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General description
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The PCA9635 is an I C-bus controlled 16-bit LED driver optimized for Red/Green/Blue/
Amber (RGBA) color mixing applications. Each LED output has its own 8-bit resolution
(256 steps) fixed frequency individual PWM controller that operates at 97 kHz with a
duty cycle that is adjustable from 0 % to 99.6 % to allow the LED to be set to a specific
brightness value. An additional 8-bit resolution (256 steps) group PWM controller has
both a fixed frequency of 190 Hz and an adjustable frequency between 24 Hz to once
every 10.73 seconds with a duty cycle that is adjustable from 0 % to 99.6 % that is used
to either dim or blink all LEDs with the same value.
Each LED output can be off, on (no PWM control), set at its individual PWM controller
value or at both individual and group PWM controller values. The LED output driver is
programmed to be either open-drain with a 25 mA current sink capability at 5 V or totempole with a 25 mA sink, 10 mA source capability at 5 V. The PCA9635 operates with a
supply voltage range of 2.3 V to 5.5 V and the outputs are 5.5 V tolerant. LEDs can be
directly connected to the LED output (up to 25 mA, 5.5 V) or controlled with external
drivers and a minimum amount of discrete components for larger current or higher
voltage LEDs.
The PCA9635 is one of the first LED controller devices in a new Fast-mode Plus (Fm+)
family. Fm+ devices offer higher frequency (up to 1 MHz) and more densely populated
bus operation (up to 4000 pF).
The active LOW Output Enable input pin (OE) allows asynchronous control of the LED
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outputs and can be used to set all the outputs to a defined I C-bus programmable logic
state. The OE can also be used to externally PWM the outputs, which is useful when
multiple devices need to be dimmed or blinked together using software control.
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Software programmable LED Group and three Sub Call I C-bus addresses allow all or
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defined groups of PCA9635 devices to respond to a common I C-bus address, allowing
for example, all red LEDs to be turned on or off at the same time or marquee chasing
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effect, thus minimizing I C-bus commands. Seven hardware address pins allow up to 126
devices on the same bus.
The Software Reset (SWRST) Call allows the master to perform a reset of the PCA9635
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through the I C-bus, identical to the Power-On Reset (POR) that initializes the registers
to their default state causing the outputs to be set HIGH (LED off). This allows an easy
and quick way to reconfigure all device registers to the same condition.
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Features
• 16 LED drivers. Each output programmable at:
– Off
– On
– Programmable LED brightness
– Programmable group dimming/blinking mixed with individual LED brightness
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• 1 MHz Fast-mode Plus compatible I C-bus interface with 30 mA high drive capability
on SDA output for driving high capacitive buses
• 256-step (8-bit) linear programmable brightness per LED output varying from fully off
(default) to maximum brightness using a 97 kHz PWM signal
• 256-step group brightness control allows general dimming (using a 190 Hz PWM
signal) from fully off to maximum brightness (default)
• 256-step group blinking with frequency programmable from 24 Hz to 10.73 s and duty
cycle from 0 % to 99.6 %
• Sixteen totem-pole outputs (sink 25 mA and source 10 mA at 5 V) with software
programmable open-drain LED outputs selection (default at totem-pole). No input
function.
• Output state change programmable on the Acknowledge or the STOP Command to
update outputs byte-by-byte or all at the same time (default to ‘Change on STOP’).
• Active LOW Output Enable (OE) input pin. LED outputs programmable to logic 1, logic
0 or ‘high-impedance’ (default at power-up) when OE is HIGH, thus allowing hardware
blinking and dimming of the LEDs.
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• 7 hardware address pins allow 126 devices to be connected to the same I C-bus
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• 4 software programmable I C-bus addresses (one LED Group Call address and three
LED Sub Call addresses) allow groups of devices to be addressed at the same time in
any combination (for example, one register used for ‘All Call’ so that all the PCA9635s
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on the I C-bus can be addressed at the same time and the second register used for
1
three different addresses so that ⁄3 of all devices on the bus can be addressed at the
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same time in a group). Software enable and disable for I C-bus address.
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• Software Reset feature (SWRST Call) allows the device to be reset through the I C-bus
• 25 MHz internal oscillator requires no external components
• Internal power-on reset
• Noise filter on SDA/SCL inputs
• Edge rate control on outputs
• No glitch on power-up
• Supports hot insertion
• Low standby current
• Operating power supply voltage range of 2.3 V to 5.5 V
• 5.5 V tolerant inputs
• -40 °C to +85 °C operation
• ESD protection exceeds 2000 V HBM per JESD22-A114, 200 V MM per JESD22-A115
and 1000 V CDM per JESD22-C101
• Latch-up testing is done to JEDEC Standard JESD78 which exceeds 100 mA
• Packages offered: TSSOP28
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Applications
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•
•
•
•
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RGB or RGBA LED drivers
LED status information
LED displays
LCD backlights
Keypad backlights for cellular phones or handheld devices
Ordering information
Table 1. Ordering information
Type number
Topside
mark
PCA9635PW
PCA9635PW/Q900
[1]
[1]
Package
Name
Description
Version
PCA9635PW TSSOP28
plastic thin shrink small outline package; 28 leads; body
width 4.4 mm
SOT361-1
PCA9635PW TSSOP28
plastic thin shrink small outline package; 28 leads; body
width 4.4 mm
SOT361-1
PCA9635PW/Q900 is AEC-Q100 compliant.
4.1 Ordering options
Table 2. Ordering options
Type number
Orderable part number
Package
Packing method
Minimum order
quantity
Temperature
PCA9635PW
PCA9635PW,118
TSSOP28
Reel 13" Q1 NDP
2500
Tamb = -40 °C to +85 °C
PCA9635PW/Q900
PCA9635PW/Q900,118
TSSOP28
Reel 13" Q1 NDP
2500
Tamb = -40 °C to +85 °C
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Block diagram
A0
SCL
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
INPUT FILTER
SDA
PCA9635
I2C-BUS
CONTROL
VDD
POWER-ON
RESET
VDD
VSS
LED
STATE
SELECT
REGISTER
PWM
REGISTER X
BRIGHTNESS
CONTROL
97 kHz
24.3 kHz
25 MHz
OSCILLATOR
LEDn
GRPFREQ
REGISTER
190 Hz
GRPPWM
REGISTER
MUX/
CONTROL
'0' - permanently OFF
'1' - permanently ON
OE
002aac136
Remark: Only one LED output shown for clarity.
Figure 1. Block diagram of PCA9635
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Pinning information
6.1 Pinning
A0
1
28 VDD
A1
2
27 SDA
A2
3
26 SCL
A3
4
25 A6
A4
5
24 A5
LED0
6
23 OE
LED1
7
LED2
8
LED3
9
20 LED13
LED4 10
19 LED12
LED5 11
18 LED11
LED6 12
17 LED10
LED7 13
16 LED9
VSS 14
15 LED8
PCA9635PW
PCA9635PW/Q900
22 LED15
21 LED14
002aac134
Figure 2. Pin configuration for TSSOP28
6.2 Pin description
Table 3. Pin description
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Symbol
Pin
Type
Description
A0
1
I
address input 0
A1
2
I
address input 1
A2
3
I
address input 2
A3
4
I
address input 3
A4
5
I
address input 4
LED0
6
O
LED driver 0
LED1
7
O
LED driver 1
LED2
8
O
LED driver 2
LED3
9
O
LED driver 3
LED4
10
O
LED driver 4
LED5
11
O
LED driver 5
LED6
12
O
LED driver 6
LED7
13
O
LED driver 7
VSS
14
power supply
supply ground
LED8
15
O
LED driver 8
LED9
16
O
LED driver 9
LED10
17
O
LED driver 10
LED11
18
O
LED driver 11
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Table 3. Pin description...continued
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Symbol
Pin
Type
Description
LED12
19
O
LED driver 12
LED13
20
O
LED driver 13
LED14
21
O
LED driver 14
LED15
22
O
LED driver 15
OE
23
I
active LOW output enable
A5
24
I
address input 5
A6
25
I
address input 6
SCL
26
I
serial clock line
SDA
27
I/O
serial data line
VDD
28
power supply
supply voltage
Functional description
Refer to Figure 1.
7.1 Device addresses
Following a START condition, the bus master must output the address of the slave it is
accessing.
There are a maximum of 128 possible programmable addresses using the 7 hardware
address pins. Two of these addresses, Software Reset and LED All Call, cannot be used
because their default power-up state is ON, leaving a maximum of 126 addresses. Using
other reserved addresses, as well as any other Sub Call address, will reduce the total
number of possible addresses even further.
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7.1.1 Regular I C-bus slave address
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The I C-bus slave address of the PCA9635 is shown in Figure 3. To conserve power, no
internal pull-up resistors are incorporated on the hardware selectable address pins and
they must be pulled HIGH or LOW.
2
Remark: Using reserved I C-bus addresses will interfere with other devices, but only
2
if the devices are on the bus and/or the bus will be open to other I C-bus systems at
some later date. In a closed system where the designer controls the address assignment
these addresses can be used since the PCA9635 treats them like any other address. The
LED All Call, Software Rest and PCA9564 or PCA9665 slave address (if on the bus) can
never be used for individual device addresses.
• PCA9635 LED All Call address (1110 000) and Software Reset (0000 0110) which are
active on start-up
• PCA9564 (0000 000) or PCA9665 (1110 000) slave address which is active on start-up
2
• ‘reserved for future use’ I C-bus addresses (0000 011, 1111 1XX)
• slave devices that use the 10-bit addressing scheme (1111 0XX)
• slave devices that are designed to respond to the General Call address (0000 000)
• High-speed mode (Hs-mode) master code (0000 1XX)
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slave address
A6
A5
A4
A3
A2
A1
hardware selectable
A0 R/W
002aab319
Figure 3. Slave address
The last bit of the address byte defines the operation to be performed. When set to logic
1 a read is selected, while a logic 0 selects a write operation.
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7.1.2 LED all call I C-bus address
• Default power-up value (ALLCALLADR register): E0h or 1110 000X
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• Programmable through I C-bus (volatile programming)
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• At power-up, LED All Call I C-bus address is enabled. PCA9635 sends an ACK when
E0h (R/W = 0) or E1h (R/W = 1) is sent by the master.
See Section 7.3.8 for more detail.
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Remark: The default LED All Call I C-bus address (E0h or 1110 000X) must not be used
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as a regular I C-bus slave address since this address is enabled at power-up. All the
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2
PCA9635s on the I C-bus will acknowledge the address if sent by the I C-bus master.
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7.1.3 LED sub call I C-bus addresses
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• 3 different I C-bus addresses can be used
• Default power-up values:
– SUBADR1 register: E2h or 1110 001X
– SUBADR2 register: E4h or 1110 010X
– SUBADR3 register: E8h or 1110 100X
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• Programmable through I C-bus (volatile programming)
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• At power-up, Sub Call I C-bus addresses are disabled. PCA9635 does not send an
ACK when E2h (R/W = 0) or E3h (R/W = 1), E4h (R/W = 0) or E5h (R/W = 1), or E8h
(R/W = 0) or E9h (R/W = 1) is sent by the master.
See Section 7.3.7 for more detail.
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2
Remark: The default LED Sub Call I C-bus addresses may be used as regular I C-bus
slave addresses as long as they are disabled.
2
7.1.4 Software reset I C-bus address
The address shown in Figure 4 is used when a reset of the PCA9635 needs to be
performed by the master. The Software Reset address (SWRST Call) must be used with
R/W = logic 0. If R/W = logic 1, the PCA9635 does not acknowledge the SWRST. See
Section 7.6 for more detail.
R/W
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
002aab416
Figure 4. Software Reset address
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Remark: The Software Reset I C-bus address is a reserved address and cannot be used
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as a regular I C-bus slave address or as an LED All Call or LED Sub Call address.
7.2 Control register
Following the successful acknowledgement of the slave address, LED All Call address
or LED Sub Call address, the bus master will send a byte to the PCA9635, which will be
stored in the Control register.
The lowest 5 bits are used as a pointer to determine which register will be accessed
(D[4:0]). The highest 3 bits are used as Auto-Increment flag and Auto-Increment options
(AI[2:0]).
register address
AI2 AI1 AI0
D4
D3
D2
Auto-Increment options
Auto-Increment flag
D1
D0
002aac147
reset state = 80h
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Remark: The Control register does not apply to the Software Reset I C-bus address.
Figure 5. Control register
When the Auto-Increment flag is set (AI2 = logic 1), the five low order bits of the Control
register are automatically incremented after a read or write. This allows the user to
program the registers sequentially. Four different types of Auto-Increment are possible,
depending on AI1 and AI0 values.
Table 4. Auto-Increment options
AI2
AI1
AI0
Function
0
0
0
no Auto-Increment
1
0
0
Auto-Increment for all registers. D[4:0] roll over to ‘0 0000’ after the last
register (1 1011) is accessed.
1
0
1
Auto-Increment for individual brightness registers only. D[4:0] roll over to
‘0 0010’ after the last register (1 0001) is accessed.
1
1
0
Auto-Increment for global control registers only. D[4:0] roll over to ‘1
0010’ after the last register (1 0011) is accessed.
1
1
1
Auto-Increment for individual and global control registers only. D[4:0] roll
over to ‘0 0010’ after the last register (1 0011) is accessed.
Remark: Other combinations not shown in Table 4 (AI[2:0] = 001, 010, and 011) are
reserved and must not be used for proper device operation.
AI[2:0] = 000 is used when the same register must be accessed several times during
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a single I C-bus communication, for example, changes the brightness of a single LED.
Data is overwritten each time the register is accessed during a write operation.
AI[2:0] = 100 is used when all the registers must be sequentially accessed, for example,
power-up programming.
AI[2:0] = 101 is used when the four LED drivers must be individually programmed with
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different values during the same I C-bus communication, for example, changing color
setting to another color setting.
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AI[2:0] = 110 is used when the LED drivers must be globally programmed with different
2
settings during the same I C-bus communication, for example, global brightness or
blinking change.
AI[2:0] = 111 is used when individual and global changes must be performed during the
2
same I C-bus communication, for example, changing a color and global brightness at the
same time.
Only the 5 least significant bits D[4:0] are affected by the AI[2:0] bits.
When the Control register is written, the register entry point determined by D[4:0] is
the first register that will be addressed (read or write operation), and can be anywhere
between 0 0000 and 1 1011 (as defined in Table 4). When AI[2] = 1, the Auto-Increment
flag is set and the rollover value at which the register increment stops and goes to the
next one is determined by AI[2:0]. See Table 4 for rollover values. For example, if the
Control register = 1111 0100 (F4h), then the register addressing sequence will be (in
hex): 14 → … → 1B → 00 → … → 13 → 02 → … → 13 → 02 → … → 13 → 02 → … as
long as the master keeps sending or reading data.
7.3 Register definitions
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Table 5. Register summary
Register number (hex)
D4
D3
D2
D1
D0
Name
Type
Function
00
0
0
0
0
0
MODE1
read/write
Mode register 1
01
0
0
0
0
1
MODE2
read/write
Mode register 2
02
0
0
0
1
0
PWM0
read/write
brightness control LED0
03
0
0
0
1
1
PWM1
read/write
brightness control LED1
04
0
0
1
0
0
PWM2
read/write
brightness control LED2
05
0
0
1
0
1
PWM3
read/write
brightness control LED3
06
0
0
1
1
0
PWM4
read/write
brightness control LED4
07
0
0
1
1
1
PWM5
read/write
brightness control LED5
08
0
1
0
0
0
PWM6
read/write
brightness control LED6
09
0
1
0
0
1
PWM7
read/write
brightness control LED7
0A
0
1
0
1
0
PWM8
read/write
brightness control LED8
0B
0
1
0
1
1
PWM9
read/write
brightness control LED9
0C
0
1
1
0
0
PWM10
read/write
brightness control LED10
0D
0
1
1
0
1
PWM11
read/write
brightness control LED11
0E
0
1
1
1
0
PWM12
read/write
brightness control LED12
0F
0
1
1
1
1
PWM13
read/write
brightness control LED13
10
1
0
0
0
0
PWM14
read/write
brightness control LED14
11
1
0
0
0
1
PWM15
read/write
brightness control LED15
12
1
0
0
1
0
GRPPWM
read/write
group duty cycle control
13
1
0
0
1
1
GRPFREQ
read/write
group frequency
14
1
0
1
0
0
LEDOUT0
read/write
LED output state 0
15
1
0
1
0
1
LEDOUT1
read/write
LED output state 1
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...continued
Table 5. Register summary
Register number (hex)
D4
D3
D2
D1
D0
Name
Type
Function
16
1
0
1
1
0
LEDOUT2
read/write
LED output state 2
17
1
0
1
1
1
LEDOUT3
read/write
LED output state 3
18
1
1
0
0
0
SUBADR1
read/write
I C-bus subaddress 1
19
1
1
0
0
1
SUBADR2
read/write
I C-bus subaddress 2
1A
1
1
0
1
0
SUBADR3
read/write
I C-bus subaddress 3
1B
1
1
0
1
1
ALLCALLADR
read/write
LED All Call I C-bus address
[1]
[2]
2
2
2
2
Only D[4:0] = 0 0000 to 1 1011 are allowed and will be acknowledged. D[4:0] = 1 1100 to 1 1111 are reserved and will not be acknowledged.
When writing to the Control register, bit 4 must be programmed with logic 0 for proper device operation.
7.3.1 Mode register 1, MODE1
Table 6. MODE1 - Mode register 1 (address 00h) bit description
Legend: * default value.
Bit
Symbol
Access
Value
Description
7
AI2
read only
0
Register Auto-Increment disabled.
1*
Register Auto-Increment enabled.
0*
Auto-Increment bit 1 = 0.
1
Auto-Increment bit 1 = 1.
0*
Auto-Increment bit 0 = 0.
1
Auto-Increment bit 0 = 1.
0
Normal mode .
1*
Low power mode. Oscillator off .
0*
PCA9635 does not respond to I C-bus subaddress 1.
1
PCA9635 responds to I C-bus subaddress 1.
0*
PCA9635 does not respond to I C-bus subaddress 2.
1
PCA9635 responds to I C-bus subaddress 2.
0*
PCA9635 does not respond to I C-bus subaddress 3.
1
PCA9635 responds to I C-bus subaddress 3.
0
PCA9635 does not respond to LED All Call I C-bus address.
1*
PCA9635 responds to LED All Call I C-bus address.
6
AI1
5
AI0
4
SUB1
2
R/W
SUB3
0
R/W
R/W
SUB2
1
[2]
read only
SLEEP
3
[1]
read only
R/W
ALLCALL
R/W
[1]
[2]
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
It takes 500 μs max. for the oscillator to be up and running once SLEEP bit has been set to logic 0. Timings on LEDn outputs are not guaranteed if PWMx,
GRPPWM or GRPFREQ registers are accessed within the 500 μs window.
When the oscillator is off (Sleep mode) the LED outputs cannot be turned on, off or dimmed/blinked.
7.3.2 Mode register 2, MODE2
Table 7. MODE2 - Mode register 2 (address 01h) bit description
Legend: * default value.
Bit
Symbol
Access
Value
Description
7
-
read only
0*
reserved
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Table 7. MODE2 - Mode register 2 (address 01h) bit description...continued
Legend: * default value.
Bit
Symbol
Access
Value
Description
6
-
read only
0*
reserved
5
DMBLNK
R/W
0*
group control = dimming.
1
group control = blinking.
0*
Output logic state not inverted. Value to use when no external driver used.
Applicable when OE = 0.
1
Output logic state inverted. Value to use when external driver used.
Applicable when OE = 0.
0*
Outputs change on STOP command.
1
Outputs change on ACK.
0
The 16 LED outputs are configured with an open-drain structure.
1*
The 16 LED outputs are configured with a totem-pole structure.
00
When OE = 1 (output drivers not enabled), LEDn = 0.
01*
When OE = 1 (output drivers not enabled):
LEDn = 1 when OUTDRV = 1
LEDn = high-impedance when OUTDRV = 0 (same as OUTNE[1:0] =
10)
10
When OE = 1 (output drivers not enabled), LEDn = high-impedance.
11
reserved
4
INVRT
3
[3]
R/W
OUTDRV
1 to 0
[2]
R/W
OCH
2
[1]
[1]
[1]
R/W
[3]
OUTNE[1:0]
R/W
[2]
See Section 7.7 for more details. Normal LEDs can be driven directly in either mode. Some newer LEDs include integrated Zener diodes to limit voltage
transients, reduce EMI and protect the LEDs, and these must be driven only in the open-drain mode to prevent overheating the IC.
Change of the outputs at the STOP command allows synchronizing outputs of more than one PCA9635. Applicable to registers from 02h (PWM0) to 17h
(LEDOUT) only.
See Section 7.4 for more details.
7.3.3 PWM0 to PWM15, individual brightness control
Table 8. PWM0 to PWM15 - PWM registers 0 to 15 (address 02h to 11h) bit
description
Legend: * default value.
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Address
Register
Bit
Symbol
Access Value
02h
PWM0
7:0
IDC0[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000* PWM0 Individual Duty Cycle
03h
PWM1
7:0
IDC1[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000* PWM1 Individual Duty Cycle
04h
PWM2
7:0
IDC2[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000* PWM2 Individual Duty Cycle
05h
PWM3
7:0
IDC3[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000* PWM3 Individual Duty Cycle
06h
PWM4
7:0
IDC4[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000* PWM4 Individual Duty Cycle
07h
PWM5
7:0
IDC5[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000* PWM5 Individual Duty Cycle
08h
PWM6
7:0
IDC6[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000* PWM6 Individual Duty Cycle
09h
PWM7
7:0
IDC7[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000* PWM7 Individual Duty Cycle
0Ah
PWM8
7:0
IDC8[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000* PWM8 Individual Duty Cycle
0Bh
PWM9
7:0
IDC9[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000* PWM9 Individual Duty Cycle
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Table 8. PWM0 to PWM15 - PWM registers 0 to 15 (address 02h to 11h) bit
description...continued
Legend: * default value.
Address
Register
Bit
Symbol
Access Value
Description
0Ch
PWM10
7:0
IDC10[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000* PWM10 Individual Duty Cycle
0Dh
PWM11
7:0
IDC11[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000* PWM11 Individual Duty Cycle
0Eh
PWM12
7:0
IDC12[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000* PWM12 Individual Duty Cycle
0Fh
PWM13
7:0
IDC13[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000* PWM13 Individual Duty Cycle
10h
PWM14
7:0
IDC14[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000* PWM14 Individual Duty Cycle
11h
PWM15
7:0
IDC15[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000* PWM15 Individual Duty Cycle
A 97 kHz fixed frequency signal is used for each output. Duty cycle is controlled through
256 linear steps from 00h (0 % duty cycle = LED output off) to FFh (99.6 % duty cycle =
LED output at maximum brightness). Applicable to LED outputs programmed with LDRx
= 10 or 11 (LEDOUT0 to LEDOUT3 registers).
(1)
7.3.4 GRPPWM, group duty cycle control
Table 9. GRPPWM - Group brightness control register (address 12h) bit description
Legend: * default value
Address
Register
Bit
Symbol
Access
Value
Description
12h
GRPPWM
7:0
GDC[7:0]
R/W
1111 1111
GRPPWM register
When DMBLNK bit (MODE2 register) is programmed with logic 0, a 190 Hz fixed
frequency signal is superimposed with the 97 kHz individual brightness control signal.
GRPPWM is then used as a global brightness control allowing the LED outputs to be
dimmed with the same value. The value in GRPFREQ is then a ‘Don’t care’.
General brightness for the 16 outputs is controlled through 256 linear steps from 00h
(0 % duty cycle = LED output off) to FFh (99.6 % duty cycle = maximum brightness).
Applicable to LED outputs programmed with LDRx = 11 (LEDOUT0 to LEDOUT3
registers).
When DMBLNK bit is programmed with logic 1, GRPPWM and GRPFREQ registers
define a global blinking pattern, where GRPFREQ contains the blinking period (from 24
Hz to 10.73 s) and GRPPWM the duty cycle (ON/OFF ratio in %).
(2)
7.3.5 GRPFREQ, group frequency
Table 10. GRPFREQ - Group Frequency register (address 13h) bit description
Legend: * default value.
PCA9635
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Address
Register
Bit
Symbol
Access
Value
Description
13h
GRPFREQ
7:0
GFRQ[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000*
GRPFREQ register
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GRPFREQ is used to program the global blinking period when DMBLNK bit (MODE2
register) is equal to 1. Value in this register is a ‘Don’t care’ when DMBLNK = 0.
Applicable to LED outputs programmed with LDRx = 11 (LEDOUT0 to LEDOUT3
registers).
Blinking period is controlled through 256 linear steps from 00h (41 ms, frequency 24 Hz)
to FFh (10.73 s).
(3)
7.3.6 LEDOUT0 to LEDOUT3, LED driver output state
Table 11. LEDOUT0 to LEDOUT3 - LED driver output state register (address 14h to 17h) bit
description
Legend: * default value.
Address
Register
Bit
Symbol
Access
Value
Description
14h
LEDOUT0
7:6
LDR3
R/W
00*
LED3 output state control
5:4
LDR2
R/W
00*
LED2 output state control
3:2
LDR1
R/W
00*
LED1 output state control
1:0
LDR0
R/W
00*
LED0 output state control
7:6
LDR7
R/W
00*
LED7 output state control
5:4
LDR6
R/W
00*
LED6 output state control
3:2
LDR5
R/W
00*
LED5 output state control
1:0
LDR4
R/W
00*
LED4 output state control
7:6
LDR11
R/W
00*
LED11 output state control
5:4
LDR10
R/W
00*
LED10 output state control
3:2
LDR9
R/W
00*
LED9 output state control
1:0
LDR8
R/W
00*
LED8 output state control
7:6
LDR15
R/W
00*
LED15 output state control
5:4
LDR14
R/W
00*
LED14 output state control
3:2
LDR13
R/W
00*
LED13 output state control
1:0
LDR12
R/W
00*
LED12 output state control
15h
16h
17h
LEDOUT1
LEDOUT2
LEDOUT3
LDRx = 00
LED driver x is off (default power-up state).
LDRx = 01
LED driver x is fully on (individual brightness and group dimming/blinking not controlled).
LDRx = 10
LED driver x individual brightness can be controlled through its PWMx register.
LDRx = 11
LED driver x individual brightness and group dimming/blinking can be controlled through
its PWMx register and the GRPPWM registers.
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7.3.7 SUBADR1 to SUBADR3, I C-bus subaddress 1 to 3
2
Table 12. SUBADR1 to SUBADR3 - I C-bus subaddress registers 1 to 3 (address 18h to 1Ah)
bit description
Legend: * default value.
Address
Register
Bit
Symbol
Access Value
Description
18h
SUBADR1
7:1
A1[7:1]
R/W
1110 001*
I C-bus subaddress 1
0
A1[0]
R only
0*
reserved
7:1
A2[7:1]
R/W
1110 010*
I C-bus subaddress 2
0
A2[0]
R only
0*
reserved
7:1
A3[7:1]
R/W
1110 100*
I C-bus subaddress 3
0
A3[0]
R only
0*
reserved
19h
1Ah
SUBADR2
SUBADR3
2
2
2
2
Subaddresses are programmable through the I C-bus. Default power-up values are E2h,
E4h, E8h, and the device(s) will not acknowledge these addresses right after power-up
(the corresponding SUBx bit in MODE1 register is equal to 0).
Once subaddresses have been programmed to their right values, SUBx bits need to
be set to logic 1 in order to have the device acknowledging these addresses (MODE1
register).
2
Only the 7 MSBs representing the I C-bus subaddress are valid. The LSB in SUBADRx
register is a read-only bit (0).
2
When SUBx is set to logic 1, the corresponding I C-bus subaddress can be used during
2
either an I C-bus read or write sequence.
2
7.3.8 ALLCALLADR, LED All Call I C-bus address
2
Table 13. ALLCALLADR - LED All Call I C-bus address register (address 1Bh) bit
description
Legend: * default value.
Address
Register
Bit
Symbol
Access Value
Description
1Bh
ALLCALLADR
7:1
AC[7:1]
R/W
1110 000*
ALLCALL I C-bus
address register
0
AC[0]
R only
0*
reserved
2
2
The LED All Call I C-bus address allows all the PCA9635s in the bus to be programmed
at the same time (ALLCALL bit in register MODE1 must be equal to 1 (power-up default
2
state)). This address is programmable through the I C-bus and can be used during either
2
an I C-bus read or write sequence. The register address can also be programmed as a
Sub Call.
2
Only the 7 MSBs representing the All Call I C-bus address are valid. The LSB in
ALLCALLADR register is a read-only bit (0).
If ALLCALL bit = 0, the device does not acknowledge the address programmed in
register ALLCALLADR.
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7.4 Active LOW output enable input
The active LOW output enable (OE) pin, allows to enable or disable all the LED outputs
at the same time.
• When a LOW level is applied to OE pin, all the LED outputs are enabled and follow
the output state defined in the LEDOUT register with the polarity defined by INVRT bit
(MODE2 register).
• When a HIGH level is applied to OE pin, all the LED outputs are programmed to the
value that is defined by OUTNE[1:0] in the MODE2 register.
Table 14. LED outputs when OE = 1
OUTNE1
OUTNE0
LED outputs
0
0
0
0
1
1 if OUTDRV = 1, high-impedance if OUTDRV = 0
1
0
high-impedance
1
1
reserved
The OE pin can be used as a synchronization signal to switch on/off several PCA9635
devices at the same time. This requires an external clock reference that provides blinking
period and the duty cycle.
The OE pin can also be used as an external dimming control signal. The frequency of the
external clock must be high enough not to be seen by the human eye, and the duty cycle
value determines the brightness of the LEDs.
Remark: Do not use OE as an external blinking control signal when internal global
blinking is selected (DMBLNK = 1, MODE2 register) since it will result in an undefined
blinking pattern. Do not use OE as an external dimming control signal when internal
global dimming is selected (DMBLNK = 0, MODE2 register) since it will result in an
undefined dimming pattern.
7.5 Power-on reset
When power is applied to VDD, an internal power-on reset holds the PCA9635 in a reset
condition until VDD has reached VPOR. At this point, the reset condition is released and
2
the PCA9635 registers and I C-bus state machine are initialized to their default states
(all zeroes) causing all the channels to be deselected. Thereafter, VDD must be lowered
below 0.2 V to reset the device.
2
PCA9635 requires the I C master device to always send START condition to
communicate with PCA9635 after POR (Power-on-Reset) is completed. After the initial
START condition, either START or repeated START are acceptable.
7.6 Software reset
2
The Software Reset Call (SWRST Call) allows all the devices in the I C-bus to be reset
2
to the power-up state value through a specific formatted I C-bus command. To be
2
performed correctly, it implies that the I C-bus is functional and that there is no device
hanging the bus.
The SWRST Call function is defined as the following:
2
1. A START command is sent by the I C-bus master.
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2. The reserved SWRST I C-bus address ‘0000 011’ with the R/W bit set to ‘0’ (write) is
2
sent by the I C-bus master.
3. The PCA9635 device(s) acknowledge(s) after seeing the SWRST Call address ‘0000
0110’ (06h) only. If the R/W bit is set to ‘1’ (read), no acknowledge is returned to the
2
I C-bus master.
4. Once the SWRST Call address has been sent and acknowledged, the master sends 2
bytes with 2 specific values (SWRST data byte 1 and byte 2):
5. Byte 1 = A5h: the PCA9635 acknowledges this value only. If byte 1 is not equal to
A5h, the PCA9635 does not acknowledge it.
6. Byte 2 = 5Ah: the PCA9635 acknowledges this value only. If byte 2 is not equal to
5Ah, then the PCA9635 does not acknowledge it.
If more than 2 bytes of data are sent, the PCA9635 does not acknowledge any more.
1. Once the right 2 bytes (SWRST data byte 1 and byte 2 only) have been sent and
correctly acknowledged, the master sends a STOP command to end the SWRST Call:
the PCA9635 then resets to the default value (power-up value) and is ready to be
addressed again within the specified bus free time (tBUF).
2
The I C-bus master must interpret a non-acknowledge from the PCA9635 (at any time)
as a ‘SWRST Call Abort’. The PCA9635 does not initiate a reset of its registers. This
happens only when the format of the SWRST Call sequence is not correct.
7.7 Using the PCA9635 with and without external drivers
The PCA9635 LED output drivers are 5.5 V only tolerant and can sink up to 25 mA at 5 V.
If the device needs to drive LEDs to a higher voltage and/or higher current, use of an
external driver is required.
• INVRT bit (MODE2 register) can be used to keep the LED PWM control firmware the
same (PWMx and GRPPWM values directly calculated from their respective formulas
and the LED output state determined by LEDOUT register value) independently of the
type of external driver. This bit allows LED output polarity inversion/non-inversion only
when OE = 0.
• OUTDRV bit (MODE2 register) allows minimizing the amount of external components
required to control the external driver (N-type or P-type device).
Table 15. Use of INVRT and OUTDRV based on connection to the LEDn outputs when OE = 0
INVRT OUTDRV Direct connection to LEDn
Firmware
External
pull-up
resistor
[1]
External N-type driver
External P-type driver
Firmware
External
pull-up
resistor
Firmware
formulas and LED required
output state values
apply
External
pull-up
resistor
0
0
formulas and LED
output state values
[2]
apply
LED current formulas and
[2]
limiting R
LED output state
values inverted
required
0
1
formulas and LED
output state values
[2]
apply
LED current formulas and
[2]
limiting R
LED output state
values inverted
not required formulas and LED not
[3]
output state values required
[3]
apply
1
0
formulas and LED
output state values
inverted
LED current formulas and
limiting R
LED output state
values apply
required
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Table 15. Use of INVRT and OUTDRV based on connection to the LEDn outputs when OE = 0
INVRT OUTDRV Direct connection to LEDn
1
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
1
[1]
...continued
External N-type driver
External P-type driver
Firmware
External
pull-up
resistor
Firmware
not
[4]
required
formulas and LED not required
output state values
inverted
Firmware
External
pull-up
resistor
formulas and LED
output state values
inverted
LED current formulas and
limiting R
LED output state
[4]
values apply
External
pull-up
resistor
When OE = 1, LED output state is controlled only by OUTNE[1:0] bits (MODE2 register).
Correct configuration when LEDs directly connected to the LEDn outputs (connection to VDD through current limiting resistor).
Optimum configuration when external P-type (PNP, PMOS) driver used.
Optimum configuration when external N-type (NPN, NMOS) driver used.
[1]
Table 16. Output transistors based on LEDOUT registers, INVRT and OUTDRV bits when OE = 0
LEDOUT
INVRT
OUTDRV
Upper transistor Lower transistor
(VDD to LEDn)
(LEDn to VSS)
LEDn state
00
LED driver off
0
0
off
off
high-Z
0
1
on
off
VDD
1
0
off
on
VSS
1
1
off
on
VSS
0
0
off
on
VSS
0
1
off
on
VSS
1
0
off
off
high-Z
1
1
on
off
VDD
0
0
off
individual PWM
(non-inverted)
VSS or high-Z
0
1
individual PWM
(non-inverted)
individual PWM
(non-inverted)
VSS or VDD = PWMx value
1
0
off
individual PWM
(inverted)
high-Z
1
1
individual PWM
(inverted)
individual PWM
(inverted)
VDD or VSS = 1 - PWMx value
0
0
off
individual + group
PWM (noninverted)
VSS or high-Z
values
0
1
individual PWM
(non-inverted)
individual PWM
(non-inverted)
VSS or VDD = PWMx or GRPPWM values
1
0
off
individual + group
PWM (inverted)
high-Z or VSS = (1 - PWMx) or (1 GRPPWM) values
1
1
individual PWM
(inverted)
individual PWM
(inverted)
VDD or VSS = (1 - PWMx) or (1 GRPPWM) values
01
LED driver on
10
Individual
brightness
control
11
individual +
group dimming/
blinking
[1]
[2]
[2]
[2]
[2]
[2]
= PWMx value
or VSS = 1 - PWMx value
[2]
= PWMx or GRPPWM
[2]
When OE = 1, LED output state is controlled only by OUTNE[1:0] bits (MODE2 register).
External pull-up or LED current limiting resistor connects LEDn to VDD.
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7.8 Individual brightness control with group dimming/blinking
A 97 kHz fixed frequency signal with programmable duty cycle (8 bits, 256 steps) is used
to control individually the brightness for each LED.
On top of this signal, one of the following signals can be superimposed (this signal can
be applied to the 4 LED outputs):
• A lower 190 Hz fixed frequency signal with programmable duty cycle (8 bits, 256 steps)
is used to provide a global brightness control.
1
• A programmable frequency signal from 24 Hz to ⁄10.73 Hz (8 bits, 256 steps) with
programmable duty cycle (8 bits, 256 steps) is used to provide a global blinking control.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12
507
508
509
510
511
512
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10 11
Brightness Control signal (LEDn)
N × 40 ns
with N = (0 to 255)
(PWMx Register)
M × 256 × 2 × 40 ns
with M = (0 to 255)
(GRPPWM Register)
256 × 40 ns = 10.24 µs
(97.6 kHz)
Group Dimming signal
256 × 2 × 256 × 40 ns = 5.24 ms (190.7 Hz)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
resulting Brightness + Group Dimming signal
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Minimum pulse width for LEDn Brightness Control is 40 ns.
Minimum pulse width for Group Dimming is 20.48 μs.
When M = 1 (GRPPWM register value), the resulting LEDn Brightness Control + Group Dimming signal will have 2 pulses
of the LED Brightness Control signal (pulse width = N × 40 ns, with ‘N’ defined in PWMx register).
This resulting Brightness + Group Dimming signal above shows a resulting Control signal with M = 4 (8 pulses).
Figure 6. Brightness + Group Dimming signals
8
2
Characteristics of the I C-bus
2
The I 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.
8.1 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 will be interpreted as control signals (see Figure 7).
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SDA
SCL
data line
stable;
data valid
change
of data
allowed
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Figure 7. Bit transfer
8.1.1 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 8).
SDA
SCL
S
P
START condition
STOP condition
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Figure 8. Definition of START and STOP conditions
8.2 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 9).
SDA
SCL
MASTER
TRANSMITTER/
RECEIVER
SLAVE
RECEIVER
SLAVE
TRANSMITTER/
RECEIVER
MASTER
TRANSMITTER
MASTER
TRANSMITTER/
RECEIVER
I2C-BUS
MULTIPLEXER
SLAVE
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Figure 9. System configuration
8.3 Acknowledge
The number of data bytes transferred between the START and the STOP conditions
from transmitter to receiver is not limited. Each byte of eight 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.
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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 time
and hold time 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.
data output
by transmitter
not acknowledge
data output
by receiver
acknowledge
SCL from master
1
2
8
S
9
clock pulse for
acknowledgement
START
condition
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2
Figure 10. Acknowledgement on the I C-bus
2
8.4 I C-bus SDA line stuck low recovery mechanism
2
PCA9635 requires I C master device send at least 18 clock cycles + STOP condition
2
2
onto I C bus if it detects SDA line stuck low by any I C slave device on the bus vs the
normal 9 or more clock cycles due to the register set sequence.
CLK
SDA
aaa-041401
2
Figure 11. 18 clock cycles + STOP condition on the I C-bus
9
Bus transactions
slave address
S A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 0
START condition
data for register D[4:0](1)
control register
R/W
A
X
X
X D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 A
Auto-Increment options
Auto-Increment flag
acknowledge
from slave
acknowledge
from slave
A
P
acknowledge
from slave
STOP
condition
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1. See Table 4 for register definition.
Figure 12. Write to a specific register
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S A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 0
START condition
A
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MODE1
register
selection
Auto-Increment
on all registers
R/W
acknowledge
from slave
0
MODE1 register
MODE2 register
A
acknowledge
from slave
A
A
acknowledge
from slave
acknowledge
from slave
(cont.)
Auto-Increment on
SUBADR3 register
ALLCALLADR register
(cont.)
A
A
acknowledge
from slave
acknowledge
from slave
P
STOP
condition
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Figure 13. Write to all registers using the Auto-Increment feature
slave address
control register
S A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 0
START condition
A
R/W
acknowledge
from slave
1
0
1
0
0
0
PWM0 register
1
0
PWM0
register
selection
increment
on Individual
brightness
registers only
PWM1 register
A
acknowledge
from slave
A
A
acknowledge
from slave
acknowledge
from slave
(cont.)
Auto-Increment on
PWM14 register
(cont.)
PWM15 register
PWM0 register
PWMx register
A
A
A
A
acknowledge
from slave
acknowledge
from slave
acknowledge
from slave
acknowledge
from slave
P
STOP
condition
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Figure 14. Multiple writes to Individual Brightness registers only using the Auto-Increment feature
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slave address
ReSTART
condition
control register
S A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 0
START condition
A
1
data from MODE2 register
(cont.)
0
0
0
0
0
0
MODE1
register
selection
Auto-Increment
on all registers
R/W
acknowledge
from slave
0
slave address
data from MODE1 register
A Sr A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 1
acknowledge
from slave
R/W
acknowledge
from master
acknowledge
from slave
Auto-Increment on
data from
ALLCALLADR register
data from PWM0
A (cont.)
A
data from
MODE1 register
A
A
A
acknowledge
from master
acknowledge
from master
acknowledge
from master
A (cont.)
acknowledge
from master
data from last read byte
(cont.)
A
not acknowledge
from master
P
STOP
condition
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Figure 15. Read all registers using the Auto-Increment feature
slave address(1)
new LED All Call I2C address(2)
control register
sequence (A) S A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 0
START condition
A
X
X
X
1
1
0
1
1
ALLCALLADR
register selection
R/W
acknowledge
from slave
A
1
0
1
0
1
acknowledge
from slave
0
1
X
A
P
acknowledge
from slave
Auto-Increment on
STOP
condition
the 16 LEDs are on at the acknowledge(3)
LED All Call I2C address
sequence (B) S
1
0
1
0
START condition
1
0
1
control register
0
A
R/W
acknowledge
from the
4 devices
X
X
X
0
1
0
LEDOUT register (LED fully ON)
0
0
A
0
1
0
1
0
LEDOUT
register selection acknowledge
from the
4 devices
1
0
1
A
P
acknowledge
from the
4 devices
STOP
condition
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1. In this example, several PCA9635s are used and the same sequence (A) (above) is sent to each of them.
2. ALLCALL bit in MODE1 register is equal to 1 for this example.
3. OCH bit in MODE2 register is equal to 1 for this example.
2
Figure 16. LED All Call I C-bus address programming and LED All Call sequence example
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10 Application design-in information
5V
12 V
5V
12 V
5V
12 V
5V
12 V
VDD = 2.5 V, 3.3 V or 5.0 V
I2C-BUS/SMBus
MASTER
SDA
R(1)
R(1)
10 kΩ (2)
VDD
SDA
LED0
SCL
SCL
LED1
LED2
OE
OE
LED3
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LED5
LED6
LED7
LED8
LED9
LED10
LED11
A0
A1
A2
A3
LED12
A4
LED13
LED14
A5
A6
LED15
VSS
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2
2
1. R = 10 kΩ (typical) for SMBus, Standard-mode or Fast-mode I C-bus. R = 1 kΩ (typical) for Fast-mode Plus I C-bus.
2. OE requires pull-up resistor if control signal from the master is open-drain.
2
I C-bus address = 0010 101x.
Figure 17. Typical application
Question 1: What kind of edge rate control is there on the outputs?
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• The typical edge rates depend on the output configuration, supply voltage, and the
applied load. The outputs can be configured as either open-drain NMOS or totem-pole
outputs. If the customer is using the part to directly drive LEDs, they should be using
it in an open-drain NMOS, if they are concerned about the maximum ISS and ground
bounce. The edge rate control was designed primarily to slow down the turn-on of the
output device; it turns off rather quickly (~1.5 ns). In simulation, the typical turn-on time
for the open-drain NMOS was ~14 ns (VDD = 3.6 V; CL = 50 pF; RPU = 500 Ω).
Question 2: Is ground bounce possible?
• Ground bounce is a possibility, especially if all 16 outputs are changed at full current
(25 mA each). There is a fair amount of decoupling capacitance on chip (~50 pF),
which is intended to suppress some of the ground bounce. The customer will need to
determine if additional decoupling capacitance externally placed as close as physically
possible to the device is required.
Question 3: Can I really sink 400 mA through the single ground pin on the package and
will this cause any ground bounce problem due to the PWM of the LEDs?
• Yes, you can sink 400 mA through a single ground pin on the package. Although
the package only has one ground pin, there are two ground pads on the die itself
connected to this one pin. Although some ground bounce is likely, it will not disrupt the
operation of the part and would be reduced by the external decoupling capacitance.
Question 4: I can’t turn the LEDs on or off, but their registers are set properly. Why?
• Check the Mode Register 1 bit 4 SLEEP setting. The value needs to be 0 so that the
OSC is turn on. If the OSC is turned off, the LEDs cannot be turned on or off and also
can’t be dimmed or blinked.
Question 5: I’m using LEDs with integrated Zener diodes and the IC is getting very hot.
Why?
• The IC outputs can be set to either open-drain or push-pull and default to push-pull
outputs. In this application with the Zener diodes, they need to be set to open-drain
since in the push-pull architecture there is a low resistance path to GND through the
Zener and this is causing the IC to overheat. The PCA9632/33/34/35 ICs all power-up
in the push-pull output mode and with the logic state HIGH, so one of the first things
that need to be done is to set the outputs to open-drain.
11 Limiting values
Table 17. Limiting values
In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 60134).
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Symbol
Parameter
VDD
Conditions
Min
Max
Unit
supply voltage
-0.5
+6.0
V
VI/O
voltage on an input/output pin
VSS - 0.5
5.5
V
IO(LEDn)
output current on pin LEDn
-
25
mA
ISS
ground supply current
-
400
mA
Ptot
total power dissipation
-
400
mW
Tstg
storage temperature
-65
+150
°C
Tamb
ambient temperature
-40
+85
°C
operating
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12 Static characteristics
Table 18. Static characteristics
VDD = 2.3 V to 5.5 V; VSS = 0 V; Tamb = -40 °C to +85 °C; unless otherwise specified.
Symbol
Parameter
Conditions
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
2.3
-
5.5
V
VDD = 2.3 V
-
2.5
10
mA
VDD = 3.3 V
-
2.5
10
mA
VDD = 5.5 V
-
2.5
10
mA
VDD = 2.3 V
-
2.3
11
μA
VDD = 3.3 V
-
2.9
12
μA
-
3.8
15.5
μA
-
1.70
2.0
V
Supply
VDD
supply voltage
IDD
supply current
Istb
standby current
operating mode; no load; fSCL = 1
MHz
no load; fSCL = 0 Hz; I/O = inputs;
VI = VDD
VDD = 5.5 V
VPOR
power-on reset voltage
no load; VI = VDD or VSS
[1]
Input SCL; input/output SDA
VIL
LOW-level input voltage
-0.5
-
+0.3VDD V
VIH
HIGH-level input voltage
0.7VDD
-
5.5
V
IOL
LOW-level output current
VOL = 0.4 V; VDD = 2.3 V
20
-
-
mA
VOL = 0.4 V; VDD = 5.0 V
30
-
-
mA
IL
leakage current
VI = VDD or VSS
-1
-
+1
μA
Ci
input capacitance
VI = VSS
-
6
10
pF
LED driver outputs
IOL
LOW-level output current
VOL = 0.5 V; VDD = 2.3 V
[2]
12
-
-
mA
VOL = 0.5 V; VDD = 3.0 V
[2]
17
-
-
mA
VOL = 0.5 V; VDD = 4.5 V
[2]
25
-
-
mA
[2]
-
-
400
mA
IOL(tot)
total LOW-level output current
VOL = 0.5 V; VDD = 4.5 V
IOH
HIGH-level output current
open-drain; VOH = VDD
-50
-
+50
μA
VOH
HIGH-level output voltage
IOH = -10 mA; VDD = 2.3 V
1.6
-
-
V
IOH = -10 mA; VDD = 3.0 V
2.3
-
-
V
IOH = -10 mA; VDD = 4.5 V
4.0
-
-
V
output capacitance
-
2.5
5
pF
VIL
LOW-level input voltage
-0.5
-
+0.8
V
VIH
HIGH-level input voltage
2
-
5.5
V
ILI
input leakage current
-1
-
+1
μA
Co
OE input
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Table 18. Static characteristics...continued
VDD = 2.3 V to 5.5 V; VSS = 0 V; Tamb = -40 °C to +85 °C; unless otherwise specified.
Symbol
Parameter
Ci
input capacitance
Conditions
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
-
3.7
5
pF
Address inputs
VIL
LOW-level input voltage
-0.5
-
+0.3VDD V
VIH
HIGH-level input voltage
0.7VDD
-
5.5
V
ILI
input leakage current
-1
-
+1
μA
Ci
input capacitance
-
3.7
5
pF
[1]
[2]
VDD must be lowered to 0.2 V for at least 5 ns in order to reset part.
Each bit must be limited to a maximum of 25 mA and the total package limited to 400 mA due to internal busing limits.
13 Dynamic characteristics
Table 19. Dynamic characteristics
Symbol Parameter
Conditions
Standard2
mode I C-bus
[1]
Fast-mode
2
I C-bus
Fast-mode
2
Plus I C-bus
Min
Max
Min
Max
Min
Max
0
100
0
400
0
1000
Unit
fSCL
SCL clock frequency
kHz
tBUF
bus free time between a
STOP and START condition
4.7
-
1.3
-
0.5
-
μs
tHD;STA
hold time (repeated) START
condition
4.0
-
0.6
-
0.26
-
μs
tSU;STA
set-up time for a repeated
START condition
4.7
-
0.6
-
0.26
-
μs
tSU;STO
set-up time for STOP
condition
4.0
-
0.6
-
0.26
-
μs
tHD;DAT
data hold time
0
-
0
-
0
-
ns
data valid acknowledge time
[2]
0.3
3.45
0.1
0.9
0.05
0.45
μs
tVD;DAT
data valid time
[3]
0.3
3.45
0.1
0.9
0.05
0.45
μs
tSU;DAT
data set-up time
250
-
100
-
50
-
ns
tLOW
LOW period of the SCL clock
4.7
-
1.3
-
0.5
-
μs
tHIGH
HIGH period of the SCL
clock
4.0
-
0.6
-
0.26
-
μs
tf
fall time of both SDA and
SCL signals
-
300
20 + 0.1Cb
[6]
300
-
120
ns
tr
rise time of both SDA and
SCL signals
-
1000
20 + 0.1Cb
[6]
300
-
120
ns
tSP
pulse width of spikes that
must be suppressed by the
input filter
-
50
50
-
50
ns
tVD;ACK
[1]
[2]
[4][5]
[7]
-
Minimum SCL clock frequency is limited by the bus time-out feature, which resets the serial bus interface if either SDA or SCL is held LOW for a minimum
of 25 ms. Disable bus time-out feature for DC operation.
tVD;ACK = time for Acknowledgement signal from SCL LOW to SDA (out) LOW.
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[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
tVD;DAT = minimum time for SDA data out to be valid following SCL LOW.
A master device must internally provide a hold time of at least 300 ns for the SDA signal (refer to the VIL of the SCL signal) in order to bridge the
undefined region of SCL’s falling edge.
The maximum tf for the SDA and SCL bus lines is specified at 300 ns. The maximum fall time (tf) for the SDA output stage is specified at 250 ns. This
allows series protection resistors to be connected between the SDA and the SCL pins and the SDA/SCL bus lines without exceeding the maximum
specified tf.
Cb = total capacitance of one bus line in pF.
Input filters on the SDA and SCL inputs suppress noise spikes less than 50 ns.
0.7 × VDD
SDA
0.3 × VDD
tr
tBUF
tf
tHD;STA
tSP
tLOW
0.7 × VDD
SCL
0.3 × VDD
P
S
tHD;STA
tHD;DAT
tHIGH
tSU;DAT
Sr
tSU;STA
tSU;STO
P
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Figure 18. Definition of timing
protocol
START
condition
(S)
tSU;STA
bit 7
MSB
(A7)
tLOW
bit 6
(A6)
tHIGH
bit 1
(D1)
bit 0
(D0)
acknowledge
(A)
STOP
condition
(P)
1 / fSCL
0.7 × VDD
SCL
tBUF
tr
0.3 × VDD
tf
0.7 × VDD
SDA
0.3 × VDD
tHD;STA
tSU;DAT
tHD;DAT
tVD;DAT
tVD;ACK
tSU;STO
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Rise and fall times refer to VIL and VIH.
2
Figure 19. I C-bus timing diagram
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14 Test information
VDD
PULSE
GENERATOR
VI
DUT
VO
RT
RL
500 Ω
VDD
open
GND
CL
50 pF
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RL = Load resistor for LEDn. RL for SDA and SCL > 1 kΩ (3 mA or less current).
CL = Load capacitance includes jig and probe capacitance.
RT = Termination resistance should be equal to the output impedance Zo of the pulse generators.
Figure 20. Test circuitry for switching times
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15 Package outline
TSSOP28: plastic thin shrink small outline package; 28 leads; body width 4.4 mm
D
SOT361-1
E
A
X
c
HE
y
v M A
Z
15
28
Q
A2
pin 1 index
(A 3 )
A1
A
θ
Lp
1
L
14
detail X
w M
bp
e
0
2.5
5 mm
scale
DIMENSIONS (mm are the original dimensions)
UNIT
A
max.
A1
A2
A3
bp
c
D (1)
E (2)
e
HE
L
Lp
Q
v
w
y
Z (1)
θ
mm
1.1
0.15
0.05
0.95
0.80
0.25
0.30
0.19
0.2
0.1
9.8
9.6
4.5
4.3
0.65
6.6
6.2
1
0.75
0.50
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.13
0.1
0.8
0.5
8o
0o
Notes
1. Plastic or metal protrusions of 0.15 mm maximum per side are not included.
2. Plastic interlead protrusions of 0.25 mm maximum per side are not included.
OUTLINE
VERSION
SOT361-1
REFERENCES
IEC
JEDEC
JEITA
EUROPEAN
PROJECTION
ISSUE DATE
99-12-27
03-02-19
MO-153
Figure 21. Package outline SOT361-1 (TSSOP28)
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16 Handling information
All input and output pins are protected against ElectroStatic Discharge (ESD) under
normal handling. When handling ensure that the appropriate precautions are taken as
described in JESD625-A or equivalent standards.
17 Soldering of SMD packages
This text provides a very brief insight into a complex technology. A more in-depth account
of soldering ICs can be found in Application Note AN10365 “Surface mount reflow
soldering description”.
17.1 Introduction to soldering
Soldering is one of the most common methods through which packages are attached
to Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), to form electrical circuits. The soldered joint provides
both the mechanical and the electrical connection. There is no single soldering method
that is ideal for all IC packages. Wave soldering is often preferred when through-hole
and Surface Mount Devices (SMDs) are mixed on one printed wiring board; however, it is
not suitable for fine pitch SMDs. Reflow soldering is ideal for the small pitches and high
densities that come with increased miniaturization.
17.2 Wave and reflow soldering
Wave soldering is a joining technology in which the joints are made by solder coming
from a standing wave of liquid solder. The wave soldering process is suitable for the
following:
• Through-hole components
• Leaded or leadless SMDs, which are glued to the surface of the printed circuit board
Not all SMDs can be wave soldered. Packages with solder balls, and some leadless
packages which have solder lands underneath the body, cannot be wave soldered. Also,
leaded SMDs with leads having a pitch smaller than ~0.6 mm cannot be wave soldered,
due to an increased probability of bridging.
The reflow soldering process involves applying solder paste to a board, followed by
component placement and exposure to a temperature profile. Leaded packages,
packages with solder balls, and leadless packages are all reflow solderable.
Key characteristics in both wave and reflow soldering are:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Board specifications, including the board finish, solder masks and vias
Package footprints, including solder thieves and orientation
The moisture sensitivity level of the packages
Package placement
Inspection and repair
Lead-free soldering versus SnPb soldering
17.3 Wave soldering
Key characteristics in wave soldering are:
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• Process issues, such as application of adhesive and flux, clinching of leads, board
transport, the solder wave parameters, and the time during which components are
exposed to the wave
• Solder bath specifications, including temperature and impurities
17.4 Reflow soldering
Key characteristics in reflow soldering are:
• Lead-free versus SnPb soldering; note that a lead-free reflow process usually leads
to higher minimum peak temperatures (see Figure 22) than a SnPb process, thus
reducing the process window
• Solder paste printing issues including smearing, release, and adjusting the process
window for a mix of large and small components on one board
• Reflow temperature profile; this profile includes preheat, reflow (in which the board
is heated to the peak temperature) and cooling down. It is imperative that the peak
temperature is high enough for the solder to make reliable solder joints (a solder
paste characteristic). In addition, the peak temperature must be low enough that the
packages and/or boards are not damaged. The peak temperature of the package
depends on package thickness and volume and is classified in accordance with
Table 20 and Table 21
Table 20. SnPb eutectic process (from J-STD-020D)
Package thickness (mm)
Package reflow temperature (°C)
Volume (mm³)
< 350
≥ 350
< 2.5
235
220
≥ 2.5
220
220
Table 21. Lead-free process (from J-STD-020D)
Package thickness (mm)
Package reflow temperature (°C)
Volume (mm³)
< 350
350 to 2000
> 2000
< 1.6
260
260
260
1.6 to 2.5
260
250
245
> 2.5
250
245
245
Moisture sensitivity precautions, as indicated on the packing, must be respected at all
times.
Studies have shown that small packages reach higher temperatures during reflow
soldering, see Figure 22.
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maximum peak temperature
= MSL limit, damage level
temperature
minimum peak temperature
= minimum soldering temperature
peak
temperature
time
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MSL: Moisture Sensitivity Level
Figure 22. Temperature profiles for large and small components
For further information on temperature profiles, refer to Application Note AN10365
“Surface mount reflow soldering description”.
18 Abbreviations
Table 22. Abbreviations
Acronym
Description
CDM
Charged Device Model
DUT
Device Under Test
EMI
ElectroMagnetic Interference
ESD
ElectroStatic Discharge
HBM
Human Body Model
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I C-bus
Inter-Integrated Circuit bus
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LSB
Least Significant Bit
MM
Machine Model
MSB
Most Significant Bit
NMOS
Negative-channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor
NPN
bipolar transistor with N-type emitter and collector and a P-type base
PCB
Printed-Circuit Board
PMOS
Positive-channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor
PNP
bipolar transistor with P-type emitter and collector and an N-type base
PWM
Pulse Width Modulation
RGB
Red/Green/Blue
RGBA
Red/Green/Blue/Amber
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Table 22. Abbreviations...continued
Acronym
Description
SMBus
System Management Bus
19 Revision history
Table 23. Revision history
Document ID
Release date
Data sheet status
Change notice
Supersedes
PCA9635 v7.1
20210727
Product data sheet
202107020I
PCA9635_7
Modifications:
• Updated Section 4 "Ordering information"
• Updated Section 7.5 "Power-on reset"
• Added Section 8.4 "I2C-bus SDA line stuck low recovery mechanism"
PCA9635_7
20090716
Product data sheet
-
PCA9635_6
PCA9635_6
20080911
Product data sheet
-
PCA9635_5
PCA9635_5
20070322
Product data sheet
-
PCA9635_4
PCA9635_4
20061220
Product data sheet
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20 Legal information
20.1 Data sheet status
Document status
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Product status
[3]
Definition
Objective [short] data sheet
Development
This document contains data from the objective specification for product
development.
Preliminary [short] data sheet
Qualification
This document contains data from the preliminary specification.
Product [short] data sheet
Production
This document contains the product specification.
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Please consult the most recently issued document before initiating or completing a design.
The term 'short data sheet' is explained in section "Definitions".
The product status of device(s) described in this document may have changed since this document was published and may differ in case of multiple
devices. The latest product status information is available on the Internet at URL http://www.nxp.com.
notice. This document supersedes and replaces all information supplied prior
to the publication hereof.
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Draft — A draft status on a document indicates that the content is still
under internal review and subject to formal approval, which may result
in modifications or additions. NXP Semiconductors does not give any
representations or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of
information included in a draft version of a document and shall have no
liability for the consequences of use of such information.
Short data sheet — A short data sheet is an extract from a full data sheet
with the same product type number(s) and title. A short data sheet is
intended for quick reference only and should not be relied upon to contain
detailed and full information. For detailed and full information see the
relevant full data sheet, which is available on request via the local NXP
Semiconductors sales office. In case of any inconsistency or conflict with the
short data sheet, the full data sheet shall prevail.
Product specification — The information and data provided in a Product
data sheet shall define the specification of the product as agreed between
NXP Semiconductors and its customer, unless NXP Semiconductors and
customer have explicitly agreed otherwise in writing. In no event however,
shall an agreement be valid in which the NXP Semiconductors product
is deemed to offer functions and qualities beyond those described in the
Product data sheet.
20.3 Disclaimers
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to be accurate and reliable. However, NXP Semiconductors does not
give any representations or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the
accuracy or completeness of such information and shall have no liability
for the consequences of use of such information. NXP Semiconductors
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Semiconductors be liable for any indirect, incidental, punitive, special or
consequential damages (including - without limitation - lost profits, lost
savings, business interruption, costs related to the removal or replacement
of any products or rework charges) whether or not such damages are based
on tort (including negligence), warranty, breach of contract or any other
legal theory. Notwithstanding any damages that customer might incur for
any reason whatsoever, NXP Semiconductors’ aggregate and cumulative
liability towards customer for the products described herein shall be limited
in accordance with the Terms and conditions of commercial sale of NXP
Semiconductors.
Right to make changes — NXP Semiconductors reserves the right to
make changes to information published in this document, including without
limitation specifications and product descriptions, at any time and without
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authorized or warranted to be suitable for use in life support, life-critical or
safety-critical systems or equipment, nor in applications where failure or
malfunction of an NXP Semiconductors product can reasonably be expected
to result in personal injury, death or severe property or environmental
damage. NXP Semiconductors and its suppliers accept no liability for
inclusion and/or use of NXP Semiconductors products in such equipment or
applications and therefore such inclusion and/or use is at the customer’s own
risk.
Applications — Applications that are described herein for any of these
products are for illustrative purposes only. NXP Semiconductors makes
no representation or warranty that such applications will be suitable
for the specified use without further testing or modification. Customers
are responsible for the design and operation of their applications and
products using NXP Semiconductors products, and NXP Semiconductors
accepts no liability for any assistance with applications or customer product
design. It is customer’s sole responsibility to determine whether the NXP
Semiconductors product is suitable and fit for the customer’s applications
and products planned, as well as for the planned application and use of
customer’s third party customer(s). Customers should provide appropriate
design and operating safeguards to minimize the risks associated with
their applications and products. NXP Semiconductors does not accept any
liability related to any default, damage, costs or problem which is based
on any weakness or default in the customer’s applications or products, or
the application or use by customer’s third party customer(s). Customer is
responsible for doing all necessary testing for the customer’s applications
and products using NXP Semiconductors products in order to avoid a
default of the applications and the products or of the application or use by
customer’s third party customer(s). NXP does not accept any liability in this
respect.
Limiting values — Stress above one or more limiting values (as defined in
the Absolute Maximum Ratings System of IEC 60134) will cause permanent
damage to the device. Limiting values are stress ratings only and (proper)
operation of the device at these or any other conditions above those
given in the Recommended operating conditions section (if present) or the
Characteristics sections of this document is not warranted. Constant or
repeated exposure to limiting values will permanently and irreversibly affect
the quality and reliability of the device.
Terms and conditions of commercial sale — NXP Semiconductors
products are sold subject to the general terms and conditions of commercial
sale, as published at http://www.nxp.com/profile/terms, unless otherwise
agreed in a valid written individual agreement. In case an individual
agreement is concluded only the terms and conditions of the respective
agreement shall apply. NXP Semiconductors hereby expressly objects to
applying the customer’s general terms and conditions with regard to the
purchase of NXP Semiconductors products by customer.
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No offer to sell or license — Nothing in this document may be interpreted
or construed as an offer to sell products that is open for acceptance or
the grant, conveyance or implication of any license under any copyrights,
patents or other industrial or intellectual property rights.
Export control — This document as well as the item(s) described herein
may be subject to export control regulations. Export might require a prior
authorization from competent authorities.
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states that this specific NXP Semiconductors product is automotive qualified,
the product is not suitable for automotive use. It is neither qualified nor
tested in accordance with automotive testing or application requirements.
NXP Semiconductors accepts no liability for inclusion and/or use of nonautomotive qualified products in automotive equipment or applications. In
the event that customer uses the product for design-in and use in automotive
applications to automotive specifications and standards, customer (a) shall
use the product without NXP Semiconductors’ warranty of the product for
such automotive applications, use and specifications, and (b) whenever
customer uses the product for automotive applications beyond NXP
Semiconductors’ specifications such use shall be solely at customer’s own
risk, and (c) customer fully indemnifies NXP Semiconductors for any liability,
damages or failed product claims resulting from customer design and use
of the product for automotive applications beyond NXP Semiconductors’
standard warranty and NXP Semiconductors’ product specifications.
Translations — A non-English (translated) version of a document is for
reference only. The English version shall prevail in case of any discrepancy
between the translated and English versions.
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Security — Customer understands that all NXP products may be subject
to unidentified or documented vulnerabilities. Customer is responsible
for the design and operation of its applications and products throughout
their lifecycles to reduce the effect of these vulnerabilities on customer’s
applications and products. Customer’s responsibility also extends to other
open and/or proprietary technologies supported by NXP products for use
in customer’s applications. NXP accepts no liability for any vulnerability.
Customer should regularly check security updates from NXP and follow up
appropriately. Customer shall select products with security features that best
meet rules, regulations, and standards of the intended application and make
the ultimate design decisions regarding its products and is solely responsible
for compliance with all legal, regulatory, and security related requirements
concerning its products, regardless of any information or support that may
be provided by NXP. NXP has a Product Security Incident Response Team
(PSIRT) (reachable at PSIRT@nxp.com) that manages the investigation,
reporting, and solution release to security vulnerabilities of NXP products.
20.4 Trademarks
Notice: All referenced brands, product names, service names and
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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I C-bus — logo is a trademark of NXP B.V.
NXP — wordmark and logo are trademarks of NXP B.V.
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Tables
Tab. 1.
Tab. 2.
Tab. 3.
Tab. 4.
Tab. 5.
Tab. 6.
Tab. 7.
Tab. 8.
Tab. 9.
Tab. 10.
Tab. 11.
Ordering information ..........................................3
Ordering options ................................................3
Pin description ...................................................5
Auto-Increment options ..................................... 8
Register summary ............................................. 9
MODE1 - Mode register 1 (address 00h) bit
description ....................................................... 10
MODE2 - Mode register 2 (address 01h) bit
description ....................................................... 10
PWM0 to PWM15 - PWM registers 0 to 15
(address 02h to 11h) bit description ................ 11
GRPPWM - Group brightness control
register (address 12h) bit description .............. 12
GRPFREQ - Group Frequency register
(address 13h) bit description ...........................12
LEDOUT0 to LEDOUT3 - LED driver output
state register (address 14h to 17h) bit
description ....................................................... 13
Tab. 12.
Tab. 13.
Tab. 14.
Tab. 15.
Tab. 16.
Tab. 17.
Tab. 18.
Tab. 19.
Tab. 20.
Tab. 21.
Tab. 22.
Tab. 23.
SUBADR1 to SUBADR3 - I2C-bus
subaddress registers 1 to 3 (address 18h to
1Ah) bit description ......................................... 14
ALLCALLADR - LED All Call I2Cbus address register (address 1Bh) bit
description ....................................................... 14
LED outputs when OE = 1 .............................. 15
Use of INVRT and OUTDRV based on
connection to the LEDn outputs when OE =
0 ...................................................................... 16
Output transistors based on LEDOUT
registers, INVRT and OUTDRV bits when
OE = 0 ............................................................ 17
Limiting values ................................................ 24
Static characteristics ....................................... 25
Dynamic characteristics .................................. 26
SnPb eutectic process (from J-STD-020D) ..... 31
Lead-free process (from J-STD-020D) ............ 31
Abbreviations ...................................................32
Revision history ...............................................33
Figures
Fig. 1.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 3.
Fig. 4.
Fig. 5.
Fig. 6.
Fig. 7.
Fig. 8.
Fig. 9.
Fig. 10.
Fig. 11.
Fig. 12.
Fig. 13.
Block diagram of PCA9635 ...............................4
Pin configuration for TSSOP28 ......................... 5
Slave address ................................................... 7
Software Reset address ....................................7
Control register ..................................................8
Brightness + Group Dimming signals .............. 18
Bit transfer .......................................................19
Definition of START and STOP conditions ...... 19
System configuration .......................................19
Acknowledgement on the I2C-bus .................. 20
18 clock cycles + STOP condition on the
I2C-bus ............................................................ 20
Write to a specific register ...............................20
Write to all registers using the AutoIncrement feature ............................................ 21
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Fig. 14.
Fig. 15.
Fig. 16.
Fig. 17.
Fig. 18.
Fig. 19.
Fig. 20.
Fig. 21.
Fig. 22.
Multiple writes to Individual Brightness
registers only using the Auto-Increment
feature ............................................................. 21
Read all registers using the Auto-Increment
feature ............................................................. 22
LED All Call I2C-bus address programming
and LED All Call sequence example ............... 22
Typical application ........................................... 23
Definition of timing .......................................... 27
I2C-bus timing diagram ................................... 27
Test circuitry for switching times ......................28
Package outline SOT361-1 (TSSOP28) ..........29
Temperature profiles for large and small
components ..................................................... 32
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Contents
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2
3
4
4.1
5
6
6.1
6.2
7
7.1
7.1.1
7.1.2
7.1.3
7.1.4
7.2
7.3
7.3.1
7.3.2
7.3.3
7.3.4
7.3.5
7.3.6
7.3.7
7.3.8
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.8
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8.1
8.1.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
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12
13
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15
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17
17.1
General description ............................................ 1
Features ............................................................... 2
Applications .........................................................3
Ordering information .......................................... 3
Ordering options ................................................ 3
Block diagram ..................................................... 4
Pinning information ............................................ 5
Pinning ............................................................... 5
Pin description ................................................... 5
Functional description ........................................6
Device addresses .............................................. 6
Regular I2C-bus slave address ......................... 6
LED all call I2C-bus address ............................. 7
LED sub call I2C-bus addresses ....................... 7
Software reset I2C-bus address ........................ 7
Control register .................................................. 8
Register definitions ............................................ 9
Mode register 1, MODE1 .................................10
Mode register 2, MODE2 .................................10
PWM0 to PWM15, individual brightness
control .............................................................. 11
GRPPWM, group duty cycle control ................ 12
GRPFREQ, group frequency ........................... 12
LEDOUT0 to LEDOUT3, LED driver output
state ................................................................. 13
SUBADR1 to SUBADR3, I2C-bus
subaddress 1 to 3 ............................................14
ALLCALLADR, LED All Call I2C-bus
address ............................................................ 14
Active LOW output enable input ...................... 15
Power-on reset ................................................ 15
Software reset ................................................. 15
Using the PCA9635 with and without
external drivers ................................................ 16
Individual brightness control with group
dimming/blinking .............................................. 18
Characteristics of the I2C-bus ......................... 18
Bit transfer ....................................................... 18
START and STOP conditions .......................... 19
System configuration ....................................... 19
Acknowledge ....................................................19
I2C-bus SDA line stuck low recovery
mechanism .......................................................20
Bus transactions ............................................... 20
Application design-in information ................... 23
Limiting values .................................................. 24
Static characteristics ........................................ 25
Dynamic characteristics ...................................26
Test information ................................................ 28
Package outline .................................................29
Handling information ........................................ 30
Soldering of SMD packages .............................30
Introduction to soldering .............................
17.2
17.3
17.4
18
19
20
Wave and reflow soldering .........................
Wave soldering ...........................................
Reflow soldering .........................................
Abbreviations .................................................... 32
Revision history ................................................ 33
Legal information .............................................. 34
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Date of release: 27 July 2021
Document identifier: PCA9635