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		<title>&#8220;Open-collector&#8221;, &#8220;Open-drain&#8221; demystified</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ll come across the terms &#8220;open-collector&#8221; and &#8220;open-drain.&#8221; These are used sometimes to describe how a particular IC&#8217;s pins are implemented internally. 
This and also this are good explanations of what those terms actually mean and why an IC&#8217;s pin would be designed as open-collector or open-drain.
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		<title>Max232A RS-232 Driver/Receiver</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maxim&#8217;s RS-232 level converters are sometimes necessary if a chip or a control board needs to communicate with the PC, especially if the specs for the chip/board indicates that it can only accept TTL/CMOS logic levels. The uControllers, the PIC and the BX-24, that we&#8217;ve been using are more tolerant of these voltage levels, so [...]]]></description>
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