--- In Electronics_101@..., "lcdpublishing"
<lcdpublishing@...> wrote:
Thanks guys, I will double check the data sheet again to see if I
can "Get it". If not, I guess the next best thing is to drop it in a
socket and give it a try. I have a working module setup right now
with a cpe part, so swaping the chip for a test is pretty easy. I
just didn't want to let the smoke out if there was more to this part
number suffix.
CHris
Looks to me like the MAX232N is a Texas Instruments part while the
MAX232CPE is a Maxim part. At least that't the way I found the
datasheets.
No matter, both use 1.0 ufd capacitors. Too bad, the MAX232A uses 0.1
ufd which are much smaller.
I prefer the MAX233 because it doesn't require any charge pump
capacitors. It still requires a decoupling capacitor.
Richard
