PCF8574; PCF8574A
NXP Semiconductors
Remote 8-bit I/O expander for I2C-bus with interrupt
while (INT == 1); //Monitor the interrupt pin. If INT
//When INT then read input ports
= 1 do nothing
=
0
<S> <slave address read> <ACK> <1010 0010> <NACK> <P> //Read PCF8574 data
If (P0 == 0) //Temperature sensor activated
{
// write to PCF8574 with data 0010 1011b to turn on LED (P7), on Switch (P3)
and keep P[1:0] as input ports.
<S> <0100 0000> <ACK> <0010 1011> <ACK> <P> // Write to PCF8574
}
10.3 High current-drive load applications
The GPIO has a minimum guaranteed sinking current of 10 mA per bit at 5 V. In
applications requiring additional drive, two port pins may be connected together to sink up
to 20 mA current. Both bits must then always be turned on or off together. Up to five pins
can be connected together to drive 80 mA, which is the device recommended total limit.
Each pin needs its own limiting resistor as shown in Figure 16 to prevent damage to the
device should all ports not be turned on at the same time.
V
DD
V
DD
V
DD
SDA
SCL
INT
P0
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
P7
CORE
PROCESSOR
LOAD
A0
A1
A2
002aah385
Fig 16. High current-drive load application
10.4 Migration path
NXP offers newer, more capable drop-in replacements for the PCF8574/74A in newer
space-saving packages.
Table 6.
Migration path
Type number
I2C-bus
frequency
Voltage range
Number of
addresses
per device
Interrupt
Reset
Total package
sink current
PCF8574/74A
PCA8574/74A
PCA9674/74A
PCA9670
100 kHz
2.5 V to 6 V
8
yes
yes
yes
no
no
80 mA
400 kHz
2.3 V to 5.5 V
2.3 V to 5.5 V
2.3 V to 5.5 V
2.3 V to 5.5 V
8
no
200 mA
200 mA
200 mA
200 mA
1 MHz Fm+
1 MHz Fm+
1 MHz Fm+
64
64
16
no
yes
yes
PCA9672
yes
PCA9670 replaces the interrupt output of the PCA9674 with hardware reset input to retain
the maximum number of addresses and the PCA9672 replaces address A2 of the
PCA9674 with hardware reset input to retain the interrupt but limit the number of
addresses.
PCF8574_PCF8574A
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