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C1+

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RIN2

ROUT2

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MAX3223E

3-V TO 5.5-V MULTICHANNEL RS-232 LINE DRIVER/RECEIVER

WITH ±15-kV ESD PROTECTION

Check for Samples: MAX3223E

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FEATURES

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ESD Protection for RS-232 Bus Pins

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±15-kV Human-Body Model (HBM)

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±8-kV IEC61000-4-2, Contact Discharge

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±15-kV IEC61000-4-2, Air-Gap Discharge

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Meets or Exceeds the Requirements of

TIA/EIA-232-F and ITU v.28 Standards

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Operates up to 500 kbit/s

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Two Drivers and Two Receivers

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Low Standby Current . . . 1

μA Typ

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External Capacitors . . . 4 × 0.1

μF

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Accepts 5-V Logic Input With 3.3-V Supply

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Alternative High-Speed Pin-Compatible Device

(1 Mbit/s) for SNx5C3223E

APPLICATIONS

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Battery-Powered Systems

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PDAs

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Notebooks

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Laptops

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Palmtop PCs

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Hand-Held Equipment

DESCRIPTION/ORDERING INFORMATION

The MAX3223E consists of two line drivers, two line receivers, and a dual charge-pump circuit with ±15-kV 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. The device operates at typical data signaling rates up to 500 kbit/s and a maximum of 30-V/

μs

driver output slew rate.

Flexible control options for power management are available when the serial port is inactive. The

auto-powerdown feature functions when FORCEON is low and FORCEOFF is high. During this mode of

operation, if the device does not sense a valid RS-232 signal, the driver outputs are disabled. If FORCEOFF is

set low and EN is high, both drivers and receivers are shut off, and the supply current is reduced to 1 mA.

Disconnecting the serial port or turning off the peripheral drivers causes auto-powerdown to occur.

Auto-powerdown can be disabled when FORCEON and FORCEOFF are high. With auto-powerdown enabled,

the device is activated automatically when a valid signal is applied to any receiver input. The INVALID output is

used to notify the user if an RS-232 signal is present at any receiver input. INVALID is high (valid data) if any

receiver input voltage is greater than 2.7 V or less than –2.7 V, or has been between –0.3 V and 0.3 V for less

than 30

μs. INVALID is low (invalid data) if the receiver input voltage is between –0.3 V and 0.3 V for more than

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μs. Refer to Figure 4 for receiver input levels.

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