Four-Channel I2C-Bus Switch with Reset

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The PCA9546A is a quad bidirectional translating switch controlled via the I²C-bus. The SCL/SDA upstream pair fans out to four downstream pairs, or channels. Any individual SCx/SDx channel or combination of channels can be selected, determined by the contents of the programmable control register.

An active LOW reset input allows the PCA9546A to recover from a situation where one of the downstream I²C-buses is stuck in a LOW state. Pulling the RESET pin LOW resets the I²C-bus state machine and causes all the channels to be deselected as does the internal Power-On Reset (POR) function.

The pass gates of the switches are constructed such that the V_DD pin can be used to limit the maximum high voltage which is passed by the PCA9546A. This allows the use of different bus voltages on each pair, so that 1.8 V or 2.5 V or 3.3 V parts can communicate with 5 V parts without any additional protection. External pull-up resistors pull the bus up to the desired voltage level for each channel. All I/O pins are 5 V tolerant.

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Features

Key Features

1-of-4 bidirectional translating switches
I²C-bus interface logic; compatible with SMBus standards
Active LOW reset input
3 address pins allowing up to 8 devices on the I²C-bus
Channel selection via I²C-bus, in any combination
Power-up with all switch channels deselected
Low Ron switches
Allows voltage level translation between 1.8 V, 2.5 V, 3.3 V and 5 V buses
No glitch on power-up
Supports hot insertion
Low standby current
Operating power supply voltage range of 2.3 V to 5.5 V
5 V tolerant Inputs
0 Hz to 400 kHz clock frequency
ESD protection exceeds 2000 V HBM per JESD22-A114 and 1000 V CDM per JESD22-C101
Latch-up testing is done to JEDEC Standard JESD78 which exceeds 100 mA

Packages Offered

SO16, TSSOP16, and HVQFN16

Product Longevity Program

This product is included in NXP Product Longevity Program ensuring a stable supply of products for your embedded designs. The PCA9546APW is included in the 15-year program

Part numbers include: PCA9546ABS, PCA9546AD, PCA9546APW.

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^{Data Sheet}
4-channel I2C-bus switch with reset

PDFRev 6.0Apr 30, 2014273.2 KBPCA9546AEnglish
^{Application Note}
AN10441, Level Shifting Techniques in I²C-Bus Design - Application Note

PDFRev 1.0Jun 20, 200753.7 KBAN10441English
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^{Application Note}
AN262

PDFRev 2.0Oct 1, 2004826.2 KBAN262English
^{User Guide}
I2C-bus specification and user manual

PDFRev 7.0Oct 1, 2021751.0 KBUM10204English, 日本語
^{User Guide}
PCA9632 demonstration board OM13269

PDFRev 1.0Feb 6, 2012749.6 KBUM10528English
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^Brochure
Add design fl exibility with multi-channel I2C/SMBus muxes and switches; NXP 2-, 4-, and 8-channel I2C/SMBus muxes and switches PCA954x

PDFRev 1.0Apr 8, 2018656.7 KB75016529English
^{Fact Sheet}
PCA9XX FactSheet

PDFRev 1May 10, 2019436.6 KBPCA9XX-FACTSHEETEnglish
^{Package Information}
plastic thermal enhanced very thin quad flat package; no leads; 16 terminals; body 4 x 4 x 0.85 mm

PDFRev 1.0Dec 8, 2021191.3 KBSOT629-1English
^{Package Information}
plastic, thin shrink small outline package; 16 leads; 0.65 mm pitch; 5 mm x 4.4 mm x 1.1 mm body

PDFRev 1.2Dec 10, 2019298.1 KBSOT403-1English
^{Packing Information}
HVQFN16; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or J Ordering code (12NC) ending 118

PDFRev 1.0Apr 17, 2013264.7 KBSOT629-1_118English
^{Packing Information}
TSSOP16; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or J Ordering code (12NC) ending 118

PDFRev 1.0Apr 8, 2013223.6 KBSOT403-1_118English
^{Supporting Information}
Footprint for Wave Soldering

PDFRev 1.0Oct 8, 20098.3 KBSO-SOJ-WAVEEnglish
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Footprint for reflow soldering

PDFRev 1.0Oct 8, 20098.8 KBSO-SOJ-REFLOWEnglish

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PCA9546A IBIS model

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PCA9546AD-SO16-CAD Symbol and PCB Footprint – BXL File

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PCA9546APW-TSSOP16-CAD Symbol and PCB Footprint – BXL File

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Block Diagram

PCA9546A Block Diagram

Block diagram: PCA9546ABS, PCA9546AD, PCA9546APW

Features

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Packages Offered

Product Longevity Program

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Documentation

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4-channel I2C-bus switch with reset

AN10441, Level Shifting Techniques in I²C-Bus Design - Application Note

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I2C-bus specification and user manual

PCA9632 demonstration board OM13269

Add design fl exibility with multi-channel I2C/SMBus muxes and switches; NXP 2-, 4-, and 8-channel I2C/SMBus muxes and switches PCA954x

PCA9XX FactSheet

plastic thermal enhanced very thin quad flat package; no leads; 16 terminals; body 4 x 4 x 0.85 mm

plastic, thin shrink small outline package; 16 leads; 0.65 mm pitch; 5 mm x 4.4 mm x 1.1 mm body

HVQFN16; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or J Ordering code (12NC) ending 118

TSSOP16; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or J Ordering code (12NC) ending 118

Footprint for Wave Soldering

Footprint for reflow soldering

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PCA9546AD-SO16-CAD Symbol and PCB Footprint – BXL File

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