC robustness reduces design and test time for interface circuits, allowing faster time to market for solar PV networks.