SCPS279 February   2022 TCA9537

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and 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 Timing Requirements
    7. 6.7 I2C Bus Timing Requirements
    8. 6.8 Switching Characteristics
    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
      1. 8.3.1 I/O Port
      2. 8.3.2 Interrupt (INT) Output
      3. 8.3.3 RESET Input
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 8.4.1 Power-On Reset
      2. 8.4.2 Powered-Up
    5. 8.5 Programming
      1. 8.5.1 I2C Interface
        1. 8.5.1.1 Writes
        2. 8.5.1.2 Reads
      2. 8.5.2 Software Reset Call
    6. 8.6 Register Maps
      1. 8.6.1 Device Address
      2. 8.6.2 Control Register and Command Byte
      3. 8.6.3 Register Descriptions
  9. 9 Application Information Disclaimer
    1. 9.1 Application Information
    2. 9.2 Typical Application
      1. 9.2.1 Design Requirements
        1. 9.2.1.1 Minimizing ICC When I/Os Control LEDs
      2. 9.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
      3. 9.2.3 Application Curves
  10. 10Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 10.1 Power-On Reset
  11. 11Layout
    1. 11.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 11.2 Layout Example
  12. 12Device and Documentation Support
    1. 12.1 Documentation Support
      1. 12.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 12.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 12.3 Support Resources
    4. 12.4 Trademarks
    5. 12.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 12.6 Glossary
  13. 13Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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8.1 Overview

The TCA9537 device is a 4-bit I/O expander for the I2C bus and is designed for 1.65-V to 5.5-V VCC operation. It provides general-purpose remote I/O expansion for most microcontroller families via the I2C interface.

The TCA9537 consists of a configuration (input or output selection), Input Port, Output Port, and Polarity Inversion (active-high or active-low operation) registers. At power-on, the I/Os are configured as inputs. The system controller 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 Input Port register can be inverted with the Polarity Inversion register. All registers can be read by the system controller.

The TCA9537 open-drain interrupt output (INT) is activated when any input differs from its corresponding Input Port register state and is used to indicate to the system controller that an input state has changed.

The system processor can reset the TCA9537 in the event of a timeout or other improper operation by using an I2C soft reset command, which puts the registers in their default state, or with the use of the RESET pin.

The device outputs (latched) have high-current drive capability for directly driving LEDs.