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D D
PIC16F84 RS232
(Direction seen from controller) (Direction seen from host)

RS232 DTR
RS232 TXD VSS
PIC TXD 5V TXD
PIC RXD 5V RXD
JP1_7 RS232 RXD
RS232 DSR
1
JMP 5V DSR
VSS JP2_7 5V DTR
VDD
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5

C 1 C
JMP VSS

1
JP3_7
C2_7 C4_7 JMP
10u 10u
CON1_7
DB9

2
6
16
U1_7
13 12
RS232 TXD R1 IN R1 OUT 5V RXD

V-
V+
RS232 8 9 5V

VCC
RS232 DTR R2 IN R2 OUT 5V DTR
11 14
5V TXD T1 IN T1 OUT RS232 RXD
B 5V 10 7 RS232 B
5V DSR T2 IN T2 OUT RS232 DSR
1 4
C1+ C2+
3 5

GND
C1 - C2 -
C3_7 MAX232CPE(16) C5_7
10u 15 10u
VDD_RS
VDD
VSS
C1_7
100n
VSS Title
VSS RS232 Interface using MAX232
A A
Written by Date
23-Apr-2001
Peter Luethi
Revision Page
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