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From: "Harold Hallikainen" <harold@HALLIKAINEN.COM>
Subject: Re: [PIC:] serial port dilemma - design advise requested


> You could try "open collector RS232". Have a diode with the cathode

That was my knee-jerk reaction, but then I thought a minute and figured out
that I'm an old fogey.  Probably should be open drain in this century.  (But
hey, open collector still works, and it works well).

In the radio world, we use this to connect a PC to multiple radios.  Google
for "Icom CI-V" for examples.

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