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- From: jon_sree@world.std.com (Jon Sreekanth)
- Subject: Re: EIA-232 cable length restrictions
- In-Reply-To: helfman@aero.org's message of Tue, 18 Aug 1992 07:14:52 GMT
- Message-ID: <JON_SREE.92Aug18090955@world.std.com>
- Sender: jon_sree@world.std.com (Jon Sreekanth)
- Organization: The World
- References: <1992Aug17.192021.4354@miles.com> <1992Aug18.071452.7706@aero.org>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 14:09:55 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug18.071452.7706@aero.org> helfman@aero.org (Robert S. Helfman) writes:
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- It is VERY conservative. We run terminals at 9.6k and printers at
- 19.2 using twisted pair, unshielded, running in bundles with dozens of
- other similar circuits, all over the building. Runs of three hundred feet
- are typical. No hay problema (there's no problem).
-
- Does anyone know if RS232 drivers are normally slew rate limited ?
- For example, looking at the 1488 specs, an inexpensive RS232 driver,
- the inherent slew rate is more than the EIA 30 V/uS, and a 330pf
- capacitor is recommended to be added.
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- Is it conventional to skip this cap, and figure there will be enough
- cable capacitance ? What is the problem with too high a slew rate ?
- FCC 15 problems ?
-
- Or is it the case that RS232 has enough margin for 100's of feet of
- drive even with slew rate limiting at the driver ?
-
- Thanks,
-
- / Jon Sreekanth
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