MAX3243
3-V TO 5.5-V MULTICHANNEL RS-232 LINE DRIVER/RECEIVER
WITH ±15-kV ESD (HBM) PROTECTION
SLLS350E – APRIL 1999 – REVISED OCTOBER 2000
DB, DW, OR PW PACKAGE
Single-Chip and Single-Supply Interface for
IBM PC/AT Serial Port
(TOP VIEW)
Meets or Exceeds the Requirements of
TIA/EIA-232-F and ITU v.28 Standards
C2+
C2–
C1+
V+
1
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
2
Operates With 3-V to 5.5-V V
Supply
CC
V–
V
3
CC
Always-Active Noninverting Receiver
Output (ROUT2B)
RIN1
GND
4
RIN2
C1–
5
RIN3
FORCEON
FORCEOFF
INVALID
ROUT2B
ROUT1
ROUT2
6
Operates up to 250 kbit/s
RIN4
7
Designed to Transmit at a Data Rate of
250 kbit/s
RIN5
8
DOUT1
DOUT2
DOUT3
9
Low Standby Current . . . 1 µA Typical
External Capacitors . . . 4 × 0.1 µF
10
11
Accepts 5-V Logic Input With 3.3-V Supply
DIN3 12
DIN2 13
DIN1 14
17 ROUT3
16 ROUT4
15 ROUT5
Designed to Be Interchangeable With
Maxim MAX3243
Serial-Mouse Driveability
RS-232 Bus-Pin ESD Protection Exceeds
±15-kV Using Human-Body Model (HBM)
Auto-Powerdown Feature to Disable Driver
Outputs When No Valid RS-232 Signal Is
Sensed
Applications
– Battery-Powered Systems, PDAs,
Notebooks, Laptops, Palmtop PCs, and
Hand-Held Equipment
Package Options Include Plastic
Small-Outline (DW), Shrink Small-Outline
(DB), and Thin Shrink Small-Outline (PW)
Packages
description
The MAX3243 device consists of three line drivers, five line receivers, and a dual charge-pump circuit with
±15-kV ESD (HBM) 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. This combination of drivers and receivers matches that needed for the
typical serial port used in an IBM PC/AT, or compatible. The charge pump and four small external capacitors
allow operation from a single 3-V to 5.5-V supply. In addition, the device includes an always-active noninverting
output (ROUT2B), which allows applications using the ring indicator to transmit data while the device is powered
down. The device operates at data signaling rates up to 250 kbit/s and a maximum of 30-V/µs driver output slew
rate.
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