Product overview
Description
The ST232 is a 2 driver, 2 receiver device following EIA/TIA-232 and V.28 communication standard. It is particularly suitable for applications where ±12V is not available. The ST232 uses a single 5V power supply and only four external capacitors (0.1μF). Typical applications are in: portable computers, low power modems, interfaces translation, battery powered RS-232 system, multi-drop RS-232 networks.
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All features
- Operating temperature range:
-40° to 85°C 0° to 70°C - Data rate (typ): 220Kbps
- Supply voltage range: 4.5 to 5.5V
- Transmitter output voltage swing (typ): ±7.8V
- Supply current no load (typ): 5mA
- Receiver input voltage range: ±30V
- Compatible with MAX232 and MAX202
- Controlled output slew rate
- Operating temperature range:
All resources
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Product Specifications (1)
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14.2 | 19 Sep 2016 | 19 Sep 2016 |
Brochures (1)
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12.24 | 17 Dec 2024 | 17 Dec 2024 |
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Quality and Reliability
Part Number | Marketing Status | Package | Grade | RoHS Compliance Grade | Material Declaration** |
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ST232CDR | Active | SO-16 | Industrial | Ecopack3 | |
ST232CTR | Active | TSSOP-16L | Industrial | Ecopack3 |
Marketing Status
Package
SO-16
Grade
Industrial
RoHS Compliance Grade
Ecopack3
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Sample & Buy
Part Number | Marketing Status | Budgetary Price (US$)*/Qty | Order from ST | Order from distributors | Package | Packing Type | RoHS | Country of Origin | ECCN (US) | ECCN (EU) | Operating temperature (°C) | Operating Temperature (°C) (max) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ST232CDR | | | Available at 6 distributors Distributor availability of ST232CDR
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ST232CTR | | | Available at 3 distributors Distributor availability of ST232CTR
Distributor reported inventory date: 4/19/2025 | | | | Buy from Distributor | |
ST232CDR Active
Part Number:
ST232CDR
Operating Temperature (°C)
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ST232CTR Active
Part Number:
ST232CTR
Operating Temperature (°C)
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Farnell Element14
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