Datasheet
MAX220–MAX249
+5V-Powered, Multichannel RS-232
Drivers/Receivers
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS—MAX220/222/232A/233A/242/243 (continued)
(V
CC
= +5V ±10%, C1–C4 = 0.1µF‚ MAX220, C1 = 0.047µF, C2–C4 = 0.33µF, T
A
= T
MIN
to T
MAX
‚ unless otherwise noted.) (Note 3)
PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS 
All except MAX220/MAX243, V
CC
 = +5V, no 
hysteresis in shutdown 
0.2 0.5  1.0 
MAX220    0.3   
RS-232 Input Hysteresis 
MAX243    1   
V
3 5  7 
RS-232 Input Resistance  T
A
 = +25°C (MAX220)  
3 5  7 
k
I
OUT
 = 3.2mA    0.2  0.4 
TTL/CMOS Output Voltage Low 
I
OUT
 = 1.6mA (MAX220)      0.4 
V
TTL/CMOS Output Voltage High  I
OUT
 = -1.0mA  3.5  V
CC
 - 0.2    V 
Sourcing V
OUT
 = V
GND
  -2  -10   
TTL/CMOS Output Short-Circuit Current 
Sinking V
OUT
 = V
CC
  10  30   
mA 
TTL/CMOS Output Leakage Current 
V
SHDN
 = V
CC
 or V
EN
 = V
CC
 (V
SHDN
 = 0V for 
MAX222), 0V  V
OUT
 V
CC
 ±0.05 ±10  μA 
EN Input Threshold Low  MAX242    1.4  0.8  V 
EN Input Threshold High  MAX242  2.0  1.4    V 
Supply Voltage Range    4.5    5.5  V 
MAX220 0.5 2 
No load 
MAX222/MAX232A/MAX233A/ 
MAX242/MAX243 
 4 10 
MAX220 12  
V
CC
 Supply Current (V
SHDN
 = V
CC
), 
Figures 5, 6, 11, 19 
3k load 
both inputs 
MAX222/MAX232A/MAX233A/ 
MAX242/MAX243 
 15   
mA 
T
A
 = +25°C    0.1  10 
T
A
 = 0°C to +70°C    2  50 
T
A
 = -40°C to +85°C    2  50 
Shutdown Supply Current 
MAX222/ 
MAX242 
T
A
 = -55°C to +125°C    35  100 
μA 
SHDN Input Leakage Current  MAX222/MAX242      ±1  μA 
SHDN Threshold Low  MAX222/MAX242    1.4  0.8  V 
SHDN Threshold High  MAX222/MAX242  2.0  1.4    V 
MAX222/MAX232A/ 
MAX233/MAX242/MAX243 
6 12 30 
Transition Slew Rate 
C
L
 = 50pF to 2500pF, 
R
L
 = 3k to 7k,
V
CC
 = +5V, T
A
 = 
+25°C, measured 
from +3V to -3V or 
-3V to +3V 
MAX220 1.5 3 30.0 
V/μs 
MAX222/MAX232A/ 
MAX233/MAX242/MAX243 
 1.3 3.5 
t
PHLT
, Figure 1 
MAX220 4 10 
MAX222/MAX232A/ 
MAX233/MAX242/MAX243 
 1.5 3.5 
Transmitter Propagation Delay TLL to 
RS-232 (Normal Operation) 
t
PLHT
, Figure 1 
MAX220 5 10 
μs 










