Overview
The SX1508B and SX1509B are complete ultra low voltage General Purpose parallel Input/Output (GPIO) expanders ideal for low power handheld battery powered equipment. This family of GPIOs comes in 4-, 8-, 16-channel configuration and allows easy serial expansion of I/O through a standard 400kHz I2C interface.
Packaging
- QFN-UT-20
- QFN-UT-28
Order Codes
- SX1508BIULTRT
- SX1509BIULTRT
- SX1508BEVK: Evaluation Kit
PB Free/ROHS
Learn More →Features
- 1.2V to 5.5V (SX1507B) Low Operating
- Voltage with Dual Independent I/O Rails (VCC1, VCC2)
- Enable Direct Level Shifting Between I/O
- Banks and Host Controller
- 5.5V Tolerant I/Os, Up to 15mA Output Sink on
- All I/Os (No Total Sink Current Limit)
- Integrated LED Driver for Enhanced Lighting
- Intensity Control (256-step PWM)
- Blink Control (224 On/Off values)
- Breathing Control (224 Fade In/Out values)
- On-Chip Keypad Scanning Engine
- Support Up to 8x8 Matrix (64 Keys)
- Configurable Input Debouncer
- 4/8/16 Channels of True Bi-directional Style I/O
- Programmable Pull-up/Pull-down
- Push/Pull or Open-drain outputs
- Programmable Polarity
- Open Drain Active Low Interrupt Output (NINT)
- Bit Maskable
- Programmable Edge Sensitivity
- Built-in Clock Management (Internal 2MHz Oscillator/External Clock Input, 7 clock values)
- OSCIO can be Configured as GPO
- 400kHz I2C Compatible Slave Interface
- 4 User-Selectable I²C Slave Addresses
- Power-On Reset and Reset Input (NRESET)
- Ultra Low Current Consumption: 1µA Typ
- -40°C to +85°C Operating Temperature Range
- Up to 2kV HBM ESD Protection
- Small Footprint Packages
- Pb & Halogen Free, RoHS/WEEE compliant
| Documents | Release Date | Type |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| SX1508B Datasheet | 2019-11-12 | | |
| SX15xx Power-up Guidelines | 2024-09-17 | | |
| Documents | Release Date | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SX1509 Eval Kit Software | 2019-11-12 | ZIP | |
Applications
- Cell phones, PDAs, MP3 players
- Digital camera, Notebooks, GPS Units
- Any battery powered equipment
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