Will this fry my Uno?

Using Arduino General Electronics
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Hi all,

i want to hook my Uno to the RS 232 output of a vending machine. on wikipedia i read that output levels of RS 232 are typically +-5V, 10V and 15V. The maximum input of Arduino is 5.5V so i probably need to lower this voltage.

How do i do this?

Thank you

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dieselboris:
Hi all,

i want to hook my Uno to the RS 232 output of a vending machine. on wikipedia i read that output levels of RS 232 are typically +-5V, 10V and 15V. The maximum input of Arduino is 5.5V so i probably need to lower this voltage.

How do i do this?

Thank you

Not only do you need to fix the voltage mismatch between RS-232 signals and an Arduino's TTL voltage levels you also need the signals inverted logically. The best method is to use a module or a circuit based on a RS-232 to TTL converter chip like a MAX232 or other such chips. Also many vendors sell modules to perform the same conversion, like these from SparkFun:

Lefty

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Ok, will look into this,

thanks!