JAJSOG4C July 2007 – April 2022 PCA9306-Q1
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PCA9306-Q1 has the capability of being used with its VREF1 voltage equal to VREF2. This essentially turns the device from a translator to a device which can be used as a switch, and in some situations this can be useful. The switch configuration is shown in Figure 9-5 and translation mode is shown in Figure 9-6.
When PCA9306-Q1 is in the switch configuration (VREF1 = VREF2), the propagation delays are different compared to the translator configuration. Taking a look at the propagation delays, if the pull up resistance and capacitance on both sides of the bus are equal, then in switch mode the PCA9306-Q1 has the same propagation delay from side one to two and side two to one. The propagation delays become lower when VCC1/VCC2 is larger. For example, the propagation delay at 1.8 V is longer than at 5 V in the switching configuration. When PCA9306-Q1 is in translation mode, side one propagate lows to side two faster than side two can propagate lows to side 1. This time difference increases as the difference between VCC2 and VCC1 becomes larger.