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PT0523-4

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PI4MSD5V9542A

2 Channel I2C bus Multiplexer

with Interrupt Logic

Voltage translation

The pass gate transistors of the PI4MSD5V9542A are constructed such that the VCC voltage can be used to limit

the maximum voltage that is passed from one I2C-bus to another.

Figure 6:Vpass voltage VS Vcc

Figure 6 shows the voltage characteristics of the pass gate transistors (note that the graph was generated using the

data specified in Section “DC Electrical characteristics” of this data sheet).

In order for the PI4MSD5V9542A to act as a voltage translator, the Vpass voltage should be equal to, or lower

than the lowest bus voltage. For example, if the main bus was running at 5 V, and the downstream buses were 3.3 V

and 2.7 V, then Vpass should be equal to or below 2.7 V to clamp the downstream bus voltages effectively.

Looking at Figure 6, we see that Vpass (max) is at 2.7 V when the PI4MSD5V9542A supply voltage is 3.5 V or

lower so the PI4MSD5V9542A supply voltage could be set to 3.3 V. Pull-up resistors can then be used to bring the

bus voltages to their appropriate levels

I2C BUS

The I2C-bus is for 2-way, 2-line communication between different ICs or modules. The two lines are a serial data

line (SDA) and a serial clock line (SCL). Both lines must be connected to a positive supply via a pull-up resistor when

connected to the output stages of a device. Data transfer may be initiated only when the bus is not busy.

One data bit is transferred during each clock pulse. The data on the SDA line must remain stable during the HIGH

period of the clock pulse as changes in the data line at this time are interpreted as control signals

Figure 7: Bit Transfer