SCPS272C October 2019 – January 2021 TCA9511A
PRODUCTION DATA
In the bus active mode, the I2C IN and OUT pins are connected, and the input is passed bi-directionally from IN/OUT side of the bus to the OUT/IN side respectively. The buses remain connected until the EN pin is taken low.
When the bus is connected, the driven-low side of the device is reflected on the opposite side, but with a small offset voltage. For example, if the input is pulled low to 100 mV, the output side will be pulled to roughly 150 mV. This offset allows the device to determine which side is currently being driven and avoid getting stuck low.