1 Features

• Low standby-current consumption of 10μA max

• I2C to parallel-port expander

• Open-drain interrupt output

• Compatible with most microcontrollers

• Latched outputs with high-current drive capability

for directly driving LEDs

• Latch-up performance exceeds 100 mA Per JESD

78, Class II

2 Applications

• Telecom shelters: filter units

• Servers

• Routers (telecom switching equipment)

• Personal computers

• Personal electronics

• Industrial automation

• Products with GPIO-Limited Processors

3 Description

This 8-bit input/output (I/O) expander for the two-line

bidirectional bus (I2C) is designed for 2.5V to 6V VCC

operation.

The PCF8574A device provides general-purpose

remote I/O expansion for most microcontroller families

via the I2C interface [serial clock (SCL), serial data

(SDA)].

The device features an 8-bit quasi-bidirectional I/O

port (P0–P7), including latched outputs with highcurrent

drive capability for directly driving LEDs. Each

quasi-bidirectional I/O can be used as an input or

output without the use of a data-direction control

signal. At power on, the I/Os are high. In this mode,

only a current source to VCC is active.