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FEATURES

APPLICATIONS

DB OR PW PACKAGE

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C1+

V+

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DOUT2

RIN2

GND

DOUT1

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DIN2

ROUT2

SUPPORTS DEFENSE, AEROSPACE,

DESCRIPTION

MAX3232-EP

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

WITH ±15-kV ESD PROTECTION

• Battery-Powered Systems, PDAs, Notebooks,

• RS-232 Bus-Pin ESD Protection Exceeds

Laptops, Palmtop PCs, and Hand-Held

±15 kV Using Human-Body Model (HBM)

Equipment

• Meets or Exceeds the Requirements of

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

• Operates With 3-V to 5.5-V V

• 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)

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SNx5C3232

AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

• Controlled Baseline

• One Assembly/Test Site

• One Fabrication Site

• Available in Military (–55°C/125°C)

• Extended Product Life Cycle

• Extended Product-Change Notification

• Product Traceability

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Additional temperature ranges are available - contact factory

ORDERABLE PART NUMBER

TOP-SIDE MARKING

SSOP (DB)

Reel of 2000

MAX3232MDBREP

–55°C to 125°C

MB3232M

TSSOP(PW)

Reel of 2000

MAX3232MPWREP

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For the most current package and ordering information, see the Package Option Addendum at the end of this document, or see the TI

website at www.ti.com.

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Package drawings, thermal data, and symbolization are available at www.ti.com/packaging.

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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Products conform to specifications per the terms of the Texas

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necessarily include testing of all parameters.