DESCRIPTION

The ST232 is a 2 driver, 2 receiver device following EIA/TIA-232 and V.28 communication standard. It is particularly suitable for applications where ±12V is not available. The ST232 uses a single 5V power supply and only four external capacitors (0.1µF). Typical applications are in: Portable Computers, Low Power Modems, Interfaces Translation, Battery Powered RS-232 System, Multi-Drop RS-232 Networks.

■ SUPPLY VOLTAGERANGE: 4.5 TO 5.5V

■ SUPPLY CURRENT NO LOAD (TYP): 5mA

■ TRANSMITTER OUTPUT VOLTAGESWING (TYP): ±7.8V

■ CONTROLLED OUTPUT SLEW RATE

■ RECEIVERINPUT VOLTAGERANGE:±30V

■ DATA RATE (TYP): 220Kbps

■ OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE: -40 TO 85 oC, 0 TO 70 oC

■ COMPATIBLEWITH MAX232 AND MAX202