Datasheet
1. General description
The PCA9509A is a level translating I
2
C-bus/SMBus repeater with two voltage supplies
that enables processor low voltage 2-wire serial bus to interface with standard I
2
C-bus or
SMBus I/O. While retaining all the operating modes and features of the I
2
C-bus system
during the level shifts, it also permits extension of the I
2
C-bus by providing bidirectional
buffering for both the data (SDA) and the clock (SCL) lines, thus enabling the I
2
C-bus or
SMBus maximum capacitance of 400 pF on the higher voltage side. Port A allows a
voltage range from 0.8 V to 1.5 V and requires no external pull-up resistors due to the
internal current source. Port B allows a voltage range from 2.3 V to 5.5 V and is
overvoltage tolerant. Both port A and port B SDA and SCL pins are high-impedance when
the PCA9509A is unpowered.
The bus port B drivers are compliant with SMBus I/O levels, while port A uses an offset
LOW which prevents bus lock-up and allows the bidirectional nature of the device. Port A
uses a current source for pull-up and an offset pull-down driver. This results in a LOW on
the port A accommodating smaller voltage swings. The output pull-down on the port A
internal buffer LOW is set for approximately 0.2V
CC(A)
, while the input threshold of the
internal buffer is set about 50 mV lower than that of the output voltage LOW. When the
port A I/O is driven LOW internally, the LOW is not recognized as a LOW by the input.
This prevents a lock-up condition from occurring. The output pull-down on the port B
drives a hard LOW and the input level is set at 30 % of SMBus or I
2
C-bus voltage level
which enables port B to connect to any other I
2
C-bus devices or buffer.
The PCA9509A drivers are not enabled unless V
CC(A)
is above 0.7 V and V
CC(B)
is above
1.7 V. The enable (EN) pin can also be used to turn on and turn off the drivers under
system control. Caution should be observed to change only the state of the EN pin when
the bus is idle.
The PCA9509A is similar to the PCA9509 but offers lower A port voltage range to 0.8 V to
accommodate lower voltage processors and disables the current mirrors when disabled to
reduce standby power.
PCA9509A
Low power level translating I
2
C-bus/SMBus repeater
Rev. 2 — 17 July 2013 Product data sheet
