19-3056; Rev 0; 10/03
8-Port I/O Expander with LED Intensity
Control and Interrupt
General Description
Features
The MAX7315 I2C™-/SMBus-compatible serial interfaced
peripheral provides microprocessors with 8 I/O ports.
Each I/O port can be individually configured as either an
open-drain current-sinking output rated at 50mA at 5.5V,
or a logic input with transition detection. A ninth port can
be used for transition detection interrupt or as a general-
purpose output. The outputs are capable of directly dri-
ving LEDs, or providing logic outputs with external
resistive pullup up to 5.5V.
o 400kbps, 2-Wire Serial Interface, 5.5V Tolerant
o 2V to 3.6V Operation
o Overall 8-Bit PWM LED Intensity Control
Global 16-Step Intensity Control
Plus Individual 16-Step Intensity Control
o Automatic Two-Phase LED Blinking
o 50mA Maximum Port Output Current
o Outputs Are 5.5V-Rated Open Drain
PWM current drive is integrated with 8 bits of control.
Four bits are global control and apply to all LED outputs
to provide coarse adjustment of current from fully off to
fully on in 14 intensity steps. Each output then has indi-
vidual 4-bit control, which further divides the globally
set current into 16 more steps. Alternatively, the current
control can be configured as a single 8-bit control that
sets all outputs at once.
o Inputs Are Overvoltage Protected to 5.5V
o Transition Detection with Interrupt Output
o Low Standby Current (1.2µA typ; 3.3µA max)
o Tiny 3mm x 3mm, Thin QFN Package
o -40°C to +125°C Temperature Range
o All Ports Can Be Configured as Inputs or Outputs
The MAX7315 is pin and software compatible with the
PCA9534 and PCA9554(A).
Ordering Information
Each output has independent blink timing with two blink
phases. All LEDs can be individually set to be on or off
during either blink phase, or to ignore the blink control.
The blink period is controlled by a register.
The MAX7315 is controlled through the 2-wire I2C/SMBus
serial interface, and can be configured to one of 64 I2C
addresses.
TOP
MARK
PART
TEMP RANGE
PIN-PACKAGE
16 Thin QFN
MAX7315ATE -40 C to +125 C 3mm x 3mm x
AAU
0.8mm
MAX7315AEE -40 C to +125 C 16 QSOP
MAX7315AUE -40 C to +125 C 16 TSSOP
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Applications
Typical Application Circuit
LCD Backlights
Keypad Backlights
RGB LED Drivers
Cellular Phones
5V
LED Status Indication
Portable Equipment
Laptop Computers
3.3V
0.047
C
F
Pin Configurations
V+
SDA
P0
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
TOP VIEW
SDA
SCL
MAX7315
16 15 14 13
SCL
INPUT 1
INPUT 2
AD2
P0
1
2
3
4
12 SCL
11 INT/O8
10 P7
I/O
INT/O8
5V 3.3V
P6
P7
AD0
AD1
AD2
MAX7315ATE
P1
OUTPUT1
OUTPUT2
GND
P2
9
P6
5
6
7
8
2
Purchase of I C components of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.,
or one of its sublicensed Associated Companies, conveys a
2
QFN
license under the Philips I C Patent Rights to use these compo-
2
Pin Configurations continued at end of data sheet.
nents in an I C system, provided that the system conforms to the
2
I C Standard Specification as defined by Philips.
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