06 April 2009

RS232 to ttl converter fits D-sub shell

  • RS232 to ttl converter fits D-sub shell

Although the communications world is dominated by USB and WiFi, many products still use RS232.

While embedded controllers often feature one or more RS232 ports, they usually require signals with ttl or cmos levels, inhibiting the direct coupling of peripherals. Tjark van Dijk, director of Dutch company Tildesign, noted there are solutions, but these are often expensive and bulky.
Tildesign has tackled the problem and developed an RS232 to TTL converter. The level shifter contains a two channel RS232 converter which works on both 3V and 5V power suppplies. The board, which is small enough to fit into a long sized D-sub cover, also features leds to indicate the presence of power supply and communication activity.


Author
Graham Pitcher

Supporting Information

Websites
http://www.tildesign.nl

This material is protected by Findlay Media copyright
See Terms and Conditions.
One-off usage is permitted but bulk copying is not.
For multiple copies contact the sales team.

Do you have any comments about this article?

Add your comments

Name
 
Email
 
Comments
 

Your comments/feedback may be edited prior to publishing. Not all entries will be published.
Please view our Terms and Conditions before leaving a comment.

 

Related Articles

Cliff wins court case

A UK manufacturer of audio and power connectors has won a long running court ...

High brightness led deal

Plessey has acquired University of Cambridge spin out CamGaN in a move which ...

Embedded World: ARM

ARM has announced details of the opening keynote presentation at Embedded ...

E-paper displays

Electrophoretic displays have been developed by companies such as E Ink to ...

Cutting out the middle man

High performance computing systems by necessity pack as many boards in an ...

A sense of purpose

Sensors transmitters are commonly used in process industries to help control ...

Automotive functional safety

Real time control of safety critical applications has been a longtime challenge ...

Cross platform middleware

The 2nd generation Intel Core processor family brings huge improvements in ...

Securing Smart Grid Devices Using ...

Energy providers and governments worldwide are looking for ways to upgrade ...

FCI connector system

Connector and interconnect manufacturer, FCI has announced the PwrBlade+ ac/dc ...

Embedded World: Rutronik

Rutronik will be presenting application specific solutions for the lighting, ...

Wire to board connectors

CamdenBoss has launched two new series of wire to board connectors designed to ...

Safety Symposium

A three day event with 20 papers addressing a range of safety critical systems ...

Southern Manufacturing 2012

FIVE, Farnborough, Hants, 15-16th February 2012

embedded world 2012

Taking place from 28 February to 1 March 2012.

SimpleLink Wireless

Introduction to SimpleLink Family

Bluetooth low energy iPhone 4S

Experience the world's first demonstration of a Bluetooth low energy ...

ZigBee® RF4CE

TI's latest ZigBee® RF4CE remote control solution enables mouse-like pointing ...

If you snooze, you lose

The pace of development in the mobile phone sector has speeded noticeably in ...

CES 2012 - Intel highlights

Images: highlights from Intel's keynote at the 2012 International CES.

Photos from CES 2012

The latest photos from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Aurelius Wosylus, AMD

Chris Shaw discusses AMD's latest low power processors with Aurelius Wosylus.

John Schwartz, Digi Int'l

Graham Pitcher finds out from a communications specialist that M2M is slowly ...

Rick Clemmer, ceo, NXP

Rick Clemmer believes high performance mixed signal is just one of the sectors ...