> I'm designing a portable data logger. From time to time, the user has to
> bring the logger to a PC and transfer the collected data to it. I want to
> use the serial port in the PC as the interface, but I worry that the RS232
> drivers may be spoiled quickly, since most of the time the RS232 plug is
> inserted or removed when the computer is still on.

What do you mean by the drivers being spoiled quickly?

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