PCA9546A: 4-channel I2C-bus switch with reset

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 VDD 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.

PCA9546A: Product Block Diagram
sot629-1_3d
Data Sheets (1)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
4-channel I2C-bus switch with reset (REV 6.0) PDF (267.0 kB) PCA9546A30 Apr 2014
Application Notes (2)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
Level shifting techniques in I2C-bus design (REV 1.0) PDF (52.0 kB) AN1044120 Jun 2007
PCA954X FAMILY OF I²C / SMBus MULTIPLEXERS and SWITCHES (REV 2.0) PDF (807.0 kB) AN26201 Oct 2004
Users Guides (3)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
I2C-bus specification and user manual (REV 6.0) PDF (1.4 MB) UM1020428 Apr 2014
I2C-bus specification and user manual (REV 5.0) PDF (1.6 MB) UM10204_JA03 Apr 2013
I2C Demonstration Board 2005-1 Quick Start Guide (REV 1.0) PDF (261.0 kB) UM1020613 Jun 2006
Brochures (2)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
NXP® I2C-bus solutions 2014: Smart, simple solutions for the 12 most common design concerns (REV 1.0) PDF (3.5 MB) 7501754001 Aug 2014
Add design fl exibility with multi-channel I2C/SMBus muxes and switches; NXP® 2-, 4-, and 8-channel... (REV 1.0) PDF (641.0 kB) 7501652901 Jul 2008
Package Information (3)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
plastic small outline package; 16 leads; body width 3.9 mm (REV 1.0) PDF (192.0 kB) SOT109-108 Feb 2016
plastic thin shrink small outline package; 16 leads; body width 4.4 mm (REV 1.0) PDF (300.0 kB) SOT403-108 Feb 2016
plastic thermal enhanced very thin quad flat package; no leads; 16 terminals; body 4 x 4 x 0.85 mm (REV 1.0) PDF (200.0 kB) SOT629-108 Feb 2016
Packing (3)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
SO16; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or J Ordering... (REV 4.0) PDF (210.0 kB) SOT109-1_11824 Apr 2013
HVQFN16; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or... (REV 1.0) PDF (259.0 kB) SOT629-1_11817 Apr 2013
TSSOP16; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or... (REV 1.0) PDF (218.0 kB) SOT403-1_11808 Apr 2013
Supporting Information (3)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
Footprint for reflow soldering (REV 1.0) PDF (9.0 kB) SO-SOJ-REFLOW08 Oct 2009
Footprint for wave soldering (REV 1.0) PDF (8.0 kB) SO-SOJ-WAVE08 Oct 2009
Footprint for wave soldering (REV 1.0) PDF (16.0 kB) SSOP-TSSOP-VSO-WAVE08 Oct 2009
IBIS Model
Ordering Information
ProductStatus
PCA9546ABSActive
PCA9546ADActive
PCA9546APWActive
Package Information
Product IDPackage DescriptionOutline VersionReflow/Wave SolderingPackingProduct StatusPart NumberOrdering code(12NC)MarkingChemical ContentRoHS / Pb Free / RHFLeadFree Conversion DateEFRIFR(FIT)MTBF(hour)MSLMSL LF
PCA9546ABSSOT629-1Reel 13" Q1/T1ActivePCA9546ABS,118 (9352 758 11118)546APCA9546ABSAlways Pb-free0.02.05E811
PCA9546ADSOT109-1SO-SOJ-REFLOW SO-SOJ-WAVE
SO-SOJ-REFLOW SO-SOJ-WAVE
Reel 13" Q1/T1ActivePCA9546AD,118 (9352 758 12118)PCA9546ADPCA9546ADweek 13, 20050.02.05E811
Bulk PackActivePCA9546AD,112 (9352 758 12112)PCA9546ADPCA9546ADweek 13, 20050.02.05E811
PCA9546APWSOT403-1SSOP-TSSOP-VSO-WAVEReel 13" Q1/T1ActivePCA9546APW,118 (9352 758 13118)PA9546APCA9546APWweek 13, 20050.02.05E811
Bulk PackActivePCA9546APW,112 (9352 758 13112)PA9546APCA9546APWweek 13, 20050.02.05E811
4-channel I2C-bus switch with reset pca9546a
Level shifting techniques in I2C-bus design pca9685pw
PCA954X FAMILY OF I²C / SMBus MULTIPLEXERS and SWITCHES pca9516apw
I2C-bus specification and user manual pca9685pw
I2C-bus specification and user manual pca9685pw
I2C Demonstration Board 2005-1 Quick Start Guide pca9685pw
NXP® I2C-bus solutions 2014: Smart, simple solutions for the 12 most common design concerns pca9685pw
Add design fl exibility with multi-channel I2C/SMBus muxes and switches; NXP® 2-, 4-, and 8-channel... pca9548a
PCA9546A IBIS model PCA9546APW
plastic thermal enhanced very thin quad flat package; no leads; 16 terminals; body 4 x 4 x 0.85 mm PCA9633
HVQFN16; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or... PCA9633
plastic small outline package; 16 leads; body width 3.9 mm NPIC6C596A_Q100
Footprint for reflow soldering NPIC6C596A_Q100
Footprint for wave soldering NPIC6C596A_Q100
SO16; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or J Ordering... NPIC6C596A_Q100
SOT403-1 LPC812M101JDH16
SSOP-TSSOP-VSO-WAVE LPC1114FDH28
Reel 13" Q1/T1 LPC812M101JDH16
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