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DESCRIPTION/ORDERING INFORMATION
MAX3227E
3-V TO 5.5-V SINGLE-CHANNEL RS-232 LINE DRIVER/RECEIVER
WITH ± 15-kV IEC ESD PROTECTION
SLLS715A – FEBRUARY 2006 – REVISED JUNE 2007
• Battery-Powered, Hand-Held, and Portable
• Meets or Exceeds the Requirements of
Equipment
TIA/EIA-232-F and ITU v.28 Standards
• PDAs and Palmtop PCs
• Operates With 3-V to 5.5-V V
CC
Supply
• Notebooks, Sub-Notebooks, and Laptops
• Operates at Least 1 Mbit/s
• Digital Cameras
• Low Standby Current . . . 1 μ A Typ
• Mobile Phones and Wireless Devices
• External Capacitors . . . 4 × 0.1 μ F
• Accepts 5-V Logic Input With 3.3-V Supply
• Designed to Be Interchangeable With Maxim™
MAX3227E
• Latch-Up Performance Exceeds 100 mA Per
JESD 78, Class II
• ESD Protection for RS-232 I/O Pins
– ± 15 kV – Human-Body Model
– ± 8 kV – IEC61000-4-2, Contact Discharge
– ± 15 kV – IEC61000-4-2, Air-Gap Discharge
• Auto-Powerdown Plus Feature Automatically
Disables Drivers for Power Savings
• Packaged in Plastic Shrink Small-Outline
Package
The MAX3227E consists of one line driver, one line receiver, and a dual charge-pump circuit with ± 15-kV IEC
ESD protection pin to pin (serial-port connection pins, including GND). The device meets the requirements of
TIA/EIA-232-F and provides the electrical interface between an asynchronous communication controller and the
serial-port connector. The charge pump and four small external capacitors allow operation from a single 3-V to
5.5-V supply. This device operates at data-signaling rates of 1 Mbit/s in normal operating mode and a maximum
of 30-V/ μ s driver output slew rate. This device also features a logic-level output (READY) that asserts when the
charge pump is regulating and the device is ready to begin transmitting.
The MAX3227E achieves a 1- μ A supply current using the auto-powerdown plus feature. This device
automatically enters a low-power powerdown mode when the RS-232 cable is disconnected or the drivers of the
connected peripherals are inactive for more than 30 s. They turn on again when they sense a valid transition at
any driver or receiver input. Auto-powerdown saves power without changes to the existing BIOS or operating
system.
The MAX3227EC is characterized for operation from 0 ° C to 70 ° C. The MAX3227EI is characterized for
operation from –40 ° C to 85 ° C.
ORDERING INFORMATION
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PACKAGE
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ORDERABLE PART NUMBER TOP-SIDE MARKING
Tube of 80 MAX3227ECDB
0 ° C to 70 ° C SSOP – DB MP227EC
Reel of 2000 MAX3227ECDBR
Tube of 80 MAX3227EIDB
–40 ° C to 85 ° C SSOP – DB MP227EI
Reel of 2000 MAX3227EIDBR
(1) Package drawings, standard packing quantities, thermal data, symbolization, and PCB design guidelines are available at
www.ti.com/sc/package.
(2) For the most current package and ordering information, see the Package Option Addendum at the end of this document, or see the TI
website at www.ti.com .
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