10-Port, Constant-Current LED Driver and
I/O Expander with PWM Intensity Control
PIN
MAX6946/
MAX6947
MAX6946C
1
B4
2
B3
3
C4
4
C3
5
D4
6
D3
7
D2
8
D1
9
C2
10
C1
11
B1
12
B2
13
A1
14
A2
15
A3
16
A4
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Pin Description
NAME
FUNCTION
P0
P1
P2
P3
P4
GND
P5
P6
P7
P8
P9
OSC (MAX6946)
AD0 (MAX6947)
RST
VDD
SCL
SDA
EP
I/O Ports. Configure P0–P4 as open-drain current sink outputs rated at
20mA (max), as CMOS-logic inputs, or as open-drain logic outputs.
Connect loads to a supply voltage no higher than 7V.
Ground
I/O Ports. Configure P5–P9 as open-drain current sink outputs rated at
20mA (max), as CMOS-logic inputs, or as open-drain logic outputs.
Connect loads to a supply voltage no higher than 7V.
External Oscillator Input
Address Input. Sets the device slave address (see Table 10).
Active-Low Reset Input
Positive Supply Voltage. Bypass VDD to GND with a 0.1µF ceramic capacitor.
I2C-Compatible, Serial-Clock Input
I2C-Compatible, Serial-Data I/O
Exposed Pad on Package Underside. Connect to GND. Do not use as the
main ground connection.
Block Diagram
CURRENT REFERENCE
RAMP-UP/RAMP-DOWN
CONTROLS
P0
INTERNAL
OSCILLATOR
PWM CONTROLLER
P1
P2
I/O PORTS
P3
P4
P5
P6
OSC*
EXTERNAL CLOCK INPUT*
P7
P8
P9
MAX6946
MAX6947
CONFIGURATION
REGISTER
I/O REGISTER
ADO**
SCL
SDA
**MAX6946 ONLY. RST
**MAX6947 ONLY.
2-WIRE SERIAL INTERFACE
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