PCA9546A

General description

The PCA9546A is a quad bidirectional translating switch controlled via the I ²C-bus. The SCL/SDA upstream pair fans out to four downstream pairs, or channels. Any individual SCx/SDx channel or combination of channels can be selected, determined by the contents of the programmable control register.

An active LOW reset input allows the PCA9546A to recover from a situation where one of the downstream I ²C-buses is stuck in a LOW state. Pulling the RESET pin LOW resets the I ²C-bus state machine and causes all the channels to be deselected as does the internal Power-On Reset (POR) function.

The pass gates of the switches are constructed such that the VDD pin can be used to limit the maximum high voltage which will be passed by the PCA9546A. This allows the use of different bus voltages on each pair, so that 1.8 V or 2.5 V or 3.3 V parts can communicate with 5 V parts without any additional protection. External pull-up resistors pull the bus up to the desired voltage level for each channel. All I/O pins are 5 V tolerant.

Features

• 1-of-4 bidirectional translating switches
• I ²C-bus interface logic; compatible with SMBus standards
• Active LOW reset input
• 3 address pins allowing up to 8 devices on the I ²C-bus
• Channel selection via I ²C-bus, in any combination
• Power-up with all switch channels deselected
• Low R_on switches
• Allows voltage level translation between 1.8 V, 2.5 V, 3.3 V and 5 V buses
• No glitch on power-up
• Supports hot insertion
• Low stand-by current
• Operating power supply voltage range of 2.3 V to 5.5 V
• 5 V tolerant Inputs
• 0 Hz to 400 kHz clock frequency
• ESD protection exceeds 2000 V HBM per JESD22-A114, 200 V MM per JESD22-A115, and 1000 V CDM per JESD22-C101
• Latch-up testing is done to JEDEC Standard JESD78 which exceeds 100 mA
• Three packages offered: SO16, TSSOP16, and HVQFN16

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Technical documents

Application Notes

AN10441_1; Level shifting techniques in I²C-bus design (20-Jun-07)

AN262_2; PCA954X FAMILY OF I²C / SMBus MULTIPLEXERS and SWITCHES (01-Oct-04)

Support Documents

75015669; Continuous innovation. Timeless lifespan. (01-Sep-06)

75013239; I 2 C Logic Selection Guide (2005-01-12)

75011212; I2C 2002-1A Evaluation Board Kit (01-Mar-03)

75012744; I2C Bus Solutions 2004 (2004-02-01)

UM10206_1; I2C Demonstration Board 2005-1 Quick Start Guide (13-Jun-06)

philips_i2c_handbook; I2C Handbook (2004-01-01)

UM10204_3; I2C-bus specification and user manual (26-Jun-07)

philips_i2c_logic_overview; Interface Products Business Line Specialty Logic Product Line I2C Logic Family Overview (2004-01-01)

75012801; PCA954x family 2-,4-,and 8-channel I 2 C/SMBus muxes and switches (2004-10-18)

75014395; Your connection to I 2 C,UART,CAN,and USB Connecting with Philips Wired Connectivity (2005-04-01)

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