SP3223 Datasheet, PDF (10/23 Pages) Sipex Corporation – Intelligent +3.0V to +5.5V RS-232 Transceivers

DESCRIPTION
The SP3223 and SP3243 transceivers meet the
EIA/TIA-232 and ITU-T V.28/V.24 communica-
tion protocols and can be implemented in bat-
tery-powered, portable, or hand-held applica-
tions such as notebook or palmtop computers.
The SP3223 and SP3243 devices feature Sipex's
proprietary and patented (U.S.-- 5,306,954) on-
board charge pump circuitry that generates
±5.5V RS-232 voltage levels from a single +3.0V
to +5.5V power supply. The SP3223 and SP3243
devices
can
operate
at
a typical data rate of 235kbps fully loaded.
The SP3223 is a 2-driver/2-receiver device, and
the SP3243 is a 3-driver/5-receiver device
ideal for portable or hand-held applications.
The SP3243 includes one complementary
always-active receiver that can monitor an
external device (such as a modem) in shutdown.
This aids in protecting the UART or serial
controller IC by preventing forward biasing
of the protection diodes where V_CC may be
disconnected.
VCC
UART
or
Serial µC
+
C5 0.1µF
28 _C1+
+
C1 0.1µF
24 C1-
+
C2 0.1µF
1 C2+
2 C2-
TxD
14 ^T1^IN
RTS
13 T2IN
DTR
12 T3IN
26
VCC
V+ ²⁷
+
C3 0.1µF
SP3243
V- ³
T₁OUT ₉
T₂OUT 10
T₃OUT 11
C4 0.1µF
+
RS-232
OUTPUTS
RxD
CTS
DSR
DCD
RI
VCC
20 ^R2^OUT
19 ^R1^OUT
R₁IN ₄
18 ^R2^OUT
17 ^R3^OUT
5KΩ
R₂IN ₅
5KΩ
R₃IN ₆
16 ^R4^OUT
5KΩ
R₄IN ₇
15 ^R5^OUT
22 _SHUTDOWN
23 _ONLINE
5KΩ
R₅IN ₈
5KΩ
21 _STATUS
GND
25
RS-232
INPUTS
RESET
µP
Supervisor
VIN
IC
Figure 11. Interface Circuitry Controlled by Micropro-
cessor Supervisory Circuit
The SP3223 and SP3243 series is an ideal choice
for power sensitive designs. The SP3223 and
SP3243 devices feature AUTO ON-LINE^®
circuitry which reduces the power supply drain
to a 1µA supply current. In many portable or
hand-held applications, an RS-232 cable can be
disconnected or a connected peripheral can be
turned off. Under these conditions, the internal
charge pump and the drivers will be shut down.
Otherwise, the system automatically comes
online. This feature allows design engineers to
address power saving concerns without major
design changes.
THEORY OF OPERATION
The SP3223 and SP3243 series is made up
of four basic circuit blocks:
1. Drivers, 2. Receivers, 3. the Sipex proprietary
charge pump, and 4. AUTO ON-LINE^® cir-
cuitry.
Drivers
The drivers are inverting level transmitters that
convert TTL or CMOS logic levels to 5.0V EIA/
TIA-232 levels with an inverted sense relative to
the input logic levels. Typically, the RS-232
output voltage swing is +5.4V with no load and
+5V minimum fully loaded. The driver outputs
are protected against infinite short-circuits to
ground without degradation in reliability. These
drivers comply with the EIA-TIA-232F and all
previous RS-232 versions. Unused driver inputs
should be connected to GND or V_CC.
The drivers can guarantee a data rate of 120Kbps
fully loaded with 3KΩ in parallel with 1000pF,
ensuring compatibility with PC-to-PC commu-
nication software.
The slew rate of the driver output is internally
limited to a maximum of 30V/µs in order to
meet the EIA standards (EIA RS-232D 2.1.7,
Paragraph 5). The transition of the loaded
output from HIGH to LOW also meets the
monotonicity requirements of the standard.
Rev. 6/30/03
SP3223 +3.0V to +5.5V RS-232 Transceivers
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