The 3.3V-5V Voltage Translator Board is a bidirectional voltage translator that comes integrated with two 8-bit, dual supply, configurable voltage interface transceivers, model LVXC3245. Made using dual metal CMOS technology, the LVXC3245 module includes two separate supply rails that allow transition from a 3.3V to 5V system environment. The 3.3V-5V Voltage Translator Board allows you to adjust voltage levels of a development system sending 3.3V voltage signals and receiving 5V voltage signals. All the inputs and outputs are 5V tolerant. Ideal for asynchronous communication between two data buses (A and B), this bus transceiver transmits data from A to B or vice versa, based on the logic level at the Direction-Control (DIR) input. The Output-Enable (OE) input can be used to disable the device, thus isolating the buses effectively.
The 3.3V-5V Voltage Translator Board is well-suited for PCMCIA configurable I/O applications and makes an ideal choice for low power designs. It also meets all PCMCIA I/O voltage requirements at 5V and 3.3V operation.