
MAXT3238
3-V TO 5.5-V MULTICHANNEL RS-232 LINE DRIVER/RECEIVER
SLLS352 – JUNE 1999
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POST OFFICE BOX 655303
DALLAS, TEXAS 75265
Meet or Exceed the Requirements of
TIA/EIA-232-F and ITU v.28 Standards
Operate With 3-V to 5.5-V V
CC
Supply
Always-Active Noninverting Receiver
Output (ROUT1B)
Designed to Operate up to 1 Mbit/s
Low Standby Current . . . 1
μ
A Typical
External Capacitors . . . 4
×
0.1
μ
F
Accept 5-V Logic Input With 3.3-V Supply
Designed to be Interchangeable With
Maxim MAX3238C and MAX3238E
RS-232 Bus-Pin ESD Protection Exceeds
±
15-kV Using Human-Body Model (HBM)
Applications
– Battery-Powered Systems, PDAs,
Notebooks, Subnotebooks, Laptops,
Palmtop PCs, Hand-Held Equipment,
Modems, and Printers
Package Options Include Plastic
Small-Outline (DW), Shrink Small-Outline
(DB), and Thin Shrink Small-Outline (PW)
Packages
description
The MAXT3238 devices consist of five line drivers, three line receivers, and a dual charge-pump circuit with
±
15-kV ESD protection pin-to-pin (serial-port connection pins, including GND). These devices provide the
electrical interface between notebook and subnotebook computer applications and meet the requirements of
TIA/EIA-232-F. The charge pump and four small external capacitors allow operation from a single 3-V to 5.5-V
supply. In addition, these devices include an always-active noninverting output (ROUT1B), which allows
applications using the ring indicator to transmit data while the device is powered-down. These devices are
designed to operate at data signaling rates up to 1 Mbit/s, with an increased slew-rate range of 24 V/ s to
150 V/ s.
Flexible control options for power management are available when the serial port is inactive. The
auto-powerdown feature functions when FORCEON is low and FORCEOFF is high. During this mode of
operation, if the devices do not sense a valid RS-232 signal, the driver outputs are disabled. If FORCEOFF is
set low, both drivers and receivers (except ROUT1B) are shut off, and the supply current is reduced to 1
μ
A.
Disconnecting the serial port or placing the peripheral drivers off causes the auto-powerdown condition to occur.
Auto-powerdown can be disabled when FORCEON and FORCEOFF are high. With auto-powerdown enabled,
the devices are activated automatically when a valid signal is applied to any receiver input. The INVALID output
is used to notify the user if an RS-232 signal is present at any receiver 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
μ
s. INVALID is low (invalid data) if any receiver input voltage is between –0.3 V and 0.3 V for more than
30
μ
s. Refer to Figure 4 for receiver input levels.
The MAXT3238C is characterized for operation over the temperature range of 0
°
C to 70
°
C. The MAXT3238I
is characterized for operation over the temperature range of –40
°
C to 85
°
C.
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Copyright
1999, Texas Instruments Incorporated
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C2+
GND
C2–
V–
DOUT1
DOUT2
DOUT3
RIN1
RIN2
DOUT4
RIN3
DOUT5
FORCEON
FORECEOFF
C1+
V+
V
CC
C1–
DIN1
DIN2
DIN3
ROUT1
ROUT2
DIN4
ROUT3
DIN5
ROUT1B
INVALID
DB, DW, OR PW PACKAGE
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