PCA9545A
4-channel I
2
C switch with interrupt logic and reset
Rev. 03 鈥?3 March 2005
Product data sheet
1. General description
The PCA9545A is a quad bi-directional translating switch controlled via the I
2
C-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. Four interrupt inputs, INT0 to INT3, one for
each of the downstream pairs, are provided. One interrupt output, INT, acts as an AND of
the four interrupt inputs.
An active LOW reset input allows the PCA9545A to recover from a situation where one of
the downstream I
2
C-buses is stuck in a LOW state. Pulling the RESET pin LOW resets the
I
2
C-bus state machine and causes all the channels to be deselected as does the internal
Power-on reset function.
The pass gates of the switches are constructed such that the V
DD
pin can be used to limit
the maximum high voltage which will be passed by the PCA9545A. 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.
2. Features
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1-of-4 bi-directional translating switches
I
2
C-bus interface logic; compatible with SMBus standards
4 active LOW interrupt inputs
Active LOW interrupt output
Active LOW reset input
2 address pins allowing up to 4 devices on the I
2
C-bus
Channel selection via I
2
C-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 kHz 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
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Latch-up protection exceeds 100 mA per JESD78