PCA9575: 16-bit I²C-bus and SMBus, level translating, low voltage GPIO with reset and interrupt

The PCA9575 is a CMOS device that provides 16 bits of General Purpose parallel Input/Output (GPIO) expansion in low voltage processor and handheld battery powered mobile applications and was developed to enhance the NXP family of I²C-bus I/O expanders. The improvements include lower supply current, lower operating voltage of 1.1 V to 3.6 V, separate supply rails to allow voltage level translation anywhere between 1.1 V and 3.6 V, 400 kHz clock frequency, and smaller packaging. Any of the 16 I/O ports can be configured as an input or output independent of each other and default on start-up to inputs.

I/O expanders provide a simple solution when additional I/Os are needed while keeping interconnections to a minimum; for example in battery powered mobile applications and clamshell devices for interfacing to sensors, push buttons, keypad, etc. In addition to providing a flexible set of GPIOs, it simplifies interconnection of a processor running at one voltage level to I/O devices operating at a different (usually higher) voltage level. PCA9575 has built-in level shifting feature that makes these devices extremely flexible in mixed signal environments where communication between incompatible I/Os is required. The core of PCA9575 can operate at a voltage as low as 1.1 V while each I/O bank can operate in the range 1.1 V to 3.6 V. Bus hold with programmable on-chip pull-up or pull-down feature for I/Os is also provided.

The output stage consists of two banks each of 8-bit configuration registers, input registers, interrupt mask registers, output registers, bus-hold and pull-up/pull-down registers and polarity inversion registers. These registers allow the system master to program and configure 16 GPIOs through the I²C-bus.

The system master can enable the I/Os as either inputs or outputs by writing to the I/O configuration register bits. The data for each input or output is kept in the corresponding Input or Output register. The polarity of the read registers can be inverted with the Polarity Inversion register (active HIGH or active LOW operation). Either a bus-hold function or pull-up/pull-down feature can be selected by programming corresponding registers. The bus-hold provides a valid logic level when the I/O bus is not actively driven. When bus-hold feature is not selected, the I/O ports can be configured to have pull-up or pull-down by programming the pull-up/pull-down configuration register.

An open-drain interrupt output pin (INT) allows monitoring of the input pins and is asserted each time a change occurs on an input port unless that port is masked (default = masked). A 'GPIO All Call' command allows programming multiple PCA9575s at the same time even if they have different individual I²C-bus addresses. This allows optimal code programming when more than one device needs to be programmed with the same instruction or if all outputs need to be turned on or off at the same time. The internal Power-On Reset (POR) or hardware reset pin (RESET) initializes the two banks of 8 I/Os as inputs, sets the registers to their default values and initializes the device state machine. The I/O banks are held in its default state when the logic supply (VDD) is off.

The PCA9575 is available in 24-pin TSSOP, 28-pin TSSOP and HWQFN24 packages, and is specified over the -40 C to +85 C industrial temperature range.

The 28-pin package provides four address select pins, allowing up to 16 PCA9575 devices to be connected with 16 different addresses on the same I²C-bus.

PCA9575: Product Block Diagram
Outline 3d SOT361-1
Data Sheets (1)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
16-bit I2C-bus and SMBus, level translating, low voltage GPIO with reset and interrupt (REV 4.2) PDF (339.0 kB) PCA957516 Apr 2015
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 (1)
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
Selector Guides (1)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
Application guide; Portable devices and mobile handsets (REV 2.0) PDF (15.4 MB) 7501709013 Mar 2012
Package Information (3)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
plastic thin shrink small outline package; 24 leads; body width 4.4 mm (REV 1.0) PDF (353.0 kB) SOT355-108 Feb 2016
plastic thin shrink small outline package; 28 leads; body width 4.4 mm (REV 1.0) PDF (375.0 kB) SOT361-108 Feb 2016
plastic thermal enhanced very very thin quad flat package; no leads; 24 terminals; body 4 x 4 x 0.75 mm (REV 1.0) PDF (213.0 kB) SOT994-108 Feb 2016
Packing (2)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
TSSOP28; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or... (REV 3.0) PDF (227.0 kB) SOT361-1_11816 Apr 2013
TSSOP24; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or... (REV 4.1) PDF (227.0 kB) SOT355-1_11815 Apr 2013
Supporting Information (1)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
Footprint for wave soldering (REV 1.0) PDF (16.0 kB) SSOP-TSSOP-VSO-WAVE08 Oct 2009
Design Support
Ordering Information
ProductStatus
PCA9575HFActive
PCA9575PW1Active
PCA9575PW2Active
Package Information
Product IDPackage DescriptionOutline VersionReflow/Wave SolderingPackingProduct StatusPart NumberOrdering code(12NC)MarkingChemical ContentRoHS / Pb Free / RHFLeadFree Conversion DateEFRIFR(FIT)MTBF(hour)MSLMSL LF
PCA9575PW1SOT355-1SSOP-TSSOP-VSO-WAVEReel 13" Q1/T1ActivePCA9575PW1,118 (9352 864 13118)PA9575PW1PCA9575PW1Always Pb-free0.04.02.5E811
PCA9575HFSOT994-1Reel 13" Q1/T1ActivePCA9575HF,118 (9352 864 16118)575FPCA9575HFAlways Pb-free0.04.02.5E811
PCA9575PW2SOT361-1SSOP-TSSOP-VSO-WAVEReel 13" Q1/T1ActivePCA9575PW2,118 (9352 864 14118)PA9575PW2PCA9575PW2Always Pb-free0.04.02.5E811
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I2C Demonstration Board 2005-1 Quick Start Guide pca9685pw
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Expert mode sample code for PCA9575 PCA9575PW2
plastic thin shrink small outline package; 24 leads; body width 4.4 mm 74LVC4245A_Q100
TSSOP24; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or... 74LVC4245A_Q100
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SOT361-1 LPC1114FDH28
SSOP-TSSOP-VSO-WAVE LPC1114FDH28
TSSOP28; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or... pca9685pw
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