SCPS209C May   2014  – November 2019 TCA9544A

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
    1.     Device Images
      1.      Simplified Schematic
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin Functions
  6. 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 Switching Characteristics
    8. 6.8 Interrupt Timing Requirements
    9. 6.9 Typical Characteristics
  7. 7 Parameter Measurement Information
  8. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 8.4.1 Power-On Reset
    5. 8.5 Programming
      1. 8.5.1 I2C Interface
    6. 8.6 Control Register
      1. 8.6.1 Device Address
      2. 8.6.2 Control Register Description
      3. 8.6.3 Control Register Definition
      4. 8.6.4 Interrupt Handling
  9. 9 Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
    2. 9.2 Typical Application
      1. 9.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 9.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
      3. 9.2.3 TCA9544A Application Curves
  10. 10Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 10.1 Power-On Reset Requirements
  11. 11Layout
    1. 11.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 11.2 Layout Example
  12. 12Device and Documentation Support
    1. 12.1 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    2. 12.2 Support Resources
    3. 12.3 Trademarks
    4. 12.4 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    5. 12.5 Glossary
  13. 13Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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8.1 Overview

The TCA9544A is a 4-channel, bidirectional translating I2C Muliplexer. The master SCL/SDA signal pair is directed to one of the four channels of slave devices, SC0/SD0-SC3/SD3. Four interrupt inputs (INT3–INT0), one for each of the downstream pairs, are provided. One interrupt output (INT) acts as an AND of the four interrupt inputs.

The device can be reset by cycling the power supply, VCC, also known as a power-on reset (POR), which resets the state machine and allows the TCA9544A to recover should one of the downstream I2C buses get stuck in a low state. A POR event will cause all channels to be deselected.

The connections of the I2C data path are controlled by the same I2C master device that is switched to communicate with multiple I2C slaves. After the successful acknowledgment of the slave address (hardware selectable by A0-A2 pins), a single 8-bit control register is written to or read from to determine the selected channels and state of the interrupts.

The TCA9544A may also be used for voltage translation, allowing the use of different bus voltages on each SCn/SDn pair such that 1.8-V, 2.5-V, or 3.3-V parts can communicate with 5-V parts. This is achieved by using external pull-up resistors to pull the bus up to the desired voltage for the master and each slave channel.