General Description
The MAX7321 2-wire serial-interfaced peripheral fea-
tures eight open-drain I/O ports with selectable internal
pullups and transition detection. Any port may be used
as a logic input or an open-drain output. Ports are over-
voltage protected to +6V independent of supply voltage.
All I/O ports configured as inputs are continuously
monitored for state changes (transition detection).
State changes are indicated by the open-drain INT
output. The interrupt is latched, allowing detection of
transient changes. When the MAX7321 is subsequent-
ly accessed through the serial interface, any pending
interrupt is cleared.
The open-drain outputs are rated to sink 20mA and are
capable of driving LEDs.
The RST input clears the serial interface, terminating
any I
2
C communication to or from the MAX7321.
The MAX7321 uses two address inputs with four-level
logic to allow 16 I
2
C slave addresses. The slave
address also determines the power-up logic state for
the I/O ports, and enables or disables internal 40kΩ
pullups in groups of four ports.
The MAX7321 is one device in a family of pin-compatible
port expanders with a choice of input ports, open-drain
I/O ports, and push-pull output ports (see Table 1).
The MAX7321 is available in 16-pin QSOP and TQFN
packages, and is specified over the automotive temper-
ature range (-40°C to +125°C).
Features
♦ 400kHz I
2
C Serial Interface
♦ +1.71V to +5.5V Operating Voltage
♦ 8 Open-Drain I/O Ports Rated to 20mA Sink Current
♦ I/O Ports Are Overvoltage Protected to +6V
♦ Any Port Can Be a Logic Input or an Open-Drain
Output
♦ Selectable I/O Port Power-Up Default Logic States
♦ Transient Changes Are Latched, Allowing Detection
Between Read Operations
♦ INT Output Alerts Change on Inputs
♦ AD0 and AD2 Inputs Select from 16 Slave
Addresses
♦ Low 0.6µA (typ) Standby Current
♦ -40°C to +125°C Operating Temperature
MAX7321
I
2
C Port Expander with 8 Open-Drain I/Os
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19-3738; Rev 1; 4/06
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