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Electronic Industries Association (EIA)

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The EIA is a non-profit organization representing manufacturers of electronic products. There are 300 member companies and approximately 200 committees and working groups in domestic and international standards development.

EIA RECOMMENDED STANDARDS

RS-232-C Interface between data terminal equipment and data communication equipment employing serial binary data interchange. This is the most common type of microcomputer interface, typically employing a 25-position connector.
RS-422 Electrical characteristics of balanced digital interface circuits.
RS-423 Electrical characteristics of unbalanced digital interface circuits.
RS-449 General purpose 37-position and 9-position interfaces for data terminal equipment and data circuit-terminating equipment employing serial binary data interchange with control information on separate control circuits.

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