The MAX232 Intergrated Circuit is invaluable to anyone wanting to interface their 5v UART projects (or other embedded devices, such as the Linksys WRT54G) with a PC. But what if you want a simple (and, more importantly, cheaper) alternative. This article from Scienceprog.com should scratch your itch.

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