General description

The PCA9515A is a CMOS integrated circuit intended for application in I2C-bus and SMBus systems. While retaining all the operating modes and features of the I2C-bus system, it permits extension of the I2C-bus by buffering both the data (SDA) and the clock (SCL) lines, thus enabling two buses of 400 pF. The I2C-bus capacitance limit of 400 pF restricts the number of devices and bus length. Using the PCA9515A enables the system designer to isolate two halves of a bus, thus more devices or longer length can be accommodated. It can also be used to run two buses, one at 5 V and the other at 3.3 V or a 400 kHz and 100 kHz bus, where the 100 kHz bus is isolated when 400 kHz operation of the other is required.

Features

■ 2-channel, bidirectional buffer

■ I2C-bus and SMBus compatible

■ Active HIGH repeater enable input

■ Open-drain input/outputs

■ Lock-up free operation

■ Supports arbitration and clock stretching across the repeater

■ Accommodates Standard-mode and Fast-mode I2C-bus devices and multiple masters

■ Powered-off high-impedance I2C-bus pins

■ Operating supply voltage range of 2.3 V to 3.6 V

■ 5.5 V tolerant I2C-bus and enable pins

PCA9515A属于集成电路（IC） > 信号缓冲器、中继器、分离器。恩智浦半导体公司制造生产的PCA9515A信号缓冲器、中继器、分离器信号缓冲器、中继器和分离器系列中的产品适用于远距离电气互连或电缆系统的数字信息传输。所有实际互连系统都具有非理想特性，该系列产品主要用于解决数字信息传输过程中因此造成的模拟问题。此外，还有其他功能，例如不同物理接口样式之间的转换和多路复用。