________________General Description
The MAX212 RS-232 transceiver is intended for 3V-pow-
ered EIA/TIA-232E and V.28/V.24 communication inter-
faces where 3 drivers and 5 receivers are needed with
minimum power consumption. The operating voltage
range extends from 3.6V down to 3.0V while still main-
taining true RS-232 and EIA/TIA-562 voltage levels.
A 1A typical shutdown mode reduces power con-
sumption, extending battery life in portable systems.
While shut down, all receivers can remain active or can
be disabled under logic control. This enables a system
incorporating the CMOS MAX212 to be in low-power
shutdown mode and monitor incoming RS-232 activity.
A guaranteed data rate of 120kbps provides compati-
bility with popular software for communicating with per-
sonal computers.
Three-state drivers on all receiver outputs are provided
so that multiple receivers, generally of different inter-
face standards, can be wire-ORed at the UART.
The MAX212 is available in both small-outline (SO) and
shrink-small-outline (SSOP) packages. The SSOP
package occupies less than half of the board area
required by the equivalent SO package.
________________________Applications
Computers
Notebooks/Palmtops/Subnotebooks
Printers
Peripherals
Instruments
____________________________Features
SUPERIOR TO BIPOLAR:
o Operates from Single +3.0V to +3.6V Supply
o 24-Pin SSOP or Wide SO Packages
o Meets All EIA/TIA-232E & EIA/TIA-562
Specifications
o 3mA Max Supply Current (Unloaded)
o 1A Low-Power Shutdown Mode
o All Receivers Active During Low-Power Shutdown
o Mouse Compatible at 3.0V
o Low-Cost, Surface-Mount External Components
o 120kbps Guaranteed Data Rate—LapLink
Compatible
o Three-State Receiver Outputs
o Evaluation Kit Available
o Flow-Through Pinout
MAX212
+3V-Powered, Low-Power,
True RS-232 Transceiver
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Maxim Integrated Products
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PART
TEMP. RANGE
PIN-PACKAGE
MAX212CWG
0°C to +70°C
24 Wide SO
MAX212CAG
0°C to +70°C
24 SSOP
MAX212C/D
0°C to +70°C
Dice*
MAX212EAG
-40°C to +85°C
24 SSOP
MAX212EWG
-40°C to +85°C
24 Wide SO
EV KIT
TEMP. RANGE
BOARD TYPE
MAX212EVKIT-SSOP
0°C to +70°C
Surface Mount
19-0162; Rev 2; 2/94
LapLink is a registered trademark of Traveling Software.
_______________Ordering Information
* Dice are tested at TA = +25°C only.
___________Typical Operating Circuit
MAX212
T1IN
VCC
SD
+3.3V
DC-DC CONVERTER
EN
T1OUT
LN
LP
V-
V+
GND
1
214
23
T1
SHUTDOWN
11
3
4
17
T2IN
T2OUT
T2
12
16
T3IN
T3OUT
T3
13
15
R1OUT
R1IN
622
R2OUT
R2IN
R2
721
R3OUT
R3IN
820
R3
R4OUT
R4IN
919
R4
R5OUT
R5IN
10
18
R5
5
24
ENABLE
R1
EVALUATION
KIT
INFORMATION
INCLUDED