What this supervisor does on your board
The Maxim Integrated MAX1232ESA+T is a single-channel Simple Reset/Power-On Reset supervisor in an 8-SOIC package. It monitors a single voltage rail and asserts a reset signal — either active-high or active-low — when the supply drops below the programmed threshold. The output is open-drain, so you choose the pull-up voltage and logic family. The reset timeout is a minimum of 250 ms, long enough for most MCUs and SoCs to complete their initialization sequence before the supervisor releases the reset line.
Threshold selection and supply compatibility
Two factory-set voltage thresholds are available: 4.37 V and 4.62 V. These are the trip points at which the reset asserts when the monitored rail falls below the selected value.
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