DESCRIPTION
TheSP3220E/EB/EUdevicesmeettheEIA/TIA-
232andV.28/V.24communicationprotocolsand
canbeimplementedinbattery-powered,portable,
or hand-held applications such as notebook or
palmtop computers. The SP3220E/EB/EU de-
vicesfeatureSipex'sproprietaryon-boardcharge
pumpcircuitrythatgenerates2xV forRS-232
PC-to-PC communication software. The
SP3220EU driver can guarantee a data rate of
1000Kbps fully loaded with 31 in parallel with
250pF.
The slew rate of the SP3220E and SP3220EB
outputsareinternallylimitedtoamaximumof30V/
µsinordertomeettheEIAstandards(EIARS-
232D2.1.7, Paragraph5). Thetransitionofthe
loadedoutputfromHIGHtoLOWalsomeetsthe
monotonicityrequirementsofthestandard. The
slewrateoftheSP3220EUisnotinternallylimited.
Thisallowsittotransmitatmuchfasterdatarates.
Figure12showsaloopbackcircuitusedtotestthe
RS-232driver.Figure13showsthetestresultsof
the loopback circuit with the SP3220EB driver
activeat250KbpswithanRS-232loadinparallel
witha1000pFcapacitor.Figure14showsthetest
resultswheretheSP3220EUdriverwasactiveat
1000KbpsandloadedwithanRS-232receiverin
parallel with a 250pF capacitor. A solid RS-232
datatransmissionrateof250Kbpsprovidescom-
patibilitywithmanydesignsinpersonalcomputer
peripheralsandLANapplications.
C
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voltagelevelsfromasingle+3.0Vto+5.5Vpower
supply.Thisseriesisidealfor+3.3V-onlysystems,
mixed +3.0V to +5.5V systems, or +5.0V-only
systems that require true RS-232 performance.
TheSP3220EBdevicehasadriverthatcanoper-
ate at a data rate of 250Kbps fully loaded. The
SP3220EUcanoperateat1000Kbps;theSP3220E
operates at a typical data rate of 235Kbps fully
loaded.
TheSP3220E/EB/EUisa1-driver/1-receiverde-
viceidealforportableorhand-held applications.
The SP3220E/EB/EU features a 1µA shutdown
mode that reduces power consumption and ex-
tendsbatterylifeinportablesystems.Itsreceivers
remainsactiveinshutdownmode,allowing exter-
naldevicestobemonitoredusingonly1µAsupply
current.
THEORY OF OPERATION
TheSP3220E/EB/EUdriver'soutputstageisturned
off(high-Z)whenthedeviceisinshutdownmode.
Whenthepowerisoff,theSP3220E/EB/EU de-
vicepermitstheoutputstobedrivenupto+12V.
Thedriver'sinputdoesnothavepull-upresistors.
DesignersshouldconnectanunusedinputtoV
The SP3220E/EB/EU devices are made up of
threebasiccircuitblocks:1.Driver,2. Receiver,
and3. theSipexproprietarychargepump.
CC
Driver
orGND.
The driver is an inverting level transmitter that
convertsTTLorCMOSlogiclevelsto+5.0VEIA/
TIA-232levels, invertedrelativetotheinputlogic
levels.Typically,theRS-232outputvoltageswing
is+5.5Vwithnoloadandatleast+5Vminimum
fullyloaded.Thedriveroutputsareprotectedagainst
infinite short-circuits to ground without degrada-
tioninreliability. DriveroutputswillmeetEIA/TIA-
562levelsof+3.7Vwithsupplyvoltagesaslowas
2.7V.
Intheshutdownmode,thesupplycurrentfallsto
lessthan1µA,whereSHDN=LOW. Whenthe
SP3220E/EB/EUdeviceisshutdown,thedevice's
driveroutputisdisabled(high-Z)andthecharge
pumpisturnedoffwithV+pulleddowntoV and
CC
V- pulled to GND. The time required to exit
shutdown is typically 100ms. Connect SHDN to
V iftheshutdownmodeisnotused. SHDN has
CC
noeffectonRxOUT.Notethatthedriverisenabled
onlywhenthemagnitudeofV-exceedsapproxi-
mately3V.
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Date: 8/30/05
SP3220E/EB/EU High ESD RS-232 Driver/Receiver
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