better keep the thread on the list... I assume you are taling about the caps on the max232? any value from 1 to 22 uF will do. But I have the idea that you are trying to do somehing that might be a little beyond your grasp. Wouter van Ooijen Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: http://www.voti.nl Jal compiler for PIC uC's: http://www.voti.nl/jal PICs kopen? http://www.voti.nl/shop ----- Original Message ----- From: David VanHorn To: Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 5:16 PM Subject: Re: Strange errors with max232 chip > At 12:04 PM 12/28/01 +0100, wouter van ooijen & floortje hanneman wrote: > > > The max232 is ONLY a level shifter, but this assumes that it is a properly > > > working MAX232. > > > >PLUS inverter > > +5 to --12 is a level shift... > :) > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads