From what i know about RS432 and 485, they use 2 wires per direction for communication, so my best bet is to tie up a RS432 to TTL convertor and a TTL to RS232 convertor. Maxim provides free samples for such convertors. Regards, Code ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Venz" To: Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 2:18 PM Subject: [EE]: RS423 vs RS232 > Trying to make head or tail of the various specs I've found online for the > two signalling specs. > > Seems most of the differences are merely in voltage levels - (and therefore > max data rate due to slew, power consumption, number of receivers etc). > Can I simply use a level converter for bi-directional RS423<->RS232 > communication? (Assuming I set the baud low enough for RS232 to handle). > > Cheers, > -Dave. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > > -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body