SCPS201F August 2009 – September 2026 TCA9535
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The pull-up resistors, RP, for the SCL and SDA lines need to be selected appropriately and take into consideration the total capacitance of all targets on the I2C bus. The minimum pull-up resistance is a function of VCC, VOL,(max), and IOL as shown in Equation 5.

The maximum pull-up resistance is a function of the maximum rise time, tr (300ns for fast-mode operation, fSCL = 400kHz) and bus capacitance, Cb as shown in Equation 6.

The maximum bus capacitance for an I2C bus must not exceed 400pF for standard-mode or fast-mode operation. The bus capacitance can be approximated by adding the capacitance of the TCA9535, Ci for SCL or CIO for SDA, the capacitance of wires/connections/traces, and the capacitance of additional targets on the bus. For further details, refer to application note I2C Pull-up Resistor Calculation.