Features
• Pb-free (RoHS compliant)
• ±15kV ESD protected (human body model)
• Manual and enhanced automatic powerdown
features
• Drop in replacements for MAX3224, MAX3226,
MAX3238
• Meets EIA/TIA-232 and V.28/V.24 specifications
at 3V
• Latch-up free
• RS-232 compatible with VCC = 2.7V
• On-chip voltage converters require only four
external 0.1μF capacitors
• Flow-through pinout (ICL3238)
• “Ready to transmit” indicator output (ICL3224/26)
• Receiver hysteresis for improved noise immunity
• Ensured minimum data rate: 250kbps
• Ensured minimum slew rate: 6V/μs
• Wide power supply range: Single +3V to +5.5V
• Low supply current in powerdown state: 1μA
Applications
• Any system requiring RS-232 communication ports
○ Battery powered, hand-held, and portable
equipment
○ Laptop computers, Notebooks, Palmtops
○ Modems, printers and other peripherals
○ Digital cameras
○ Cellular/mobile phones
○ Data cradles