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DESCRIPTION/ORDERING INFORMATION

SN65C3243

, SN75C3243

3-V TO 5.5-V MULTICHANNEL RS-232 COMPATIBLE LINE DRIVER/RECEIVER

• Operates With 3-V to 5.5-V V

• Always-Active Noninverting Receiver Output

(ROUT2B)

• Low Standby Current . . . 1 µA Typ

• External Capacitors . . . 4 × 0.1 µF

• Accepts 5-V Logic Input With 3.3-V Supply

• Inter-Operable With SN65C3238, SN75C3238

• Supports Operation From 250 kbit/s to

1 Mbit/s

• RS-232 Bus-Pin ESD Protection Exceeds

±15 kV Using Human-Body Model (HBM)

• Latch-Up Performance Exceeds 100 mA Per

JESD 78, Class II

• Battery-Powered Systems

• PDAs

• Notebooks

• Laptops

• Palmtop PCs

• Hand-Held Equipment

The SN65C3243 and SN75C3243 consist of three line drivers, five line receivers, and a dual charge-pump circuit

with ±15-kV ESD protection pin to pin (serial-port connection pins, including GND). This device 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. In addition, this device

includes an always-active noninverting output (ROUT2B), which allows applications using the ring indicator to

transmit data while the device is powered down. The device operates at data signaling rates up to 1 Mbit/s and

an increased slew-rate range of 24 V/

µs to 150 V/µs.

Flexible control options for power management are available when the serial port is inactive. The

auto-powerdown 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, the driver outputs are disabled. If FORCEOFF is

set low, both drivers and receivers (except ROUT2B) are shut off, and the supply current is reduced to 1

µA.

Disconnecting the serial port or turning off the peripheral drivers causes the auto-powerdown condition to occur.

Auto-powerdown can be disabled when FORCEON and FORCEOFF are high and should be done when driving

a serial mouse. With auto-powerdown enabled, the device is activated automatically when a valid signal is

applied to any receiver input. The INVALID output is used to notify the user if an RS-232 signal is present at any

receiver input. INVALID is high (valid data) if any receiver input voltage is greater than 2.7 V or less than –2.7 V

or has been between –0.3 V and 0.3 V for less than 30

µs. INVALID is low (invalid data) if all receiver input

voltages are between –0.3 V and 0.3 V for more than 30

µs. Refer to Figure 5 for receiver input levels.

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