Data Sheet

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C1+
V
S+
C1−
C2+
C2−
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DOUT2
RIN2
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CC
GND
DOUT1
RIN1
ROUT1
DIN1
DIN2
ROUT2
D, DW, N, NS, OR PW PACKAGE
(TOP VIEW)
MAX232E
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SLLS723B APRIL 2006REVISED NOVEMBER 2009
DUAL RS-232 DRIVER/RECEIVER WITH IEC61000-4-2 PROTECTION
Check for Samples: MAX232E
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FEATURES
Meets or Exceeds TIA/RS-232-F and ITU
Recommendation V.28
Operates From a Single 5-V Power Supply
With 1.0-μF Charge-Pump Capacitors
Operates up to 250 kbit/s
Two Drivers and Two Receivers
±30-V Input Levels
Low Supply Current . . . 8 mA Typical
ESD Protection for RS-232 Bus Pins
±15-kV Human-Body Model (HBM)
±8-kV IEC61000-4-2, Contact Discharge
±15-kV IEC61000-4-2, Air-Gap Discharge
APPLICATIONS
TIA/RS-232-F
Battery-Powered Systems
Terminals
Modems
Computers
DESCRIPTION/ORDERING INFORMATION
The MAX232E is a dual driver/receiver that includes a capacitive voltage generator to supply TIA/RS-232-F
voltage levels from a single 5-V supply. Each receiver converts TIA/RS-232-F inputs to 5-V TTL/CMOS levels.
This receiver has a typical threshold of 1.3 V, a typical hysteresis of 0.5 V, and can accept ±30-V inputs. Each
driver converts TTL/CMOS input levels into TIA/RS-232-F levels. The driver, receiver, and voltage-generator
functions are available as cells in the Texas Instruments LinASIC™ library.
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Instruments semiconductor products and disclaimers thereto appears at the end of this data sheet.
PRODUCTION DATA information is current as of publication date.
Copyright © 2006–2009, Texas Instruments Incorporated
Products conform to specifications per the terms of the Texas
Instruments standard warranty. Production processing does not
necessarily include testing of all parameters.

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