Packaging information
Package | Pins TSSOP (PW) | 16 |
Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85 |
Package qty | Carrier 2,000 | LARGE T&R |
Features for the MAX3221
- RS-232 Bus-pin ESD protection exceeds ±15 kV using human body model (HBM)
- Meets or exceeds the requirements of TIA/EIA-232-F and ITU V.28 standards
- Operates with 3-V to 5.5-V VCC supply
- Operates up to 250 kbps
- One driver and one receiver
- Low standby current: 1 µA typical
- External capacitors: 4 × 0.1 µF
- Accepts 5-V logic input with 3.3-V supply
- Alternative high-speed pin-compatible device (1 Mbps)
- SNx5C3221
- Automatic power-down feature automatically disables drivers for power savings
Description for the MAX3221
The MAX3221 device consists of one line driver, one line receiver with dedicated enable pin, and a dual charge-pump circuit with ±15-kV ESD 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 an asynchronous communication controller and the serial-port connector. The charge pump and four small external capacitors allow operation from a single 3-V to 5.5-V supply. These devices operate at data signaling rates up to 250 kbps and a maximum of 30-V/µs driver output slew rate.
Flexible control options for power management are available when the serial port is inactive. The automatic power-down feature functions when FORCEON is low and FORCEOFF is high. During this mode of operation, if the device does not sense a valid RS-232 signal on the receiver input, the driver output is disabled and the supply current is reduced to 1 µA. The INVALID output notifies the user if an RS-232 signal is present at the receiver input.
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