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PCA9624
8-bit Fm+ I2C-bus 100 mA 40 V LED driver
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Product data sheet
1. General description
The PCA9624 is an I2C-bus controlled 8-bit LED driver optimized for voltage switch
dimming and blinking 100 mA Red/Green/Blue/Amber (RGBA) LEDs. 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 PCA9624 operates with
a supply voltage range of 2.3 V to 5.5 V and the 100 mA open-drain outputs allow
voltages up to 40 V.
The PCA9624 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) blinks all the LED outputs and can be used
to externally PWM the outputs, which is useful when multiple devices must be dimmed or
blinked together without using software control.
Software programmable LED Group and three Sub Call I2C-bus addresses allow all or
defined groups of PCA9624 devices to respond to a common I2C-bus address, allowing
for example, all red LEDs to be turned on or off at the same time or marquee chasing
effect, thus minimizing I2C-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 PCA9624
through the I2C-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.
The PCA9624 and PCA9634 software is identical and if the PCA9624 on-chip 100 mA
NAND FETs do not provide enough current or voltage to drive the LEDs, then the
PCA9634 with larger current or higher voltage external drivers can be used.
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2. Features and benefits
 8 LED drivers. Each output programmable at:
 Off
 On
 Programmable LED brightness
 Programmable group dimming/blinking mixed with individual LED brightness
 1 MHz Fast-mode Plus compatible I2C-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 %
 Eight open-drain outputs can sink between 0 mA to 100 mA and are tolerant to a
maximum off state voltage of 40 V. 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 allows for hardware blinking and dimming of
the LEDs
 7 hardware address pins allow 126 PCA9624 devices to be connected to the same
I2C-bus and to be individually programmed
 4 software programmable I2C-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 PCA9624s
on the I2C-bus can be addressed at the same time and the second register used for
three different addresses so that 1⁄3 of all devices on the bus can be addressed at the
same time in a group). Software enable and disable for I2C-bus address.
 Software Reset feature (SWRST Call) allows the device to be reset through the
I2C-bus
 25 MHz internal oscillator requires no external components
 Internal power-on reset
 Noise filter on SDA/SCL inputs
 No glitch on power-up
 Supports hot insertion
 Low standby current
 Operating power supply voltage (VDD) range of 2.3 V to 5.5 V
 5.5 V tolerant inputs on non-LED pins
 40 C to +85 C operation
 ESD protection exceeds 2000 V HBM per JESD22-A114 and 1000 V CDM per
JESD22-C101
 Latch-up testing is done to JEDEC Standard JESD78 which exceeds 100 mA
 Packages offered: TSSOP24, HVQFN24
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3. Applications

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RGB or RGBA LED drivers
LED status information
LED displays
LCD backlights
Keypad backlights for cellular phones or handheld devices
4. Ordering information
Table 1.
Ordering information
Type number
Topside mark
Package
PCA9624BS
9624
HVQFN24 plastic thermal enhanced very thin quad flat package;
no leads; 24 terminals; body 4  4  0.85 mm
SOT616-3
PCA9624PW
PCA9624PW
TSSOP24
SOT355-1
Name
Description
Version
plastic thin shrink small outline package; 24 leads;
body width 4.4 mm
4.1 Ordering options
Table 2.
Ordering options
Type number
Orderable
part number
Package
Packing method
Minimum
order
quantity
Temperature
PCA9624BS
PCA9624BS,118
HVQFN24
Reel 13” Q1/T1
*Standard mark SMD
6000
Tamb = 40 C to +85 C
PCA9624PW
PCA9624PW,112
TSSOP24
Standard marking
* IC’s tube - DSC bulk pack
1575
Tamb = 40 C to +85 C
PCA9624PW,118
TSSOP24
Reel 13” Q1/T1
*Standard mark SMD
2500
Tamb = 40 C to +85 C
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5. Block diagram
A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6
SCL
INPUT FILTER
SDA
I2C-BUS
CONTROL
PCA9624
POWER-ON
RESET
VDD
VSS
LED
STATE
SELECT
REGISTER
PWM
REGISTER X
BRIGHTNESS
CONTROL
97 kHz
24.3 kHz
25 MHz
OSCILLATOR
LEDn
MUX/
CONTROL
GRPFREQ
REGISTER
FET
DRIVER
GRPPWM
REGISTER
190 Hz
'0' – permanently OFF
'1' – permanently ON
OE
002aad591
Remark: Only one LED output shown for clarity.
Fig 1.
Block diagram of PCA9624
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6. Pinning information
6.1 Pinning
3
22 SCL
A2
4
21 A6
A2
1
18 A6
A3
5
20 A5
A3
2
17 A5
A4
6
19 OE
A4
3
VSS
7
18 VSS
VSS
4
LED0
8
17 LED7
LED0
5
14 LED7
LED1
9
16 LED6
LED1
6
13 LED6
LED2 10
15 LED5
LED3 11
14 LED4
Pin configuration for TSSOP
24 A1
VSS
LED5 12
9
LED3
VSS 10
LED4 11
8
15 VSS
002aad594
Transparent top view
002aad593
Fig 2.
7
13 VSS
VSS 12
16 OE
PCA9624BS
LED2
PCA9624PW
19 SCL
A1
terminal 1
index area
20 SDA
23 SDA
21 VDD
24 VDD
2
22 VSS
1
A0
23 A0
VSS
Fig 3.
Pin configuration for HVQFN24
6.2 Pin description
Table 3.
Symbol
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Pin description
Pin
Type
Description
TSSOP24
HVQFN24
VSS
1, 7, 12, 13, 18
4, 9, 22, 10, 15[1]
power supply
supply ground
A0
2
23
I
address input 0
A1
3
24
I
address input 1
A2
4
1
I
address input 2
A3
5
2
I
address input 3
A4
6
3
I
address input 4
LED0
8
5
O
LED driver 0
LED1
9
6
O
LED driver 1
LED2
10
7
O
LED driver 2
LED3
11
8
O
LED driver 3
LED4
14
11
O
LED driver 4
LED5
15
12
O
LED driver 5
LED6
16
13
O
LED driver 6
LED7
17
14
O
LED driver 7
OE
19
16
I
active LOW output enable
A5
20
17
I
address input 5
A6
21
18
I
address input 6
SCL
22
19
I
serial clock line
SDA
23
20
I/O
serial data line
VDD
24
21
power supply
supply voltage
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[1]
HVQFN24 package supply ground is connected to both VSS pins and exposed center pad. VSS pins must
be connected to supply ground for proper device operation. For enhanced thermal, electrical, and board
level performance, the exposed pad must be soldered to the board using a corresponding thermal pad on
the board and for proper heat conduction through the board, thermal vias must be incorporated in the PCB
in the thermal pad region.
7. Functional description
Refer to Figure 1 “Block diagram of PCA9624”.
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, reduces the total
number of possible addresses even further.
7.1.1 Regular I2C-bus slave address
The I2C-bus slave address of the PCA9624 is shown in Figure 4. To conserve power, no
internal pull-up resistors are incorporated on the hardware selectable address pins and
they must be pulled HIGH or LOW.
Remark: Using reserved I2C-bus addresses interferes with other devices, but only if the
devices are on the bus and/or the bus is open to other I2C-bus systems at some later
date. In a closed system where the designer controls the address assignment these
addresses can be used since the PCA9624 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.
• PCA9624 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
•
•
•
•
‘reserved for future use’ I2C-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)
slave address
A6
A5
A4
A3
A2
A1
hardware selectable
Fig 4.
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A0 R/W
002aab319
Slave address
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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.
7.1.2 LED All Call I2C-bus address
• Default power-up value (ALLCALLADR register): E0h or 1110 000
• Programmable through I2C-bus (volatile programming)
• At power-up, LED All Call I2C-bus address is enabled. PCA9624 sends an ACK when
E0h (R/W = 0) or E1h (R/W = 1) is sent by the master.
See Section 7.3.8 “ALLCALLADR, LED All Call I2C-bus address” for more detail.
Remark: The default LED All Call I2C-bus address (E0h or 1110 000) must not be used as
a regular I2C-bus slave address since this address is enabled at power-up. All the
PCA9624s on the I2C-bus acknowledge the address if sent by the I2C-bus master.
7.1.3 LED Sub Call I2C-bus addresses
• 3 different I2C-bus addresses can be used
• Default power-up values:
– SUBADR1 register: E2h or 1110 001
– SUBADR2 register: E4h or 1110 010
– SUBADR3 register: E8h or 1110 100
• Programmable through I2C-bus (volatile programming)
• At power-up, Sub Call I2C-bus addresses are disabled. PCA9624 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 “SUBADR1 to SUBADR3, I2C-bus subaddress 1 to 3” for more detail.
Remark: The default LED Sub Call I2C-bus addresses may be used as regular I2C-bus
slave addresses as long as they are disabled.
7.1.4 Software Reset I2C-bus address
The address shown in Figure 5 is used when a reset of the PCA9624 must 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 PCA9624 does not acknowledge the SWRST. See
Section 7.6 “Software reset” for more detail.
R/W
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
002aab416
Fig 5.
Software Reset address
Remark: The Software Reset I2C-bus address is a reserved address and cannot be used
as a regular I2C-bus slave address or as an LED All Call or LED Sub Call address.
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7.2 Control register
Following the successful acknowledgement of the slave address, LED All Call address or
LED Sub Call address, the bus master sends a byte to the PCA9624, which is stored in
the Control register.
The lowest 5 bits are used as a pointer to determine which register is 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
D1
D0
002aac147
Auto-Increment options
Auto-Increment flag
reset state = 80h
Remark: The Control register does not apply to the Software Reset I2C-bus address.
Fig 6.
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 00h after the last
register (11h) is accessed.
1
0
1
Auto-Increment for individual brightness registers only. D[4:0] roll over to
02h after the last register (11h) is accessed.
1
1
0
Auto-Increment for global control registers only. D[4:0] roll over to 0Ah’
after the last register (0Bh) is accessed.
1
1
1
Auto-Increment for individual and global control registers only. D[4:0] roll
over to 02h after the last register (0Bh) 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 a
single I2C-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 16 LED drivers must be individually programmed with
different values during the same I2C-bus communication, for example, changing color
setting to another color setting.
AI[2:0] = 110 is used when the LED drivers must be globally programmed with different
settings during the same I2C-bus communication, for example, global brightness or
blinking change.
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AI[2:0] = 111 is used when individual and global changes must be performed during the
same I2C-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 is addressed (read or write operation), and can be anywhere between
0 0000 and 1 0001 (as defined in Table 5). 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
= 1110 0100 (E4h), then the register addressing sequence is (in hexadecimal):
04  …  0B  02  …  0B  02  …  0B  02  …  0B  02  … as long
as the master keeps sending or reading data.
7.3 Register definitions
Table 5.
Register summary[1]
Register number
D4
D3
D2
D1
D0
Name
Type
Function
00h
0
0
0
0
0
MODE1
read/write
Mode register 1
01h
0
0
0
0
1
MODE2
read/write
Mode register 2
02h
0
0
0
1
0
PWM0
read/write
brightness control LED0
03h
0
0
0
1
1
PWM1
read/write
brightness control LED1
04h
0
0
1
0
0
PWM2
read/write
brightness control LED2
05h
0
0
1
0
1
PWM3
read/write
brightness control LED3
06h
0
0
1
1
0
PWM4
read/write
brightness control LED4
07h
0
0
1
1
1
PWM5
read/write
brightness control LED5
08h
0
1
0
0
0
PWM6
read/write
brightness control LED6
09h
0
1
0
0
1
PWM7
read/write
brightness control LED7
0Ah
0
1
0
1
0
GRPPWM
read/write
group duty cycle control
0Bh
0
1
0
1
1
GRPFREQ
read/write
group frequency
0Ch
0
1
1
0
0
LEDOUT0
read/write
LED output state 0
0Dh
0
1
1
0
1
LEDOUT1
read/write
LED output state 1
0Eh
0
1
1
1
0
SUBADR1
read/write
I2C-bus subaddress 1
0Fh
0
1
1
1
1
SUBADR2
read/write
I2C-bus subaddress 2
10h
1
0
0
0
0
SUBADR3
read/write
I2C-bus subaddress 3
11h
1
0
0
0
1
ALLCALLADR
read/write
LED All Call I2C-bus address
[1]
Only D[4:0] = 0 0000 to 1 0001 are allowed and are acknowledged. D[4:0] = 1 0010 to 1 1111 are reserved and are not acknowledged.
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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[2].
1*
Low-power mode. Oscillator off[3].
0*
PCA9624 does not respond to I2C-bus subaddress 1.
1
PCA9624 responds to I2C-bus subaddress 1.
0*
PCA9624 does not respond to I2C-bus subaddress 2.
1
PCA9624 responds to I2C-bus subaddress 2.
0*
PCA9624 does not respond to I2C-bus subaddress 3.
1
PCA9624 responds to I2C-bus subaddress 3.
0
PCA9624 does not respond to LED All Call I2C-bus
address.
1*
PCA9624 responds to LED All Call I2C-bus address.
6
AI1
read only
5
AI0
read only
4
SLEEP[1]
3
2
1
0
SUB1
SUB2
SUB3
ALLCALL
R/W
R/W
R/W
R/W
R/W
[1]
Bit 4 must be programmed with logic 0 for proper device operation.
[2]
It takes 500 s 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 s window.
[3]
No blinking or dimming is possible when the oscillator is off.
7.3.2 Mode register 2, MODE2
Table 7.
MODE2 - Mode register 2 (address 01h) bit description
Legend: * default value.
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Bit
Symbol
Access
Value
Description
7
-
read only
0*
reserved
6
-
read only
0*
reserved
5
DMBLNK
R/W
0*
group control = dimming.
1
group control = blinking.
4
INVRT
R/W
0*
reserved; write must always be a logic 0
3
OCH
R/W
0*
outputs change on STOP command[1]
1
outputs change on ACK
2
-
R/W
1*
reserved; write must always be a logic 1[2]
1
-
R/W
0*
reserved; write must always be a logic 0[2]
0
-
R/W
1*
reserved; write must always be a logic 1[2]
[1]
Change of the outputs at the STOP command allows synchronizing outputs of more than one PCA9624.
Applicable to registers from 02h (PWM0) to 08h (LEDOUT) only.
[2]
Remark: If you change these bits from their default values, the device does not perform as expected.
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7.3.3 PWM0 to PWM7, individual brightness control
Table 8.
PWM0 to PWM7 - PWM registers 0 to 7 (address 02h to 09h) bit description
Legend: * default value.
Address
Register
Bit
Symbol
Access Value
02h
PWM0
7:0
IDC0[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000* PWM0 Individual Duty Cycle
Description
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
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).
IDCx  7:0 
duty cycle = --------------------------256
(1)
7.3.4 GRPPWM, group duty cycle control
Table 9.
GRPPWM - Group brightness control register (address 0Ah) bit description
Legend: * default value
Address
Register
Bit
Symbol
Access
Value
Description
0Ah
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 %).
GDC  7:0 
duty cycle = -------------------------256
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7.3.5 GRPFREQ, group frequency
Table 10. GRPFREQ - Group Frequency register (address 0Bh) bit description
Legend: * default value.
Address
Register
Bit
Symbol
Access
Value
Description
0Bh
GRPFREQ
7:0
GFRQ[7:0]
R/W
0000 0000*
GRPFREQ register
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).
GFRQ  7:0  + 1
global blinking period = ----------------------------------------  s 
24
(3)
7.3.6 LEDOUT0 and LEDOUT1, LED driver output state
Table 11.
LEDOUT0 to LEDOUT1 - LED driver output state register (address 0Ch to 0Dh)
bit description
Legend: * default value.
Address
Register
0Ch
LEDOUT0
0Dh
LEDOUT1
Bit
Symbol
Access
Value
Description
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
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, I2C-bus subaddress 1 to 3
SUBADR1 to SUBADR3 - I2C-bus subaddress registers 0 to 3 (address 0Eh to
10h) bit description
Legend: * default value.
Table 12.
Address
Register
Bit
Symbol
Access Value
Description
0Eh
SUBADR1
7:1
A1[7:1]
R/W
1110 001*
I2C-bus subaddress 1
0
A1[0]
R only
0*
reserved
7:1
A2[7:1]
R/W
1110 010*
I2C-bus subaddress 2
0
A2[0]
R only
0*
reserved
7:1
A3[7:1]
R/W
1110 100*
I2C-bus subaddress 3
0
A3[0]
R only
0*
reserved
0Fh
10h
SUBADR2
SUBADR3
Subaddresses are programmable through the I2C-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 must be set
to logic 1 in order to have the device acknowledging these addresses (MODE1 register).
Only the 7 MSBs representing the I2C-bus subaddress are valid. The LSB in SUBADRx
register is a read-only bit (0).
When SUBx is set to logic 1, the corresponding I2C-bus subaddress can be used during
either an I2C-bus read or write sequence.
7.3.8 ALLCALLADR, LED All Call I2C-bus address
ALLCALLADR - LED All Call I2C-bus address register (address 11h)
bit description
Legend: * default value.
Table 13.
Address
Register
Bit
Symbol
Access Value
Description
11h
ALLCALLADR
7:1
AC[7:1]
R/W
1110 000*
ALLCALL I2C-bus
address register
0
AC[0]
R only
0*
reserved
The LED All Call I2C-bus address allows all the PCA9624s on the bus to be programmed
at the same time (ALLCALL bit in register MODE1 must be equal to 1 (power-up default
state)). This address is programmable through the I2C-bus and can be used during either
an I2C-bus read or write sequence. The register address can also be programmed as a
Sub Call.
Only the 7 MSBs representing the All Call I2C-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 enabling or disabling all the LED outputs
at the same time.
• When a LOW level is applied to OE pin, all the LED outputs are enabled.
• When a HIGH level is applied to OE pin, all the LED outputs are high-impedance.
The OE pin can be used as a synchronization signal to switch on/off several PCA9624
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 results 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 results in an undefined
dimming pattern.
Remark: During power-down, slow decay of voltage supplies may keep LEDs illuminated.
Consider disabling LED outputs using HIGH level applied to OE pin.
7.5 Power-on reset
When power is applied to VDD, an internal power-on reset holds the PCA9624 in a reset
condition until VDD has reached VPOR. At this point, the reset condition is released and the
PCA9624 registers and I2C-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.
7.6 Software reset
The Software Reset Call (SWRST Call) allows all the devices in the I2C-bus to be reset to
the power-up state value through a specific formatted I2C-bus command. To be performed
correctly, it implies that the I2C-bus is functional and that there is no device hanging the
bus.
The SWRST Call function is defined as the following:
1. A START command is sent by the I2C-bus master.
2. The reserved SWRST I2C-bus address ‘0000 011’ with the R/W bit set to ‘0’ (write) is
sent by the I2C-bus master.
3. The PCA9624 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 I2C-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):
a. Byte 1 = A5h: the PCA9624 acknowledges this value only. If byte 1 is not equal to
A5h, the PCA9624 does not acknowledge it.
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b. Byte 2 = 5Ah: the PCA9624 acknowledges this value only. If byte 2 is not equal to
5Ah, then the PCA9624 does not acknowledge it.
If more than 2 bytes of data are sent, the PCA9624 does not acknowledge any more.
5. 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 PCA9624 then resets to the default value (power-up value) and is
ready to be addressed again within the specified bus free time (tBUF).
The I2C-bus master must interpret a non-acknowledge from the PCA9624 (at any time) as
a ‘SWRST Call Abort’. The PCA9624 does not initiate a reset of its registers. This
happens only when the format of the SWRST Call sequence is not correct.
7.7 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.
• A programmable frequency signal from 24 Hz to 1⁄10.73 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 s.
When M = 1 (GRPPWM register value), the resulting LEDn Brightness Control + Group Dimming signal has 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).
Fig 7.
Brightness + Group Dimming signals
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8. Characteristics of the I2C-bus
The I2C-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
are interpreted as control signals (see Figure 8).
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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 9).
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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 10).
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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 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 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.
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9. Bus transactions
slave address
data for register D[4:0](1)
control register
S A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 0
START condition
A
X
X
X D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 A
Auto-Increment options
Auto-Increment flag
R/W
A
acknowledge
from slave
P
acknowledge
from slave
acknowledge
from slave
STOP
condition
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(1) See Table 5 for register definition.
Fig 12. Write to a specific register
slave address
control register
S A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 0
START condition
A
1
0
0
0
0
0
acknowledge
from slave
0
0
MODE1
register
selection
Auto-Increment
on all registers
R/W
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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Fig 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
PWM6 register
(cont.)
PWM7 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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slave address
ReSTART
condition
control register
S A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 0
START condition
A
1
0
0
0
0
acknowledge
from slave
data from MODE2 register
0
0
MODE1
register
selection
Auto-Increment
on all registers
R/W
(cont.)
0
slave address
data from MODE1 register
A Sr A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 1
R/W
acknowledge
from slave
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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Fig 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 8 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
X
X
X
R/W
acknowledge
from the
4 devices
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 PCA9624s 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.
Fig 16. LED All Call I2C-bus address programming and LED All Call sequence example
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10. Application design-in information
up to 40 V
up to 40 V
VDD = 2.5 V, 3.3 V or 5.0 V
I2C-BUS/SMBus
MASTER
SDA
10 kΩ
10 kΩ
10 kΩ(1)
VDD
SDA
LED0
SCL
SCL
LED1
OE
OE
LED2
LED3
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A1
A2
A3
A4
LED4
A5
LED5
A6
LED6
VSS
LED7
VSS
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(1) OE requires pull-up resistor if control signal from the master is open-drain.
I2C-bus address = 0010 101x.
Remark: During power-down, slow decay of voltage supplies may keep LEDs illuminated. Consider disabling LED outputs
using HIGH level applied to OE pin.
Fig 17. Typical application
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10.1 Junction temperature calculation
A device junction temperature can be calculated when the ambient temperature or the
case temperature is known.
When the ambient temperature is known, the junction temperature is calculated using
Equation 4 and the ambient temperature, junction to ambient thermal resistance and
power dissipation.
T j = T amb + R th  j-a   P tot
(4)
where:
Tj = junction temperature
Tamb = ambient temperature
Rth(j-a) = junction to ambient thermal resistance
Ptot = (device) total power dissipation
When the case temperature is known, the junction temperature is calculated using
Equation 5 and the case temperature, junction to case thermal resistance and power
dissipation.
T j = T case + R th  j-c   P tot
(5)
where:
Tj = junction temperature
Tcase = case temperature
Rth(j-c) = junction to case thermal resistance
Ptot = (device) total power dissipation
Here are two examples regarding how to calculate the junction temperature using junction
to case and junction to ambient thermal resistance. In the first example (Section 10.1.1),
given the operating condition and the junction to ambient thermal resistance, the junction
temperature of PCA9624PW, in the TSSOP24 package, is calculated for a system
operating condition in 50 C1 ambient temperature. In the second example
(Section 10.1.2), based on a specific customer application requirement where only the
case temperature is known, applying the junction to case thermal resistance equation, the
junction temperature of the PCA9624PW, in the TSSOP24 package, is calculated.
1.
50 C is a typical temperature inside an enclosed system. The designers should feel free, as needed, to perform their own
calculation using the examples.
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10.1.1 Example 1: Tj calculation of PCA9624DR, in TSSOP24 package, when Tamb
is known
Rth(j-a) = 108 C/W
Tamb = 50 C
LED output low voltage (LED VOL) = 0.5 V
LED output current per channel = 80 mA
Number of outputs = 8
IDD(max) = 10 mA
VDD(max) = 5.5 V
I2C-bus clock (SCL) maximum sink current = 25 mA
I2C-bus data (SDA) maximum sink current = 25 mA
1. Find Ptot (device total power dissipation):
– output total power = 80 mA  8  0.5 V = 320 mW
– chip core power consumption = 10 mA  5.5 V = 55 mW
– SCL power dissipation = 25 mA 0.4 V = 10 mW
– SDA power dissipation = 25 mA 0.4 V = 10 mW
Ptot = (320 + 55 + 10 + 10) mW = 395 mW
2. Find Tj (junction temperature):
Tj = (Tamb + Rth(j-a)  Ptot) = (50 C + 108 C/W  395 mW) = 92.7 C
10.1.2 Example 2: Tj calculation where only Tcase is known
This example uses a customer’s specific application of the PCA9624PW, 8-channel LED
controller in the TSSOP24 package, where only the case temperature (Tcase) is known.
Tj = Tcase + Rth(j-c)  Ptot, where:
Rth(j-c) = 30 C/W
Tcase (measured) = 94.6 C
VOL of LED ~ 0.5 V
IDD(max) = 10 mA
VDD(max) = 5.5 V
LED output voltage LOW = 0.5 V
LED output current:
60 mA on 1 port = (60 mA  1)
50 mA on 6 ports = (50 mA  6)
40 mA on 1 port = (40 mA  1)
I2C-bus maximum sink current on clock line = 25 mA
I2C-bus maximum sink current on data line = 25 mA
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1. Find Ptot (device total power dissipation)
– output current (60 mA  1 port); output power (60 mA  1  0.5 V) = 30 mW
– output current (50 mA  6 ports); output power (50 mA  6  0.5 V) = 150 mW
– output current (40 mA  1 port); output power (40 mA  1  0.5 V) = 20 mW
Output total power = 200 mW
– chip core power consumption = 10 mA  5.5 V = 55 mW
– SCL power dissipation = 25 mA  0.4 V = 10 mW
– SDA power dissipation = 25 mA  0.4 V = 10 mW
Ptot (device total power dissipation) = 275 mW
2. Find Tj (junction temperature):
Tj = Tcase + Rth(j-a)  Ptot = 94.6 C + 30 C/W  275 mW = 102.85 C
11. Limiting values
Table 14. Limiting values
In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 60134).
Symbol
Parameter
Product data sheet
Min
Max
Unit
VDD
supply voltage
0.5
+6.0
V
VI/O
voltage on an input/output pin
VSS  0.5
5.5
V
Vdrv(LED)
LED driver voltage
VSS  0.5
40
V
IO(LEDn)
output current on pin LEDn
-
100
mA
800
-
mA
[1]
IOL(tot)
total LOW-level output current
LED driver outputs;
VOL = 0.5 V
ISS
ground supply current
per VSS pin
-
800
mA
Ptot
total power dissipation
Tamb = 25 C
-
1.8
W
Tamb = 85 C
-
0.72
W
Tamb = 25 C
-
100
mW
Tamb = 85 C
-
45
mW
-
+125
C
65
+150
C
40
+85
C
P/ch
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power dissipation per channel
Tj
junction temperature
Tstg
storage temperature
Tamb
ambient temperature
[2]
operating
[1]
Each bit must be limited to a maximum of 100 mA and the total package limited to 800 mA due to internal
busing limits. The pull-up (current limiting) resistor must be of sufficient size (W) and value () to guarantee
that the 100 mA limit is not exceeded on any output.
[2]
Refer to Section 10.1 for calculation.
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Table 15.
TSSOP24 versus HVQFN24 power dissipation and output current capability
Measurement
TSSOP24
HVQFN24
maximum power
dissipation
(chip + output drivers)
926 mW
2220 mW
maximum power
dissipation
(output drivers only)
851 mW
2150 mW
Tamb = 25 C
maximum drive current
per channel
851 mW
 -------------------------------- = 212.75 mA [1]
8-bit  0.5 V
2150 mW
 -------------------------------- = 537.5 mA [1]
8-bit  0.5 V
Tamb = 60 C
maximum power
dissipation
(chip + output drivers)
602 mW
1440 mW
maximum power
dissipation
(output drivers only)
527 mW
1365 mW
maximum drive current
per channel
527 mW
 -------------------------------- = 131.8 mA [1]
8-bit  0.5 V
1365 mW
 -------------------------------- = 341.25 mA [1]
8-bit  0.5 V
Tamb = 80 C
maximum power
dissipation
(chip + output drivers)
417 mW
1000 mW
maximum power
dissipation
(output drivers only)
342 mW
925 mW
342 mW
 -------------------------------- = 85.5 mA
8-bit  0.5 V
925 mW
 -------------------------------- = 231.3 mA [1]
8-bit  0.5 V
maximum drive current
per channel
[1]
This value signifies package’s ability to handle more than 100 mA per output driver. The device’s maximum
current rating per output is 100 mA.
12. Thermal characteristics
Table 16.
Symbol
Rth(j-a)
Rth(j-c)
[1]
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Parameter
thermal resistance from junction to ambient
thermal resistance from junction to case
Conditions
Typ
Unit
TSSOP24
[1]
108
C/W
HVQFN24
[1]
45
C/W
TSSOP24
[1]
30
C/W
HVQFN24
[1]
19.6
C/W
Calculated in accordance with JESD 51-7.
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13. Static characteristics
Table 17. 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
Supply
VDD
supply voltage
IDD
supply current
standby current
Istb
on pin VDD; operating mode;
no load; fSCL = 1 MHz
VDD = 2.7 V
-
0.15
4
mA
VDD = 3.6 V
-
0.4
6
mA
VDD = 5.5 V
-
2.0
10
mA
VDD = 2.7 V
-
0.3
5
A
VDD = 3.6 V
-
0.6
6
A
on pin VDD;
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]
-
2.1
7
A
-
1.70
2.0
V
0.5
-
+0.3VDD
V
Input SCL; input/output SDA
VIL
LOW-level input voltage
VIH
HIGH-level input voltage
IOL
LOW-level output current
0.7VDD
-
5.5
V
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
A
Ci
input capacitance
VI = VSS
-
6
10
pF
100
-
-
mA
LED driver outputs
[2]
IOL
LOW-level output current
VOL = 0.5 V
ILOH
HIGH-level output leakage
current
Vdrv(LED) = 5 V
-
-
1
A
Vdrv(LED) = 40 V
-
1
15
A
Ron
ON-state resistance
Vdrv(LED) = 40 V; VDD = 2.3 V
-
2
5

-
15
40
pF
[3]
output capacitance
Co
OE input
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
A
Ci
input capacitance
-
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
A
Ci
input capacitance
-
3.7
5
pF
[1]
VDD must be lowered to 0.2 V in order to reset part.
[2]
Each bit must be limited to a maximum of 100 mA and the total package limited to 800 mA due to internal busing limits.
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[3]
Tested with outputs off.
002aae510
0.35
VDD = 5.5 V
4.5 V
3.0 V
2.3 V
IOL
(A)
0.25
002aae511
0.25
VDD = 5.5 V
4.5 V
3.0 V
2.3 V
IOL
(A)
0.15
0.15
0.05
0.05
−0.05
−0.05
0.15
0.35
−0.05
−0.05
0.55
VOL (V)
a. Tamb = 40 C
0.15
0.35
0.55
VOL (V)
b. Tamb = 25 C
002aae512
0.25
IOL
(A)
VDD = 5.5 V
4.5 V
3.0 V
2.3 V
0.15
0.05
−0.05
−0.05
0.15
0.35
0.55
VOL (V)
c. Tamb = 85 C
Fig 18. VOL versus IOL
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14. Dynamic characteristics
Table 18.
Dynamic characteristics
Symbol Parameter
Conditions
Standard-mode
I2C-bus
Fast-mode
I2C-bus
Fast-mode Unit
Plus I2C-bus
Min
Max
Min
Max
Min
Max
0
100
0
400
0
1000
bus free time between a
STOP and START
condition
4.7
-
1.3
-
0.5
-
s
tHD;STA
hold time (repeated)
START condition
4.0
-
0.6
-
0.26
-
s
tSU;STA
set-up time for a
repeated START
condition
4.7
-
0.6
-
0.26
-
s
tSU;STO
set-up time for STOP
condition
4.0
-
0.6
-
0.26
-
s
fSCL
SCL clock frequency
tBUF
kHz
tHD;DAT
data hold time
0
-
0
-
0
-
ns
tVD;ACK
data valid acknowledge
time
[1]
0.3
3.45
0.1
0.9
0.05
0.45
s
tVD;DAT
data valid time
[2]
0.3
3.45
0.1
0.9
0.05
0.45
s
tSU;DAT
data set-up time
250
-
100
-
50
-
ns
tLOW
LOW period of the SCL
clock
4.7
-
1.3
-
0.5
-
s
tHIGH
HIGH period of the SCL
clock
4.0
-
0.6
-
0.26
-
s
tf
fall time of both SDA and
SCL signals
-
300
20 + 0.1Cb[5]
300
-
120
ns
tr
rise time of both SDA
and SCL signals
-
1000
20 + 0.1Cb[5]
300
-
120
ns
tSP
pulse width of spikes
that must be suppressed
by the input filter
-
50
-
50
-
50
ns
[3][4]
[6]
Output propagation delay
tPLH
LOW to HIGH
propagation delay
OE to LEDn;
MODE2[1:0] = 01
-
-
-
-
-
150
ns
tPHL
HIGH to LOW
propagation delay
OE to LEDn;
MODE2[1:0] = 01
-
-
-
-
-
150
ns
td(SCL-Q) delay time from SCL
to data output
SCL to LEDn;
MODE2[3] = 1;
outputs change on
ACK
-
-
-
-
-
450
ns
td(SDA-Q) delay time from SDA
to data output
SDA to LEDn;
MODE2[3] = 0;
outputs change on
STOP condition
-
-
-
-
-
450
ns
Output port timing
[1]
tVD;ACK = time for Acknowledgement signal from SCL LOW to SDA (out) LOW.
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[2]
tVD;DAT = minimum time for SDA data out to be valid following SCL LOW.
[3]
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.
[4]
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.
[5]
Cb = total capacitance of one bus line in pF.
[6]
Input filters on the SDA and SCL inputs suppress noise spikes less than 50 ns.
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15. Test information
VDD
PULSE
GENERATOR
VI
VO
RL
500 Ω
VDD
open
GND
DUT
RT
CL
50 pF
002aab284
RL = Load resistor for LEDn. RL for SDA and SCL > 1 k (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.
Fig 21. Test circuitry for switching times
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17. 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.
18. 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”.
18.1 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.
18.2 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
18.3 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
18.4 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 24) 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 19 and 20
Table 19.
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 20.
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 24.
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temperature
maximum peak temperature
= MSL limit, damage level
minimum peak temperature
= minimum soldering temperature
peak
temperature
time
001aac844
MSL: Moisture Sensitivity Level
Fig 24. Temperature profiles for large and small components
For further information on temperature profiles, refer to Application Note AN10365
“Surface mount reflow soldering description”.
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Fig 26. PCB footprint for SOT616-3 (HVQFN24); reflow soldering
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20. Abbreviations
Table 21.
Abbreviations
Acronym
Description
CDM
Charged-Device Model
DUT
Device Under Test
ESD
ElectroStatic Discharge
FET
Field-Effect Transistor
HBM
Human Body Model
I2C-bus
Inter-Integrated Circuit bus
I/O
Input/Output
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LSB
Least Significant Bit
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
SMBus
System Management Bus
21. Revision history
Table 22.
Revision history
Document ID
Release date
Data sheet status
Change notice
Supersedes
PCA9624 v.4.1
20160118
Product data sheet
-
PCA9624 v.4
Modifications:
PCA9624 v.4
Modifications:
•
Table 3 “Pin description”: corrected description for LED4 to LED7
20140603
Product data sheet
•
•
•
Added Section 4.1 “Ordering options”
•
Added Section 19 “Soldering: PCB footprints”
-
PCA9624 v.3
Table 5 “Register summary[1]”: deleted (old) Table note [2]
Table 6 “MODE1 - Mode register 1 (address 00h) bit description”: added (new) Table note [1] and
its cross-reference at SLEEP bit (bit 4)
PCA9624 v.3
20120906
Product data sheet
-
PCA9624 v.2
PCA9624 v.2
20090826
Product data sheet
-
PCA9624 v.1
PCA9624 v.1
20090603
Product data sheet
-
-
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22. Legal information
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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.
[1]
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[2]
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[3]
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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
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testing for the customer’s applications and products using NXP
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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.
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I2C-bus — logo is a trademark of NXP B.V.
23. Contact information
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For sales office addresses, please send an email to: [email protected]
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24. Contents
1
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
General description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 PWM7, individual brightness
control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
7.3.4
GRPPWM, group duty cycle control . . . . . . . . 11
7.3.5
GRPFREQ, group frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
7.3.6
LEDOUT0 and LEDOUT1, LED driver output
state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
7.3.7
SUBADR1 to SUBADR3, I2C-bus subaddress
1 to 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
7.3.8
ALLCALLADR, LED All Call I2C-bus address. 13
7.4
Active LOW output enable input . . . . . . . . . . . 14
7.5
Power-on reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
7.6
Software reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
7.7
Individual brightness control with group
dimming/blinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
8
Characteristics of the I2C-bus . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8.1
Bit transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8.1.1
START and STOP conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8.2
System configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8.3
Acknowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
9
Bus transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
10
Application design-in information . . . . . . . . . 20
10.1
Junction temperature calculation . . . . . . . . . . 21
10.1.1
Example 1: Tj calculation of PCA9624DR, in
TSSOP24 package, when Tamb is known . . . . 22
10.1.2
Example 2: Tj calculation where only Tcase is
known . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
11
Limiting values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
18.1
18.2
18.3
18.4
19
20
21
22
22.1
22.2
22.3
22.4
23
24
Thermal characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Static characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dynamic characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Test information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Package outline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Handling information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soldering of SMD packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction to soldering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wave and reflow soldering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wave soldering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reflow soldering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soldering: PCB footprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Legal information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Data sheet status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disclaimers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Date of release: 18 January 2016
Document identifier: PCA9624