MAX7313
blink phases (Tables 8 and 9). The effect of setting an
output’s blink phase x register bit to 0 or 1 is shown in
Table 12. LEDs can be flipped between either directly on
and off, or between a variety of high/low PWM intensities.
Global/O16 Intensity Control
The 4 bits used for output O16’s PWM individual inten-
sity setting also double as the global intensity control
(Table 13). Global intensity simplifies the PWM settings
when the application requires them all to be the same,
such as for backlight applications, by replacing the 17
individual settings with 1 setting. Global intensity is
enabled with the Global Intensity flag G in the configu-
ration register (Table 4). When global PWM control is
used, the 4 bits of master intensity and 4 bits of global
intensity effectively combine to provide an 8 bit, 240-
step intensity control applying to all outputs.
It is not possible to apply global PWM control to a sub-
set of the ports, and use the others as logic outputs. To
mix static logic outputs and PWM outputs, individual
PWM control must be selected (Table 10).
Applications Information
Hot Insertion
I/O ports P0–P15, interrupt output INT/016, and serial
interface SDA, SCL, AD0–2 remain high impedance
with up to 6V asserted on them when the MAX7313 is
powered down (V+ = 0V). The MAX7313 can therefore
be used in hot-swap applications.
Output Level Translation
The open-drain output architecture allows the ports to
level translate the outputs to higher or lower voltages
than the MAX7313 supply. An external pullup resistor
can be used on any output to convert the high-imped-
ance logic-high condition to a positive voltage level.
The resistor can be connected to any voltage up to
5.5V. For interfacing CMOS inputs, a pullup resistor
value of 220kΩ is a good starting point. Use a lower
resistance to improve noise immunity, in applications
where power consumption is less critical, or where a
faster rise time is needed for a given capacitive load.
16-Port I/O Expander with LED Intensity
Control, Interrupt, and Hot-Insertion Protection
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Table 12. PWM Intensity Settings (Blink Enabled)
EXAMPLES OF LED BLINK BEHAVIOR
(LED IS ON WHEN OUTPUT IS LOW)
PWM DUTY CYCLE
OUTPUT BLINK
PHASE X
REGISTER BIT = 0
PWM DUTY CYCLE
OUTPUT BLINK
PHASE X
REGISTER BIT = 1
OUTPUT
(OR
GLOBAL)
INTENSITY
SETTING
LOW
TIME
HIGH
TIME
LOW
TIME
HIGH
TIME
BLINK PHASE 0
REGISTER BIT = 0
BLINK PHASE 1
REGISTER BIT = 1
BLINK PHASE 0
REGISTER BIT = 1
BLINK PHASE 1
REGISTER BIT = 0
0x0 1/16 15/16 15/16 1/16
0x1 2/16 14/16 14/16 2/16
0x2 3/16 13/16 13/16 3/16
0x3 4/16 12/16 12/16 4/16
0x4 5/16 11/16 11/16 5/16
0x5 6/16 10/16 10/16 6/16
0x6 7/16 9/16 9/16 7/16
P hase 0: LE D on at l ow i ntensi ty
P hase 1: LE D on at hi g h i ntensi ty
P hase 0: LE D on at hi g h i ntensi ty
P hase 1: LE D on at l ow i ntensi ty
0x7 8/16 8/16 8/16 8/16 Output is half intensity during both blink phases
0x8 9/16 7/16 7/16 9/16
0x9 10/16 6/16 6/16 10/16
0xA 11/16 5/16 5/16 11/16
0xB 12/16 4/16 4/16 12/16
0xC 13/16 3/16 3/16 13/16
0xD 14/16 2/16 2/16 14/16
0xE 15/16 1/16 1/16 15/16
P hase 0: LE D on at hi g h i ntensi ty
P hase 1: LE D on at l ow i ntensi ty
P hase 0: LE D on at l ow i ntensi ty
P hase 1: LE D on at hi g h i ntensi ty
0xF Static low Static low
Static high
impedance
Static high
impedance
Phase 0: LED on continuously
Phase 1: LED off continuously
Phase 0: LED off continuously
Phase 1: LED on continuously
