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MAX3232-EP

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Enhanced Product 3- to 5.5-V 250kbps RS-232 line driver/receiver with +/-15-kV ESD protection

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MAX3232-EP

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Drivers per package 2 Receivers per package 2 Logic voltage (min) (V) 3.3 Data rate (max) (Mbps) 0.25 Main supply voltage (nom) (V) 3.3, 5 ESD HBM (kV) 15 Rating HiRel Enhanced Product Operating temperature range (°C) -55 to 125 Vout (typ) (V) 5.4
Drivers per package 2 Receivers per package 2 Logic voltage (min) (V) 3.3 Data rate (max) (Mbps) 0.25 Main supply voltage (nom) (V) 3.3, 5 ESD HBM (kV) 15 Rating HiRel Enhanced Product Operating temperature range (°C) -55 to 125 Vout (typ) (V) 5.4
SSOP (DB) 16 48.36 mm² 6.2 x 7.8 TSSOP (PW) 16 32 mm² 5 x 6.4
  • RS-232 Bus-Pin ESD Protection Exceeds
    ±15 kV Using Human-Body Model (HBM)
  • Meets or Exceeds the Requirements of TIA/EIA-232-F and ITU v.28 Standards
  • Operates With 3-V to 5.5-V VCC Supply
  • Operates Up To 250 kbit/s
  • Two Drivers and Two Receivers
  • Low Supply Current . . . 300 µA Typical
  • External Capacitors . . . 4 × 0.1 µF
  • Accepts 5-V Logic Input With 3.3-V Supply
  • Alternative High-Speed Pin-Compatible Device (1 Mbit/s)
    • SNx5C3232
  • SUPPORTS DEFENSE, AEROSPACE, AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
    • Controlled Baseline
    • One Assembly/Test Site
    • One Fabrication Site
    • Available in Military (–55°C/125°C) Temperature Range(1)
    • Extended Product Life Cycle
    • Extended Product-Change Notification
    • Product Traceability
  • APPLICATIONS
    • Battery-Powered Systems, PDAs, Notebooks, Laptops,
      Palmtop PCs, and Hand-Held Equipment

(1) Additional temperature ranges are available - contact factory
  • RS-232 Bus-Pin ESD Protection Exceeds
    ±15 kV Using Human-Body Model (HBM)
  • Meets or Exceeds the Requirements of TIA/EIA-232-F and ITU v.28 Standards
  • Operates With 3-V to 5.5-V VCC Supply
  • Operates Up To 250 kbit/s
  • Two Drivers and Two Receivers
  • Low Supply Current . . . 300 µA Typical
  • External Capacitors . . . 4 × 0.1 µF
  • Accepts 5-V Logic Input With 3.3-V Supply
  • Alternative High-Speed Pin-Compatible Device (1 Mbit/s)
    • SNx5C3232
  • SUPPORTS DEFENSE, AEROSPACE, AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
    • Controlled Baseline
    • One Assembly/Test Site
    • One Fabrication Site
    • Available in Military (–55°C/125°C) Temperature Range(1)
    • Extended Product Life Cycle
    • Extended Product-Change Notification
    • Product Traceability
  • APPLICATIONS
    • Battery-Powered Systems, PDAs, Notebooks, Laptops,
      Palmtop PCs, and Hand-Held Equipment

(1) Additional temperature ranges are available - contact factory

The MAX3232 device 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 devices operate at data signaling rates up to 250 kbit/s and a maximum of 30-V/µs driver output slew rate.

The MAX3232 device 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 devices operate at data signaling rates up to 250 kbit/s and a maximum of 30-V/µs driver output slew rate.
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* Data sheet 3-V to 5.5-V Multichannel RS-232 Line Driver/Receiver w/+/-15-kV ESD datasheet (Rev. A) 23 Mar 2009
* VID MAX3232-EP VID V6206623 21 Jun 2016
* Radiation & reliability report MAX3232MDBREP Reliability Report 13 Jan 2016
* Radiation & reliability report MAX3232MPWREP Reliability Report 13 Jan 2016

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