TCA9548APWR

The TCA9548A device features eight bidirectional translating switches controllable via the I²C bus. The serial clock/serial data (SCL/SDA) upstream pair can be expanded to 8 downstream pairs or channels. Any single SCn/SDn channel or combination of channels can be selected based on the contents of the programmable control register. When a timeout or other improper operation occurs, the system master can reset the TCA9548A by driving the RESET input low. Similarly, a power-on reset deselects all channels and initializes the I²C/SMBus state machine. Asserting RESET also performs a reset and initialization without requiring the device to be powered down. The switches have pass-gate circuitry, allowing the VCC pin to limit the maximum high voltage passing through the TCA9548A. Limiting the maximum high voltage allows different bus voltages to be used on each channel pair, enabling 1.8V, 2.5V, or 3.3V devices to communicate with 5V devices without any additional protection. For each channel, external pull-up resistors pull the bus voltage up to the desired voltage level. All I/O pins are 5V tolerant.

Applications

• Servers
• Routers (telecom switching equipment)
• Factory automation
• Products with I²C slave address conflicts (e.g., multiple identical temperature sensors present)

Key features

• 8-to-1 bidirectional switch compatible with I²C bus and SMBus
• Active-low reset input
• Three address pins supporting up to eight TCA9548A devices on the I²C bus
• Channel selection via I²C bus in any combination
• All switch channels deselected at power-up
• Low RON switches
• Voltage level translation between 1.8V, 2.5V, 3.3V, and 5V buses
• No glitch pulses at power-up
• Hot-insertion support
• Low standby current
• Operating supply voltage range: 1.65V to 5.5V
• 5V-tolerant inputs
• Clock frequency: 0 to 400kHz
• Latch-up performance exceeds 100mA per JESD 78 Class II
• ESD protection exceeds JESD 22 requirements
• ±2000V Human Body Model (A114-A)
• 200V Machine Model (A115-A)
• ±1000V Charged Device Model (C101)