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If you make some assumptions and use some tricks the RS-232 to RS-485 half-duplex (2-wire) converter can be quite simple (see attached circuit) ..
Assumption1: Most of Laptop and PC COMs will happily accept 0-5V level on Rx pin ..
Trick1: Steal power from serial port ..
The resultant circuit is self-powered, will work with any baud rate >115kbs and doesn't need direction control (automatically switches from transmission to reception) ..
There are, as usual, small drawbacks .. but who cares about them if circuit works OK ..
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