Adafruit PCA9548 8-Channel STEMMA QT Qwiic I2C Multiplexer TCA9548A Compatible

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Adafruit PCA9548 8-Channel STEMMA QT Qwiic I2C Multiplexer TCA9548A Compatible

Name: Adafruit PCA9548 8-Channel STEMMA QT Qwiic I2C Multiplexer TCA9548A Compatible
Brand: Adafruit
SKU: AF5626
Price: 9.95 EUR
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SKU: AF5626

GTIN:>4060137080777

HAN: 5626

Category: Miscellaneous

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Product Description

You just found the perfect I2C sensor, available in a handy chainable Qwiic, or STEMMA QT package, and you want to wire up two or three or more of them to your microcontroller when you realize "Uh oh, this chip has a fixed I2C address, and from what I know about I2C, you cannot have two devices with the same address on the same SDA/SCL pins!" Are you out of luck? You would be, if you didn't have this ultra-cool Adafruit PCA9548 8 Channel STEMMA QT / Qwiic I2C Multiplexer!

Finally, a way to get up to 8 same-address I2C devices hooked up to one microcontroller - this multiplexer acts as a gatekeeper, shuttling the commands to the selected I2C port with your command.

In case you're wondering why this uses the PCA9548A not theTCA9548A, the PCA9548 is the 'fraternal twin sister' of the TCA9548 but is easier to get during the great chip shortage of 2022. It works exactly the same, just can't go down to 1.8V power which is OK because QT boards are 3V or 5V only anyways.You can still use any example code or library for the TCA9548

Using it is fairly straight-forward: the multiplexer itself is on I2C address 0x70 (but can be adjusted from 0x70 to 0x77 using jumpers on the back) and you simply write a single byte with the desired multiplexed output number to that port, and bam - any future I2C packets will get sent to that port. In theory, you could have 8 of these multiplexers on each of 0x70-0x77 addresses in order to control 64 of the same-I2C-addressed-part.

The Adafruit STEMMA QT / Qwiic PCA9548A Mux Breakout - 8 Channel has eight JST SH 1mm connectors in two rows of four, all with the power, ground, and SDA/SCL pins connected. There's one port at the end that connects to your I2C controller (there are also breadboard breakout pins if you need them). Use this breakout to add as many I2C devices to the bus as you need. Complete with mounting holes so the board can be added to any system. A small power LED lets you know that the hub board has connectivity.

There's even an onboard 3.3V 500mA regulator, so if you're using this with a 5V microcontroler like an Arduino 328-compatible, you can level shift all the QT ports to have 3V power and logic level.

Of course, becauseSTEMMA QT is Qwiic compatible, it willwork with any and all STEMMA QT or Qwiic boards and parts we have in the Adafruit shop.

Comes with only the assembled PCB, nocables or sensors included.

Technical Details

Product Dimensions: 40.6mm x 20.2mm x 4.8mm / 1.6" x 0.8" x 0.2"

Product Weight: 5.1g / 0.2oz

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Manufacturer information:

Adafruit Industries LLC
Varick St. 150
New York
New York, Vereinigte Staaten, 10013
[email protected]
https://eckstein-shop.de/Adafruit-Marken

Responsible person:

Eckstein GmbH
Am Ostbahnhof 3
Niedersachsen
Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Deutschland, 38678
[email protected]
https://eckstein-shop.de

Dimensions and Weight
GTIN:	4060137080777
HAN:	5626
Category:	Miscellaneous
Storage Tiers:	Tier3
Shipping weight:	0,01 kg
Item weight:	0,01 kg
Dimensions ( Length × Width × Height ):	4,06 × 2,02 × 0,48 cm

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Manufacturer according to GPSR
Adafruit Industries LLC, Varick St. 150, 10013 New York, New York, Vereinigte Staaten, [email protected], https://eckstein-shop.de/Adafruit-Marken
Responsible person according to GPSR
Eckstein GmbH, Am Ostbahnhof 3, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Niedersachsen, Deutschland, [email protected], https://eckstein-shop.de

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Adafruit PCA9548 8-Channel STEMMA QT Qwiic I2C Multiplexer TCA9548A Compatible

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