MAX3320A/B/L/T
3V to 5.5V, up to 250kbps True RS-232 Transceiver
with 4µA AutoShutdown Plus and Power-On Reset
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reducing supply current to 4µA. This occurs if the RS-232
cable is disconnected or the connected peripheral trans-
mitters turn off. The system turns on again when a valid
transition occurs at any RS-232 receiver or transmitter
input. As a result, the system saves power without
changes to the existing BIOS or operating system. The
INVALID output is high when the receivers are active.
Since INVALID indicates the receiver inputs’ condition, it
can be used in any mode (Figure 2).
Tables 1 and 2 and Figure 2 summarize the MAX3320’
s
operating modes. FORCEON and FORCEOFF override
the automatic circuitry and force the transceiver into its
normal operating state or into its low-power standby
state. When neither control is asserted, the IC enters
AutoShutdown Plus mode and selects between these
states automatically, based on the last receiver or
transmitter input edge received.
When shut down, the device’s charge pumps turn off,
V+ decays to V
CC
, V- decays to ground, and the trans-
mitter outputs turn off (high impedance). The time
required to exit shutdown is typically 25µs (Figure 3a).
Software-Controlled Shutdown
If direct software control is desired, use INVALID to indi-
cate DTR or Ring Indicator signal. Connect FORCEOFF
and FORCEON together to bypass the AutoShutdown
Plus feature so the line acts like a SHDN input.
Power-On Reset
In addition to issuing a reset to the microprocessor (µP)
during power-up, power-down, and brownout condi-
tions, the MAX3320 is relatively immune to short-
duration, negative-going V
CC
transitions (glitches).
Typically, a V
CC
transient that goes 100mV below the
reset threshold and lasts 20µs or less does not cause a
reset pulse (see
Typical Operating Characteristics
).
Additional bypass capacitance mounted as close as
possible to the V
CC
pin provides additional transient
immunity.
Table 2. INVALID Truth Table
MAX3320