DEVICE OVERVIEW
This document contains device specific information for the following device:
• MCP2120
This device is a low-cost, high-performance, fully-static infrared encoder/decoder. This device sits between a UART and an infrared (IR) optical transceiver.

Features
• Supports with IrDA® Physical Layer Specification (version 1.3)
• UART to IR Encoder/Decoder
    - Interfaces with IrDA Compliant Transceivers
    - Used with any UART, including standard 16550 UART and microcontroller UART
• Transmit/Receive formats supported:
    - 1.63 µs
• Hardware or Software Baud rate selection
    - Up to IrDA standard 115.2 kbaud operation
    - Up to 312.5 kbaud operation (at 20 MHz)
    - Low power mode
• Pb-free packaging

CMOS Technology
• Low-power, high-speed CMOS technology
• Fully static design
• Low voltage operation
• Commercial and Industrial temperature ranges
• Low power consumption
    - < 1 mA @ 3.3V, 8 MHz (typical)
    - 3 mA typical @ 5.0V when disabled