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PCA9545A/45B/45C
4-channel I
2
C-bus switch with interrupt logic and reset
7. Characteristics of the I
2
C-bus
The I
2
C-bus is for 2-way, 2-line communication between different ICs or modules. The two
lines are a serial data line (SDA) and a serial clock line (SCL). Both lines must be
connected to a positive supply via a pull-up resistor when connected to the output stages
of a device. Data transfer may be initiated only when the bus is not busy.
7.1 Bit transfer
One data bit is transferred during each clock pulse. The data on the SDA line must remain
stable during the HIGH period of the clock pulse, as changes in the data line at this time
are interpreted as control signals (see Figure 10
).
7.2 START and STOP conditions
Both data and clock lines remain HIGH when the bus is not busy. A HIGH-to-LOW
transition of the data line, while the clock is HIGH is defined as the START condition (S).
A LOW-to-HIGH transition of the data line while the clock is HIGH is defined as the
STOP condition (P) (see Figure 11
).
Fig 10. Bit transfer
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PCA9545A/45B/45C
4-channel I
2
C-bus switch with interrupt logic and reset
7.3 System configuration
A device generating a message is a ‘transmitter’, a device receiving is the ‘receiver’. The
device that controls the message is the ‘master’ and the devices which are controlled by
the master are the ‘slaves’ (see Figure 12
).
7.4 Acknowledge
The number of data bytes transferred between the START and the STOP conditions from
transmitter to receiver is not limited. Each byte of 8 bits is followed by one acknowledge
bit. The acknowledge bit is a HIGH level put on the bus by the transmitter, whereas the
master generates an extra acknowledge related clock pulse.
A slave receiver which is addressed must generate an acknowledge after the reception of
each byte. Also a master must generate an acknowledge after the reception of each byte
that has been clocked out of the slave transmitter. The device that acknowledges has to
pull down the SDA line during the acknowledge clock pulse, so that the SDA line is stable
LOW during the HIGH period of the acknowledge related clock pulse; set-up and hold
times must be taken into account.
A master receiver must signal an end of data to the transmitter by not generating an
acknowledge on the last byte that has been clocked out of the slave. In this event, the
transmitter must leave the data line HIGH to enable the master to generate a STOP
condition.
Fig 12. System configuration
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PCA9545A/45B/45C
4-channel I
2
C-bus switch with interrupt logic and reset
7.5 Bus transactions
Data is transmitted to the PCA9545A/45B/45C control register using the Write mode as
shown in Figure 14
.
Data is read from PCA9545A/45B/45C using the Read mode as shown in Figure 15.
Fig 14. Write control register
Fig 15. Read control register
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slave address
START condition R/W acknowledge
from slave
acknowledge
from slave
control register
SDA
STOP condition
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slave address
START condition R/W acknowledge
from slave
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from master
control register
SDA
STOP condition
last byte

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Multiplexer Switch ICs 4-CH I2C SWITCH
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