TCA9546A Datasheet, PDF (21/31 Pages) Texas Instruments – Low Voltage 4-Channel I2C and SMBus Switch with Reset Function

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12 Layout
TCA9546A
SCPS205A – APRIL 2014 – REVISED FEBRUARY 2015
12.1 Layout Guidelines
For PCB layout of the TCA9546A, common PCB layout practices should be followed but additional concerns
related to high-speed data transfer such as matched impedances and differential pairs are not a concern for I²C
signal speeds. It is common to have a dedicated ground plane on an inner layer of the board and pins that are
connected to ground should have a low-impedance path to the ground plane in the form of wide polygon pours
and multiple vias. By-pass and de-coupling capacitors are commonly used to control the voltage on the VCC pin,
using a larger capacitor to provide additional power in the event of a short power supply glitch and a smaller
capacitor to filter out high-frequency ripple.
In an application where voltage translation is not required, all V_DPUX voltages and V_CC could be at the same
potential and a single copper plane could connect all of pull-up resistors to the appropriate reference voltage. In
an application where voltage translation is required, V_DPUM, V_DPU0, V_DPU1, V_DPU2, and V_DPU3 may all be on the
same layer of the board with split planes to isolate different voltage potentials.
To reduce the total I²C bus capacitance added by PCB parasitics, data lines (SCn and SDn) should be a short as
possible and the widths of the traces should also be minimized (e.g. 5-10 mils depending on copper weight).
12.2 Layout Example
LEGEND
Partial Power Plane
VIA to Power Plane
Polygonal
Copper Pour
VIA to GND Plane (Inner Layer)
To I2C Master
V_DPUM
By-pass/De-coupling
capacitors
V_DPU0
V_DPU1
GND
A0
A1
RESET
SD0
SC0
SD1
SC1
GND
GND
V_CC
VCC
SDA
SCL
A2
SC3
SD3
SC2
SD2
V_DPU3
V_DPU2
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