SCPS234A September   2016  – February 2023 TCA6408A-Q1

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1. Features
  2. Applications
  3. Description
  4. Revision History
  5. Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Information
    5. 6.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6 I2C Interface Timing Requirements
    7. 6.7 Reset Timing Requirements
    8. 6.8 Switching Characteristics
    9. 6.9 Typical Characteristics
  7. Parameter Measurement Information
  8. Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagrams
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
      1. 8.3.1 Voltage Translation
      2. 8.3.2 I/O Port
      3. 8.3.3 Interrupt Output ( INT)
      4. 8.3.4 Reset Input ( RESET)
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 8.4.1 Power-On Reset (POR)
      2. 8.4.2 Powered-Up
    5. 8.5 Programming
      1. 8.5.1 I2C Interface
      2. 8.5.2 Bus Transactions
        1. 8.5.2.1 Writes
        2. 8.5.2.2 Reads
    6. 8.6 Register Map
      1. 8.6.1 Device Address
      2. 8.6.2 Control Register and Command Byte
      3. 8.6.3 Register Descriptions
  9. Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
    2. 9.2 Typical Application
      1. 9.2.1 Design Requirements
        1. 9.2.1.1 Calculating Junction Temperature and Power Dissipation
        2. 9.2.1.2 Minimizing ICC When I/O is Used to Control LEDs
      2. 9.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
      3. 9.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 9.3 Power Supply Recommendations
      1. 9.3.1 Power-On Reset Requirements
    4. 9.4 Layout
      1. 9.4.1 Layout Guidelines
      2. 9.4.2 Layout Example
  10. 10Device and Documentation Support
    1. 10.1 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    2. 10.2 Trademarks
    3. 10.3 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    4. 10.4 Glossary
  11. 11Support Resources
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

Calculating Junction Temperature and Power Dissipation

When designing with the TCA6408A-Q1, it is important that the Section 6.3 not be violated. Many of the parameters of this device are rated based on junction temperature. So junction temperature must be calculated in order to verify that safe operation of the device is met. The basic equation for junction temperature is shown in Equation 1.

Equation 1. GUID-EEC71068-1B8C-43D9-81FE-E04ECF9C2315-low.gif

θJA is the standard junction to ambient thermal resistance measurement of the package, as seen in Section 6.4 table. Pd is the total power dissipation of the device, and the approximation is shown in Equation 2.

Equation 2. GUID-1926D86D-D454-4422-897D-86918C04C657-low.gif

Equation 2 is the approximation of power dissipation in the device. The equation is the static power plus the summation of power dissipated by each port (with a different equation based on if the port is outputting high, or outputting low. If the port is set as an input, then power dissipation is the input leakage of the pin multiplied by the voltage on the pin). Note that this ignores power dissipation in the INT and SDA pins, assuming these transients to be small. They can easily be included in the power dissipation calculation by using Equation 3 to calculate the power dissipation in INT or SDA while they are pulling low, and this gives maximum power dissipation.

Equation 3. GUID-291AFEEC-B788-4D5F-94C9-D8D66C689D9B-low.gif

Equation 3 shows the power dissipation for a single port which is set to output low. The power dissipated by the port is the VOL of the port multiplied by the current it is sinking.

Equation 4. GUID-74A0A747-8159-439C-8E28-337062EA06F1-low.gif

Equation 4 shows the power dissipation for a single port which is set to output high. The power dissipated by the port is the current sourced by the port multiplied by the voltage drop across the device (difference between VCC and the output voltage).