DESCRIPTION

The DS276 Line-Powered RS-232 Transceiver Chip is a CMOS device that provides a low-cost, very low-power interface to RS-232 serial ports. The receiver input translates RS-232 signal levels to common CMOS/TTL levels. The transmitter can be used with independently supplied positive and negative supplies, but in most cases will be used with the positive supply, sharing the logic supply and the negative supply stolen from the receive RS-232 signal when that signal is in a negative state (marking).

FEATURES

Low-power serial transmitter/receiver for battery-backed systems

Transmitter steals power from receive signal line to save power

Single 3V or 5V operation

Full duplex operation up to 20k bps

Ultra-low static current

Compatible with RS-232-E signals