PCA9554B; PCA9554C: Low-voltage 8-bit I²C-bus and SMBus low power I/O port with interrupt, weak pull-up

The PCA9554B and PCA9554C are low-voltage 8-bit General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) expanders with interrupt for I²C-bus/SMBus applications. The only difference between the PCA9554B and PCA9554C is their I²C fixed address allowing a larger number of the same device on the I²C-bus with no chance of address conflict. NXP I/O expanders provide a simple solution when additional I/Os are needed while keeping interconnections to a minimum, for example, in ACPI power switches, sensors, push buttons, LEDs, fan control, etc.

In addition to providing a flexible set of GPIOs, the wide VDD range of 1.65 V to 5.5 V allow the PCA9554B/PCA9554C to interface with next-generation microprocessors and microcontrollers where supply levels are dropping down to conserve power.

The PCA9554B/PCA9554C contain a register set of 8-bit Configuration, Input, Output, and Polarity Inversion registers.

The PCA9554B is a pin-to-pin replacement for the PCA9554, while the PCA9554C replaces the PCA9554A. Both of these devices replace other industry-standard part numbers. More fully-featured parts PCAL9554B and PCAL9554C are also available with Agile I/O features. See the respective data sheet for more details.

The PCA9554B/PCA9554C open-drain interrupt (INT) output is activated when any input state differs from its corresponding Input Port register state and is used to indicate to the system master that an input state has changed.

INT can be connected to the interrupt input of a microcontroller. By sending an interrupt signal on this line, the remote I/O can inform the microcontroller if there is incoming data on its ports without having to communicate via the I²C-bus. Thus, the PCA9554B/PCA9554C can remain a simple slave device.

The device outputs have 25 mA sink capabilities for directly driving LEDs while consuming low device current.

The power-on reset sets the registers to their default values and initializes the device state machine.

All input/output pins have weak pull-up resistors connected to them to eliminate external components.

Three hardware pins (A0, A1, A2) select the fixed I²C-bus address and allow up to eight devices to share the same I²C-bus/SMBus. The PCA9554B and PCA9554C differ only in their base I²C-bus addresses permitting a total of 16 devices on the I²C-bus, minimizing the chance for address conflict, even in the most complex system.

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Data Sheets (1)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
Low-voltage 8-bit I2C-bus and SMBus low power I/O port with interrupt, weak pull-up (REV 2.0) PDF (2.5 MB) PCA9554B_PCA9554C04 Aug 2015
Application Notes (1)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
Low Voltage Agile I/O GPIO Input/Output Characteristics (REV 1.0) PDF (443.0 kB) AN1149615 Aug 2014
Package Information (2)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
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 3 x 3 x 0.85 mm (REV 1.0) PDF (201.0 kB) SOT758-108 Feb 2016
Packing (1)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
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 (1)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
Footprint for wave soldering (REV 1.0) PDF (16.0 kB) SSOP-TSSOP-VSO-WAVE08 Oct 2009
Design Support
Ordering Information
ProductStatus
PCA9554BBSActive
PCA9554BPWActive
PCA9554CPWActive
PCA9554CBSActive
Package Information
Product IDPackage DescriptionOutline VersionReflow/Wave SolderingPackingProduct StatusPart NumberOrdering code(12NC)MarkingChemical ContentRoHS / Pb Free / RHFLeadFree Conversion DateMSLMSL LF
PCA9554BBSSOT758-1Reel 13" Q2/T3ActivePCA9554BBSHP (9352 993 86128)P4BPCA9554BBSAlways Pb-free11
PCA9554CPWSOT403-1SSOP-TSSOP-VSO-WAVEReel 13" Q1/T1ActivePCA9554CPWJ (9352 993 83118)PA9554CPCA9554CPWAlways Pb-free11
PCA9554CBSSOT758-1Reel 13" Q2/T3ActivePCA9554CBSHP (9352 993 84128)P4CPCA9554CBSAlways Pb-free11
PCA9554BPWSOT403-1SSOP-TSSOP-VSO-WAVEReel 13" Q1/T1ActivePCA9554BPWJ (9352 993 85118)PA9554BPCA9554BPWAlways Pb-free11
Low-voltage 8-bit I2C-bus and SMBus low power I/O port with interrupt, weak pull-up pca9554b_pca9554c
Low Voltage Agile I/O GPIO Input/Output Characteristics pcal9555a
Expert mode sample code for 8-bit Totem Pole PCAL9554BPW
Expert mode sample code for PCA9554A and PCA9554C PCA9554CPW
plastic thermal enhanced very thin quad flat package; no leads; 16 terminals; body 3 x 3 x 0.85 mm PCF2123
SOT403-1 LPC812M101JDH16
SSOP-TSSOP-VSO-WAVE LPC1114FDH28
Reel 13" Q1/T1 LPC812M101JDH16
PCF7900VHN
PCA9633