TRS3238
3-V TO 5.5-V MULTICHANNEL RS-232 LINE DRIVER/RECEIVER
WITH ±15-kV ESD (HBM) PROTECTION
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SLLS817–JULY 2007
FEATURES
DB OR PW PACKAGE
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RS-232 Bus-Pin ESD Protection Exceeds
(TOP VIEW)
±15 kV Using Human-Body Model (HBM)
C2+
GND
C2−
C1+
27 V+
26
1
28
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Meets or Exceeds the Requirements of
TIA/EIA-232-F and ITU v.28 Standards
2
3
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CC
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Operates With 3-V to 5.5-V VCC Supply
Operates up to 250 kbit/s
V−
4
25 C1−
DOUT1
DOUT2
DOUT3
RIN1
5
24 DIN1
Five Drivers and Three Receivers
Low Standby Current . . . 1 μA Typical
External Capacitors . . . 4 × 0.1 μF
Accepts 5-V Logic Input With 3.3-V Supply
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15
DIN2
7
DIN3
8
ROUT1
ROUT2
DIN4
9
RIN2
DOUT4
RIN3
10
11
12
13
14
Always-Active Noninverting Receiver Output
(ROUT1B)
ROUT3
DIN5
DOUT5
FORCEON
FORCEOFF
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Alternative High-Speed Pin-Compatible Device
(1 Mbit/s)
ROUT1B
INVALID
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TRSF3238
APPLICATIONS
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Battery-Powered Systems
PDAs
Notebooks
Subnotebooks
Laptops
Palmtop PCs
Hand-Held Equipment
Modems
Printers
DESCRIPTION/ORDERING INFORMATION
The TRS3238 consists of five line drivers, three 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 notebook and subnotebook computer applications.
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 (ROUT1B), which allows applications using
the ring indicator to transmit data while the device is powered down. The TRS3238 operates at data signaling
rates up to 250 kbit/s and a maximum of 30-V/μs driver output slew rate.
Flexible control options for power management are featured when the serial port and driver inputs are inactive.
The auto-powerdown plus feature functions when FORCEON is low and FORCEOFF is high. During this mode
of operation, if the device does not sense valid signal transitions on all receiver and driver inputs for
approximately 30 s, the built-in charge pump and drivers are powered down, reducing the supply current to
1 μA. By disconnecting the serial port or placing the peripheral drivers off, auto-powerdown plus occurs if there
is no activity in the logic levels for the driver inputs. Auto-powerdown plus can be disabled when FORCEON and
FORCEOFF are high. With auto-powerdown plus enabled, the device activates automatically when a valid signal
is applied to any receiver or driver input. INVALID is high (valid data) if any receiver input voltage is greater than
2.7 V or less than –2.7 V, or has been between –0.3 V and 0.3 V for less than 30 μs. INVALID is low (invalid
data) if all receiver input voltages are between –0.3 V and 0.3 V for more than 30 μs. Refer to Figure 5 for
receiver input levels.
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Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated
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