PCA9564N: Parallel bus to I2C-bus controller

The PCA9564 is an integrated circuit designed in CMOS technology that serves as an interface between most standard parallel-bus microcontrollers/microprocessors and the serial I²C-bus and allows the parallel bus system to communicate bi-directionally with the I²C-bus. The PCA9564 can operate as a master or a slave and can be a transmitter or receiver. Communication with the I²C-bus is carried out on a byte-wise basis using interrupt or polled handshake. The PCA9564 controls all the I²C-bus specific sequences, protocol, arbitration and timing with no external timing element required.

The PCA9564 is similar to the PCF8584 but operates at lower voltages and higher I²C frequencies. Other enhancements requested by design engineers have also been incorporated.

While the PCF8584 supported most parallel-bus microcontrollers/ microprocessors including the Intel 8049/8051, Motorola 6800/68000 and the Zilog Z80, the PCA9564 has been designed to be very similar to the Philips standard 80C51 microcontroller I²C hardware so the devices are not code compatible. Additionally, the PCA9564 does not support the bus monitor "Snoop" mode nor the long distance mode and is not footprint compatible with the PCF8584.

PCA9564N: Product Block Diagram
sot146-1_3d
Data Sheets (1)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
Parallel bus to I2C-bus controller (REV 4.0) PDF (241.0 kB) PCA956401 Sep 2006
Application Notes (5)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
Level shifting techniques in I2C-bus design (REV 1.0) PDF (52.0 kB) AN1044120 Jun 2007
LED dimmer demoboard (REV 1.0) PDF (392.0 kB) AN1031511 Jan 2005
PCA9564 - I2C-bus controller (REV 1.0) PDF (352.0 kB) AN1014822 Nov 2004
PCA9564 Evaluation Board (REV 1.0) PDF (2.0 MB) AN1014919 Aug 2004
I2C manual (REV 1.0) PDF (4.2 MB) AN1021627 Mar 2003
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 (3)
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
Development Tools for ARM-based microcontrollers (REV 2.1) PDF (374.0 kB) 7501738818 Apr 2014
1-MHz I2C-bus control on longer buses; NXP® Fast-mode Plus parallel bus to I2C-bus controller PCA9665 (REV 1.0) PDF (210.0 kB) 7501568701 Oct 2006
Package Information (1)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
plastic dual in-line package; 20 leads (300 mil) (REV 1.1) PDF (399.0 kB) SOT146-121 Apr 2016
Reports or Presentations (1)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
design_con_2003_tecforum_i2c_b_1 (REV 0.1) PDF (4.2 MB) DESIGN_CON_2003_TECFORUM_I2C_B_127 Jan 2003
Ordering Information
ProductStatusPackage versionInterruptPower-on resetOperating Temperature (Cel)I2C-bus interfaceNo of AddressesI2C-bus (kHz)Operating voltage (VDC)Details
PCA9564NEnd of LifeSOT146-1DIP20yes-40~851284002.3~3.6 tolerant to 5.5