At 11:09 02/27/99 +0100, Marc wrote:
>> right driver (eg. max232, spec'd up to 120kbps) in a normal home
>
>If I remember correctly, the MAX232 is spec'd at 19k2, while a variant of it
>(MAX232A?) and the newer MAX202 is spec'd to support 115k2. The MAX202 is
>"better" anyway because it works with 5x 100nF, available cheap and in 1206
>SMT.

i don't have the max232 data sheet handy, but the max232e (w/ esd
protection) is spec'd for 120kbps, just like the max202e. the higher
switching frequency of the 202 not only makes the caps smaller, it also
makes the current consumption higher.

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