MAX3243
3-V TO 5.5-V MULTICHANNEL RS-232 LINE DRIVER/RECEIVER
WITH
±15-kV
ESD (HBM) PROTECTION
SLLS350E – APRIL 1999 – REVISED OCTOBER 2000
AUTO-POWERDOWN SECTION
electrical characteristics over recommended ranges of supply voltage and operating free-air
temperature (unless otherwise noted) (see Figure 5)
PARAMETER
VT+(valid)
VT–(valid)
VT(invalid)
VOH
VOL
Receiver input threshold
for INVALID high-level output voltage
Receiver input threshold
for INVALID high-level output voltage
Receiver input threshold
for INVALID low-level output voltage
INVALID high-level output voltage
INVALID low-level output voltage
TEST CONDITIONS
FORCEON = GND,
FORCEOFF = VCC
FORCEON = GND,
FORCEOFF = VCC
FORCEON = GND,
FORCEOFF = VCC
IOH = –1 mA, FORCEON = GND,
FORCEOFF = VCC
IOL = 1.6 mA, FORCEON = GND,
FORCEOFF = VCC
–2.7
–0.3
VCC – 0.6
0.4
0.3
MIN
TYP†
MAX
2.7
UNIT
V
V
V
V
V
† All typical values are at VCC = 3.3 V or VCC = 5 V, and TA = 25°C.
switching characteristics over recommended ranges of supply voltage and operating free-air
temperature (unless otherwise noted) (see Figure 5)
PARAMETER
tvalid
tinvalid
Propagation delay time, low- to high-level output
Propagation delay time, high- to low-level output
MIN
TYP†
1
30
100
MAX
UNIT
µs
µs
µs
ten
Supply enable time
† All typical values are at VCC = 3.3 V or VCC = 5 V, and TA = 25°C.
PARAMETER MEASUREMENT INFORMATION
3V
RS-232
Output
50
Ω
RL
3V
FORCEOFF
SR(tr)
TEST CIRCUIT
CL
(see Note A)
Output
Input
0V
tTHL
3V
–3 V
VOLTAGE WAVEFORMS
tTLH
3V
–3 V
VOH
VOL
Generator
(see Note B)
+
6 V
t
THL
or t
TLH
NOTES: A. CL includes probe and jig capacitance.
B. The pulse generator has the following characteristics: PRR = 250 kbit/s, ZO = 50
Ω,
50% duty cycle, tr
≤
10 ns, tf
≤
10 ns.
Figure 1. Driver Slew Rate
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