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From: markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Using MC1488 for TTL->RS-232
Message-ID: <357@ssc.UUCP>
Date: 5 Jan 90 19:09:47 GMT
References: <MZb4w2600WB88M=4wv@andrew.cmu.edu> <7041@cbnewsh.ATT.COM>
Organization: SSC, Inc., Seattle, WA
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In article <7041@cbnewsh.ATT.COM>, aaron@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (aaron.michael.chesir) writes:
> Your problem is that the MC1488 takes +- 12 (TWELVE) Volts, not +-5V.

Actually, Motorola says the chip will work down to +7, -2.5 volts, but +/- 6
seemed to work fine.

markz@ssc.uucp