> Does anyone know of the availability of an 8 pin RS232 single > transmitter and receiver, preferrably with on-board charge pump. This > would make a great compact solution together with a '508. > > Any manufacturers/part numbers would be appreciated. You might check out Maxim. They claim that their MAX3221 is the world's smallest RS-232 IC. The chip has one transmitter and one receiver. The information that I have doesn't identify the number of pins however. Richard Rosenheim rrose@accessnv.com