What is the use of MAX232 in serial communication?

The MAX232 is an integrated circuit by Maxim Integrated Products that converts signals from a TIA-232 (RS-232) serial port to signals suitable for use in TTL-compatible digital logic circuits.

What is MAX232 and RS-232?

RS-232 is a serial communications standard from the Telecommunications Industry Association . MAX232 is an integrated circuit product from Texas Instruments that converts two full-duplex channels of logic-level signals (e.g. to and from a microcontroller) to RS232 communications voltage levels.

Is MAX232 an UART?

The most commonly used RS-232 level converter is MAX232. This IC includes charge pump which can generate RS232 voltage levels (-10V and +10V) from 5V power supply. It also includes two receiver and two transmitters and is capable of full-duplex UART/USART communication.

What are RS-232 voltage levels?

Valid RS-232 signals are either in the range of +3 V to +15 V or the range −3 V to −15 V with respect to the common ground (Figure 1-1). To be more specific, the driver output is Logic 0 when the voltage is between +5 V and +15 V and is Logic 1 when the voltage is between -5 V to -15 V.

What is meant by RS-232?

(Serail port) RS-232 is the name of an interface for the interchange of serial binary data between two devices. Serial means that the data bits are send one by one after the other. RS-232 was commonly used in computers to connect devices like a printer or a telephone modem.

Is UART serial communication?

By definition, UART is a hardware communication protocol that uses asynchronous serial communication with configurable speed.

Is a serial port the same as RS-232?

The serial port (not the USB) is usually a RS-232-C, EIA-232-D, or EIA-232-E. These three are almost the same thing. The original RS (Recommended Standard) prefix became EIA (Electronics Industries Association) and later EIA/TIA after EIA merged with TIA (Telecommunications Industries Association).