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General description

The PCA9553 LED blinker blinks LEDs in I2C-bus and SMBus applications where it is necessary to limit bus traffic or free up the I2C-bus master's (MCU, MPU, DSP, chip set, etc.) timer. The uniqueness of this device is the internal oscillator with two programmable blink rates. To blink LEDs using normal I/O expanders like the PCF8574 or PCA9554, the bus master must send repeated commands to turn the LED on and off. This greatly increases the amount of traffic on the I2C-bus and uses up one of the master's timers. The PCA9553 LED blinker instead requires only the initial set-up command to program BLINK RATE 1 and BLINK RATE 2 (i.e., the frequency and duty cycle). From then on, only one command from the bus master is required to turn each individual open-drain output ON, OFF, or to cycle at BLINK RATE 1 or BLINK RATE 2. Maximum output sink current is 25 mA per bit and 100 mA per package.

Any bits not used for controlling the LEDs can be used for General Purpose Parallel Input/Output (GPIO) expansion.

Power-On Reset (POR) initializes the registers to their default state, all zeroes, causing the bits to be set HIGH (LED off).

Due to pin limitations, the PCA9553 is not featured with hardware address pins. The PCA9553/01 and the PCA9553/02 have different fixed I2C-bus addresses allowing operation of both on the same bus.

Features

  • 4 LED drivers (on, off, flashing at a programmable rate)
  • 2 selectable, fully programmable blink rates (frequency and duty cycle) between 0.172 Hz and 44 Hz (5.82 seconds and 0.023 seconds)
  • Input/outputs not used as LED drivers can be used as regular GPIOs
  • Internal oscillator requires no external components
  • I2C-bus interface logic compatible with SMBus
  • Internal power-on reset
  • Noise filter on SCL/SDA inputs
  • 4 open-drain outputs directly drive LEDs to 25 mA
  • Controlled edge rates to minimize ground bounce
  • No glitch on power-up
  • Supports hot insertion
  • Low standby current
  • Operating power supply voltage range of 2.3 V to 5.5 V
  • 0 Hz to 400 kHz clock frequency
  • ESD protection exceeds 2000 V HBM per JESD22-A114, 150 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
  • Packages offered: SO8, TSSOP8 (MSOP8), HVSON8

Products/packages

Type numberNorth American Type numberOrdering code (12NC)Product statusPackagePackingMarkingChemical contentLeadfree conversion date
PCA9553D/01PCA9553D/019352 728 25112Volume productionSOT96-1
(SO8)
TubeStandard MarkingPCA9553D/01
week 5, 2005
PCA9553D/01PCA9553D/01-T9352 728 25118Volume productionSOT96-1
(SO8)
Tape reel smdStandard MarkingPCA9553D/01
week 5, 2005
PCA9553D/02PCA9553D/029352 728 27112Volume productionSOT96-1
(SO8)
TubeStandard MarkingPCA9553D/02
week 5, 2005
PCA9553D/02PCA9553D/02-T9352 728 27118Volume productionSOT96-1
(SO8)
Tape reel smdStandard MarkingPCA9553D/02
week 5, 2005
PCA9553DP/01PCA9553DP/01-T9352 728 26118Volume productionSOT505-1
(TSSOP8)
Reel Pack, SMD, 13"Standard MarkingPCA9553DP/01
week 12, 2005
PCA9553DP/02PCA9553DP/02-T9352 728 28118Volume productionSOT505-1
(TSSOP8)
Reel Pack, SMD, 13"Standard MarkingPCA9553DP/02
week 12, 2005
PCA9553TKPCA9553TK-T9352 821 58118Volume productionSOT908-1
(HVSON8)
Reel Pack, SMD, 13"Standard MarkingPCA9553TK
Always Pb-free
PCA9553TK/029352 868 81118DevelopmentSOT908Reel Pack, SMD, 13"Standard MarkingNot available

Pricing/ordering/availability

Type numberOrdering code(12NC)Indicative price/unit($)RegionDistributorIn stockInventory dateBuy onlineSamples
PCA9553D/019352 728  25112  1.6400      Order samples
PCA9553D/019352 728  25118  1.0100     not available
PCA9553D/029352 728  27112        Order samples
PCA9553D/029352 728  27118       not available
PCA9553DP/019352 728  26118  0.9600      Order samples
PCA9553DP/029352 728  28118        Order samples
PCA9553TK9352 821  58118        Order samples
PCA9553TK/029352 868  81118       not available

Block diagrams/pinning

Technical documents

Application Notes

AN10441_1; Level shifting techniques in I<sup>2</sup>C-bus design (20-Jun-07)
AN264; I2C Devices for LED Display Control (22-Jul-02)

Support Documents

75015669; Continuous innovation. Timeless lifespan. (01-Sep-06)
design_con_2003_tecforum_i2c_bus_overview; DesignCon 2003 TecForum I 2 C Bus Overview (2003-01-27)
75015568; Easily test and demo LED dimming and blinking (01-Jun-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)
75016021; NXP 2/4/8/16-bit I2C/SMBus LED blinkers PCA9550/51/52/53 (2007-06-01)
75016022; NXP 8/16-bit I2C/SMBus GPIO expanders PCA9554/54A/55 (2007-06-01)
75010198; PCA9530/9533/9531/9532 LED Dimmers (25-Sep-02)
75010654; PCA9550/9551/9552 (01-Dec-01)
75015353; PCA9633 - Better control of RGBA LEDs (01-Feb-06)
75014395; Your connection to I 2 C,UART,CAN,and USB Connecting with Philips Wired Connectivity (2005-04-01)

Parametrics/similar products

Type numberPackageOperating
temp.(Cel)
PWMs# of BitsI²C-bus(kHz)Operating voltage(VDC)Max Sink Current per bit(mA)# of AddressesMax Sink Current
per package(mA)
PCA9553D/01SOT96-1
(SO8)
-40~85 2 (40 Hz to 6.4 sec) 4 400 2.3~5.5 25 1 100
PCA9553D/02SOT96-1
(SO8)
-40~85 2 (40 Hz to 6.4 sec) 4 400 2.3~5.5 25 1 100
PCA9553DP/01SOT505-1
(TSSOP8)
-40~85 2 (40 Hz to 6.4 sec) 4 400 2.3~5.5 25 1 100
PCA9553DP/02SOT505-1
(TSSOP8)
-40~85 2 (40 Hz to 6.4 sec) 4 400 2.3~5.5 25 1 100
PCA9553TKSOT908-1
(HVSON8)
-40~85 2 (40 Hz to 6.4 sec) 4 400 2.3~5.5 25 1 100

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