On 8/23/12 11:46 PM, Michel wrote:
I am after a driver like the MAX232 that has 5V levels on one side;
+/- 5 on the other side and only requires a +5V supply. The MAX232
however is a 16 pin device and I am looking for something smaller (8
pins). I only need one Rx and one Tx channel.

I am also thinking, maybe I don't need one and just use 0V and 5V
levels rather than -5V and +5V, but not sure if that will work.

Anybody knows more about that?

Michel



The problem is that an RS-232 driver must make more than 5V to meet the spec., so it will have four capacitors to make +/-10V from +5V, needing more than 8 pins.

There is another spec RS-423 which is 5V, but I don't think there are any drivers for it that run from +5V only. The standard river is the MC3488A, which requires +/-5V.

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David Forbes, Tucson AZ

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