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PCA9515
I2C-bus repeater
Rev. 09 — 23 April 2009
Product data sheet
1. General description
The PCA9515 is a BiCMOS integrated circuit intended for application in I2C-bus and SMBus systems.
While retaining all the operating modes and features of the I2C-bus system, it permits extension of the I2C-bus by buffering both the data (SDAn) and the clock (SCLn) lines, thus enabling two buses of 400 pF.
The I2C-bus capacitance limit of 400 pF restricts the number of devices and bus length. Using the PCA9515 enables the system designer to isolate two halves of a bus, thus more devices or longer length can be accommodated. It can also be used to run two buses, one at 5 V and the other at 3.