MAX232 problems

[Demon]

I always check the datasheet and check at a sample circuit there. Mainly to make sure what to use as pull-down/up resistor values (some people approximate in their circuits).

I know you can get away with approximations in resistors and capacitors in a LOT of cases. I just prefer to err on the side of caution, usually cause I end up on the side of user-error in many cases regardless.

Robert


EDIT: Take the MAX232, I'll even try to find the datasheet for that given manufacturer, just in case.

I know many chips "might" follow industry standards for a given chip, like a MAX232 (just an example), but again, I wouldn't trust a circuit I invested a gazillion hours putting together, only to have it "oscillate wildly" cause one manufacturer decided to be the lone ranger.

I'm not going to put anything in production, sadly, but I still want to be able to trust my crap when I do get it working, one day, eventually...