Data Sheet
PCA9546A
Slaves A0, A1...AN
Slaves B0, B1...BN
Slaves C0, C1...CN
Slaves D0, D1...DN
I2C or SMBus
Master
(e.g. Processor)
SDA
SCL
SD0
SC0
Channel 0
Channel 1
Channel 2
Channel 3
RESET
SD1
SC1
SD2
SC2
SD3
SC3
V
CC
A1
A2
GND
A0
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PCA9546A
SCPS148G –OCTOBER 2005–REVISED MAY 2016
PCA9546A Low Voltage 4-Channel I
2
C and SMBus Switch with Reset Function
1
1 Features
1
• 1-of-4 Bidirectional Translating Switches
• I
2
C Bus and SMBus Compatible
• Active-Low Reset Input
• Three Address Pins, Allowing up to Eight
PCA9546A Devices on the I
2
C Bus
• Channel Selection Via I
2
C Bus, in Any
Combination
• Power-up With All Switch Channels Deselected
• Low R
ON
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
• 5.5 V Tolerant Inputs
• 0 to 400-kHz Clock Frequency
• Latch-Up Performance Exceeds 100 mA Per
JESD 78
• ESD Protection Exceeds JESD 22
– 2000-V Human-Body Model (A114-A)
– 1000-V Charged-Device Model (C101)
(1) For all available packages, see the orderable addendum at
the end of the datasheet.
2 Applications
• Servers
• Routers (Telecom Switching Equipment)
• Factory Automation
• Products With I
2
C Slave Address Conflicts
(for example. Multiple, Identical Temp Sensors)
3 Description
The PCA9546A is a quad bidirectional translating
switch controlled via the I
2
C bus. The SCL/SDA
upstream pair fans out to four downstream pairs, or
channels. Any individual SCn/SDn channel or
combination of channels can be selected, determined
by the contents of the programmable control register.
An active-low reset (RESET) input allows the
PCA9546A to recover from a situation in which one of
the downstream I
2
C buses is stuck in a low state.
Pulling RESET low resets the I
2
C state machine and
causes all the channels to be deselected, as does the
internal power-on reset function.
The pass gates of the switches are constructed such
that the V
CC
pin can be used to limit the maximum
high voltage, which will be passed by the PCA9546A.
This allows the use of different bus voltages on each
pair, so that 1.8-V, 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 5.5-V tolerant.
Device Information
(1)
PART NUMBER PACKAGE BODY SIZE (NOM)
PCA9546A TSSOP (16) 5.00 mm x 4.40 mm
Simplified Application Diagram