Actually it isn't really an "inverter", since a 1 in RS232 is a negative voltage and a one in TTL/CMOS is a positive voltage, and that is what the MAX232 does, you can't really call it an inverter. TTYL > -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of wouter van ooijen & floortje > hanneman > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 06:05 > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: Strange errors with max232 chip > > > > The max232 is ONLY a level shifter, but this assumes that it is > a properly > > working MAX232. > > PLUS inverter > > 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 > > -- > 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