The MAX3322EEUP+T: The 250 kbps data rate is the practical ceiling for this part — above that, the slew-rate-limited output stage on the RS-232 line drivers cannot maintain the ±5V swing into the specified load capacitance, so the eye diagram closes. For a UART link running 115.2 kbps or 230.4 kbps, this part has margin; for a 1 Mbps application, it does not.
Supply rails and temperature grade — where this transceiver fits on the board
The 350 mV receiver hysteresis filters out noise on long cable runs — a 30-foot RS-232 cable in an electrically noisy environment picks up common-mode transients that a 200 mV hysteresis receiver would toggle on; this part's 350 mV window rejects those edges.
