ST232C

RS-232 Interface IC 5V 2Driver/2Receiver

Features

■ Supply voltage range: 4.5 to 5.5 V
■ Supply current no load (typ.): 5 mA
■ Transmitter output voltage swing (typ): ±7.8 V
■ Controlled output slew rate
■ Receiver input voltage range: ± 30 V
■ Data rate (typ.): 220 kbps
■ Operating temperature range:
– -40 ° to 85 °C
– 0 ° to 70 °C
■ Compatible with MAX232 and MAX202

Description

The ST232 is a 2 driver, 2 receiver device following EIA/TIA-232 and V.28 communication standard. It is particularly suitable for applications where ±12 V is not available. The ST232 uses a single 5 V power supply and only four external capacitors (0.1 µF). Typical applications are in: portable computers, low power modems, interfaces translation, battery powered RS-232 system, multi-drop RS-232 networks.