LTC1338
5V Low Power RS232
5-Driver/3-Receiver Transceiver
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Low Supply Current: 500µA
0.2µA Supply Current in SHUTDOWN
50µA Supply Current in RECEIVER ALIVE Mode
ESD Protection Over ±10kV
Operates from a Single 5V Supply
Uses Small Capacitors: 0.1µF
Operates to 120k Baud
Three-State Outputs Are High Impedance When Off
Output Overvoltage Does Not Force Current
Back into Supplies
The LTC1338 is a 5-driver/3-receiver RS232 trans-
ceiver with very low supply current. In the no load
condition, thesupplycurrentisonly500µA. Thecharge
pump only requires four 0.1µF capacitors.
In SHUTDOWN mode, the supply current is further
reduced to 0.2µA. In RECEIVER ALIVE mode, all three
receivers are kept alive and the supply current is 50µA.
All RS232 outputs assume a high impedance state in
SHUTDOWN and with the power off.
The LTC1338 is fully compliant with all data rate and
overvoltage RS232 specifications. The transceiver can
operate up to 120k baud with a 2500pF, 3kΩ load. Both
driver outputs and receiver inputs can be forced to
±25V without damage, and can survive multiple±10kV
ESD strikes.
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RS232 I/O Lines Can Be Forced to ±25V
Without Damage
Flowthrough Architecture
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TYPICAL APPLICATI
Supply Current
5-Drivers/3-Receivers with SHUTDOWN
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
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V
1
2
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
V
LTC1338
C1
0.1µF
C4
0.1µF
V
CC
C3
0.1µF
3
C2
0.1µF
4
DRIVER 1 IN
DRIVER 2 IN
RX1 OUT
5
DRIVER 1 OUT
DRIVER 2 OUT
RX1 IN
QUIESCENT
CURRENT
6
7
DRIVER 3 IN
RX2 OUT
8
DRIVER 3 OUT
RX2 IN
SHUTDOWN
CURRENT
9
DRIVER 4 IN
RX3 OUT
10
11
12
13
14
DRIVER 4 OUT
RX3 IN
DRIVER 5 IN
GND
–40
0
20
40
60
80 100
–20
DRIVER 5 OUT
RX ENABLE
NC
TEMPERATURE (°C)
DRIVER ENABLE
NC
TEST CONDITION:
= 5V, ALL DRIVER INPUTS TIED TO V
LTC1338 • TA02
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CC
CC
LTC1338 • TA01
1