PCA9622 Datasheet, PDF (1/39 Pages) NXP Semiconductors – 16-bit Fm+ I2C-bus 100 mA 40 V LED driver

PCA9622
16-bit Fm+ I²C-bus 100 mA 40 V LED driver
Rev. 03 — 31 August 2009
Product data sheet
1. General description
The PCA9622 is an I²C-bus controlled 16-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 PCA9622 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 PCA9622 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 need to 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 PCA9622 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 PCA9622
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 PCA9622, PCA9625 and PCA9635 software is identical and if the PCA9622 on-chip
100 mA NAND FETs do not provide enough current or voltage to drive the LEDs, then the
PCA9635 with larger current or higher voltage external drivers can be used.