MIKROE Expand 14 Click

Product Overview

Expand 14 Click is a compact add-on board that contains a multi-port I/O expander. This board features the CAT9555, a CMOS device that provides 16-bit parallel input/output port expansion from ON Semiconductor. The CAT9555 contains two 8-bit configuration ports (input or output), input, output, and polarity inversion registers, alongside an I2C-compatible serial interface. Any of the sixteen I/Os can be configured as an input or output by writing to the configuration register. It also features an active-low interrupt output, indicating to the host controller that an input state has been changed. This Click board™ provides a simple solution when additional I/Os are needed while keeping interconnections to a minimum in system monitoring applications, industrial controllers, portable equipment, and many more.

Expand 14 Click as its foundation uses the CAT9555, a general-purpose I/O expander from ON Semiconductor. It contains two 8-bit configuration ports (input or output), input, output, and polarity inversion registers, alongside an I2C-compatible serial interface, where any of the sixteen I/Os can be configured as an input or output by writing to the configuration register. This port expander represents a simple solution when additional I/Os are needed while keeping interconnections to a minimum; particularly great for sensors, power switches, LEDs, pushbuttons, and fans.

Each I/O port is 5V input tolerant, with a high current I/O drive sink of up to 25mA and an I/O source of up to 10mA, maximum. Additionally, each I/O port is compatible with logic thresholds of 2.5V, 3.3V, and 5V.

This Click board™ communicates with MCU using the standard I2C 2-Wire interface with a maximum clock frequency of 400kHz. The CAT9555 has a 7-bit peripheral address with the first four MSBs fixed to 0100. The address pins A0, A1, and A2, are programmed by the user and determine the value of the last three LSBs of the peripheral address, which can be selected by positioning onboard SMD jumpers labeled as ADDR SEL to an appropriate position marked as 0 or 1.

Besides, it also features an active-low interrupt feature, routed to the INT pin of the mikroBUS™ socket, indicating to the host controller that an input state has been changed.

This Click board™ can operate with both 3.3V and 5V logic voltage levels selected via the VCC SEL jumper. This way, it is allowed for both 3.3V and 5V capable MCUs to use the communication lines properly. However, the Click board™ comes equipped with a library containing easy-to-use functions and an example code that can be used, as a reference, for further development.