MAX232DR SIOC-16 package Dual EIA-232 Driver/Receiver 
Datasheet
Features
- Meet or Exceed TIA/EIA-232-F and ITU Recommended V.28
- Operates From a Single 5-V Power Supply With 1.0-µF Charge-Pump Capacitors
- Operate Up To 120 kbit/s
- Two Drivers and Two Receivers
- ±30-V Input Levels
- Low Supply Current ...8 mA Typical
- ESD Protection Exceeds JESD 22
- 2000-V Human-Body Model (A114-A)
- Upgrade With Improved ESD (15-kV HBM) and 0.1-µF Charge-Pump Capacitors is Available With the MAX202
- Applications
- TIA/EIA-232-F, Battery-Powered Systems, Terminals, Modems, and Computers
Description
The MAX232 device is a dual driver/receiver that includes a capacitive voltage generator to supply TIA/EIA-232-232-F voltage levels from a single 5-V supply. Each receiver converts TIA/EIA-232-F inputs to 5-V TTL/CMOS levels. These receivers have 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/EIA-232-F levels. The driver, receiver, and voltage-generator functions are available as cells in the Texas Instruments LinASIC™ library.