PCA8574/74A: Remote 8-bit I/O expander for I²C-bus with interrupt

The PCA8574/74A provides general-purpose remote I/O expansion via the two-wire bidirectional I²C‑bus (serial clock (SCL), serial data (SDA)).

The devices consist of eight quasi-bidirectional ports, 400 kHz I²C‑bus interface, three hardware address inputs and interrupt output operating between 2.3 V and 5.5 V. The quasi-bidirectional port can be independently assigned as an input to monitor interrupt status or keypads, or as an output to activate indicator devices such as LEDs. The system master can read from the input port or write to the output port through a single register.

The low current consumption of 4.5 μA (typical, static) is great for mobile applications and the latched output ports have 25 mA high current sink drive capability for directly driving LEDs.

The PCA8574 and PCA8574A are identical, except for the different fixed portion of the slave address. The three hardware address pins allow eight of each device to be on the same I²C‑bus, so there can be up to 16 of these I/O expanders PCA8574/74A together on the same I²C‑bus, supporting up to 128 I/Os (for example, 128 LEDs).

The active LOW open-drain interrupt output (INT) can be connected to the interrupt logic of the microcontroller and is activated when any input state differs from its corresponding input port register state. It is used to indicate to the microcontroller that an input state has changed and the device needs to be interrogated without the microcontroller continuously polling the input register via the I²C‑bus.

The internal Power-On Reset (POR) initializes the I/Os as inputs with a weak internal pull-up 100 μA current source.

PCA8574_74A: Product Block Diagram
PCA8574_74A: Block Diagram
Outline 3d SOT403-1
Data Sheets (1)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
Remote 8-bit I/O expander for I2C-bus with interrupt (REV 3.0) PDF (1.0 MB) PCA8574_PCA8574A03 Jun 2013
Application Notes (2)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
PCA9500/PCA9501 provides simple card maintenance and control using I²C-bus (REV 1.0) PDF (90.0 kB) AN25623 Mar 2009
Level shifting techniques in I2C-bus design (REV 1.0) PDF (52.0 kB) AN1044120 Jun 2007
Users Guides (4)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
I2C-bus specification and user manual (REV 6.0) PDF (1.4 MB) UM1020428 Apr 2014
I2C-bus specification and user manual (REV 5.0) PDF (1.6 MB) UM10204_JA03 Apr 2013
PCA9698 demonstration board OM6281 (REV 1.0) PDF (558.0 kB) UM1026726 Sep 2008
I2C Demonstration Board 2005-1 Quick Start Guide (REV 1.0) PDF (261.0 kB) UM1020613 Jun 2006
Brochures (3)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
NXP® I2C-bus solutions 2014: Smart, simple solutions for the 12 most common design concerns (REV 1.0) PDF (3.5 MB) 7501754001 Aug 2014
Versatile, easy-to-use GPIO expanders; NXP® 4/8/16-bit I2C/SMBus GPIO expanders PCA9536/54/54A/55 (REV 1.0) PDF (319.0 kB) 7501653501 Aug 2008
Create smarter, more efficient white goods; An industry-leading portfolio of cost-effective, power-saving solutions for... (REV 1.0) PDF (1.1 MB) 7501654301 Jun 2008
Package Information (3)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
plastic small outline package; 16 leads; body width 7.5 mm (REV 1.0) PDF (317.0 kB) SOT162-108 Feb 2016
plastic shrink small outline package; 20 leads; body width 4.4 mm (REV 1.0) PDF (329.0 kB) SOT266-108 Feb 2016
plastic thin shrink small outline package; 16 leads; body width 4.4 mm (REV 1.0) PDF (300.0 kB) SOT403-108 Feb 2016
Packing (3)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
SO16; Reel dry pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,518 or... (REV 1.0) PDF (271.0 kB) SOT162-1_51825 Nov 2014
SSOP20; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or... (REV 1.0) PDF (222.0 kB) SOT266-1_11815 Apr 2013
TSSOP16; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or... (REV 1.0) PDF (218.0 kB) SOT403-1_11808 Apr 2013
Supporting Information (3)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
Footprint for reflow soldering (REV 1.0) PDF (9.0 kB) SO-SOJ-REFLOW08 Oct 2009
Footprint for wave soldering (REV 1.0) PDF (8.0 kB) SO-SOJ-WAVE08 Oct 2009
Footprint for wave soldering (REV 1.0) PDF (16.0 kB) SSOP-TSSOP-VSO-WAVE08 Oct 2009
Ordering Information
ProductStatus
PCA8574APWActive
PCA8574ATSActive
PCA8574ADActive
PCA8574PWActive
PCA8574DActive
PCA8574TSActive
Package Information
Product IDPackage DescriptionOutline VersionReflow/Wave SolderingPackingProduct StatusPart NumberOrdering code(12NC)MarkingChemical ContentRoHS / Pb Free / RHFLeadFree Conversion DateEFRIFR(FIT)MTBF(hour)MSLMSL LF
PCA8574ADSOT162-1SO-SOJ-REFLOW SO-SOJ-WAVE
SO-SOJ-REFLOW SO-SOJ-WAVE
Tube in DrypackActivePCA8574AD,512 (9352 834 89512)PCA8574ADPCA8574ADAlways Pb-free0.02.05E812
Reel 13" Q1/T1 in DrypackActivePCA8574AD,518 (9352 834 89518)PCA8574ADPCA8574ADAlways Pb-free0.02.05E812
PCA8574PWSOT403-1SSOP-TSSOP-VSO-WAVEReel 13" Q1/T1ActivePCA8574PW,118 (9352 837 61118)PCA8574PCA8574PWAlways Pb-free0.02.05E811
Bulk PackActivePCA8574PW,112 (9352 837 61112)PCA8574PCA8574PWAlways Pb-free0.02.05E811
PCA8574DSOT162-1SO-SOJ-REFLOW SO-SOJ-WAVE
SO-SOJ-REFLOW SO-SOJ-WAVE
Reel 13" Q1/T1 in DrypackActivePCA8574D,518 (9352 834 85518)PCA8574DPCA8574DAlways Pb-free0.02.05E812
Tube in DrypackActivePCA8574D,512 (9352 834 85512)PCA8574DPCA8574DAlways Pb-free0.02.05E812
PCA8574APWSOT403-1SSOP-TSSOP-VSO-WAVEBulk PackActivePCA8574APW,112 (9352 837 59112)PA8574APCA8574APWAlways Pb-free0.02.05E811
Reel 13" Q1/T1ActivePCA8574APW,118 (9352 837 59118)PA8574APCA8574APWAlways Pb-free0.02.05E811
PCA8574ATSSOT266-1SSOP-TSSOP-VSO-WAVEReel 13" Q1/T1ActivePCA8574ATS,118 (9352 834 91118)PA8574APCA8574ATSAlways Pb-free0.02.05E811
Bulk PackActivePCA8574ATS,112 (9352 834 91112)PA8574APCA8574ATSAlways Pb-free0.02.05E811
PCA8574TSSOT266-1SSOP-TSSOP-VSO-WAVEReel 13" Q1/T1ActivePCA8574TS,118 (9352 834 87118)PCA8574PCA8574TSAlways Pb-free0.02.05E811
Bulk PackActivePCA8574TS,112 (9352 834 87112)PCA8574PCA8574TSAlways Pb-free0.02.05E811
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I2C Demonstration Board 2005-1 Quick Start Guide pca9685pw
NXP® I2C-bus solutions 2014: Smart, simple solutions for the 12 most common design concerns pca9685pw
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Create smarter, more efficient white goods; An industry-leading portfolio of cost-effective, power-saving solutions for... PMEG6010CE_AUTOMOTIVE
plastic small outline package; 16 leads; body width 7.5 mm TJF1052IT
Footprint for reflow soldering NPIC6C596A_Q100
Footprint for wave soldering NPIC6C596A_Q100
SO16; Reel dry pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,518 or... TJF1052IT
SOT403-1 LPC812M101JDH16
Reel 13" Q1/T1 LPC812M101JDH16
plastic shrink small outline package; 20 leads; body width 4.4 mm SA636
SSOP-TSSOP-VSO-WAVE LPC1114FDH28
SSOP20; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or... SA636
PCA8574_74A
PCA8574_74A
TJF1052IT
PCA9633
SA636