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RS232
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transceiver is a device that has both a transmitter and a receiver which are combined
and share common circuitry or a single housing. If no circuitry is common between
transmit and receive functions, the device is a transmitter-receiver. The term
originates around World War II. Technically, transceivers must combine a significant
amount of the transmitter and receiver handling circuitry. In electronics, a transceiver
refers to a device which combines both transmission and reception capabilities
within a single housing. The term is used for semiconductor devices designed to
send and receive digital data over a line or cable. Each communication network
has its own transceivers such as RS232 used for computer to terminals communication,
Ethernet used for computer to computer and computer to multi-computer communication,
CAN-bus used for industrial and automotive networks, LIN-bus used for automotive
sub networks, DC-BUS[1] used for automotive DC powerline communication. A transceiver
is a combination transmitter/receiver in a single package. The term applies to
wireless communications devices such as cellular telephones, cordless telephone
sets, handheld two-way radios, and mobile two-way radios. Occasionally the term
is used in reference to transmitter/receiver devices in cable or optical fiber
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