1. General description
The PCF8591 is a single-chip, single-supply low-power 8-bit CMOS data acquisition
device with four analog inputs, one analog output and a serial I2C-bus interface. Three
address pins A0, A1 and A2 are used for programming the hardware address, allowing
the use of up to eight devices connected to the I2C-bus without additional hardware.
Address, control and data to and from the device are transferred serially via the two-line
bidirectional I2C-bus.
The functions of the device include analog input multiplexing, on-chip track and hold
function, 8-bit analog-to-digital conversion and an 8-bit digital-to-analog conversion. The
maximum conversion rate is given by the maximum speed of the I2C-bus.
2. Features and benefits
Single power supply
Operating supply voltage 2.5 V to 6.0 V
Low standby current
Serial input and output via I2C-bus
I2C address selection by 3 hardware address pins
Max sampling rate given by I2C-bus speed
4 analog inputs configurable as single ended or differential inputs
Auto-incremented channel selection
Analog voltage range from VSS to V DD
On-chip track and hold circuit
8-bit successive approximation A/D conversion
Multiplying DAC with one analog output.
3. Applications
Supply monitoring
Reference setting
Analog control loops
PCF8591
8-bit A/D and D/A converter
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4. Ordering information
4.1 Ordering options
5. Marking
Tabl e 1. Ordering information
Type number Package
Name Description Version
PCF8591P DIP16 plastic dual in-line package; 16 leads
(300 mil) SOT38-4
PCF8591T SO16 plastic small outline package; 16 leads;
body width 7.5 mm SOT162-1
Tabl e 2. Ordering options
Product type number Sales item (12NC) Orderable part
number IC
revision Delivery form
PCF8591P 933768130112 PCF8591P,112 1 tube
PCF8591T/2 935276541512 PCF8591T/2,512 1 tube, dry pack
935276541518 PCF8591T/2,518 1 tape and reel, dry pack, 13 inch
Table 3. Marking codes
Type number Marking code
PCF8591P PCF8591P
PCF8591T PCF8591T
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6. Block diagram
7. Pinning information
7.1 Pinning
Fig 1. Block diagram of PCF8591
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I2C BUS
INTERFACE
ANALOGUE
MULTIPLEXER
POWER ON
RESET
OSCILLATOR
SAMPLE
AND
HOLD
SAMPLE
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LOGIC
DAC DATA
REGISTER
SUCCESSIVE
APPROXIMATION
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REGISTER
PCF8591 ADC DATA
REGISTER
SCL
SDA
A0
A1
A2
EXT
AIN0
AIN1
AIN2
AIN3
AOUT VREF
AGND
OSC
VSS
VDD
COMPARATOR
Top view. For mechanical details, see
Figure 22 on page 21.Top view. For mechanical details, see
Figure 23 on page 22.
Fig 2. Pin co nfi gura tio n for PCF 859 1P
(DIP16) Fig 3. Pin configuration for PCF8591T
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7.2 Pin description
Tabl e 4. Pin description
Symbol Pin Description
AIN0 1 analog inputs (A/D converter)
AIN1 2
AIN2 3
AIN3 4
A0 5 hardware slave address
A1 6
A2 7
VSS 8 ground supply voltage
SDA 9 I2C-bus serial data input and output
SCL 10 I2C-bus serial clock input
OSC 11 oscillator input/output
EXT 12 external/internal switch for oscillator input
AGND 13 analog ground supply
VREF 14 voltage reference input
AOUT 15 analog output (D/A converter)
VDD 16 supply voltage
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8. Functional description
8.1 Addressing
Each PCF8591 device in an I2C-bu s system is activated by sending a valid add ress to the
device. The add ress consists of a fixed part an d a programmable p art. The p rogrammable
part must be set according to the address p ins A0, A1 and A2. The address is always sen t
as the first byte after the start condition in the I2C-bus protocol. The last bit of the address
byte is the read/write-bit which sets the direction of the following data transfer (see Table 5
on page 13, Figure 15 on page 13 and Figure 16 on page 13).
8.2 Control byte
The second byte sent to a PCF8591 device is sto red in its control register and is required
to control the de vice function . The uppe r nibb le of the control regist er is used for enablin g
the analog output, and for programming the analog inputs as single-ended or differential
inputs. The lower nibble selects one of the analog input channels defined by the upper
nibble (see Figure 4). If th e auto-incr ement flag is s et, the channe l number is in cremented
automatically after each A/D conversion.
If the auto-increment mode is desired in applications where the internal oscillator is used,
the analog output enable flag must be set in the control byte (bit 6). This allows the
internal oscillator to run continuously, by this means preventing conversion errors
resulting from oscillator start-up delay. The analog output enable flag can be reset at other
times to reduce quiescent power consumption.
The selection of a non-existing input channel results in the highest available channel
number being allocated. Therefore, if the auto-increment flag is set, the next selected
channel is always channel 0. The most significant bits of both nibbles are reser ved for
possible future functions and must be set to logic 0. After a Power-On Reset (POR)
condition, all bits of the control register are reset to logic 0. The D/A converter and the
oscillator are disabled for power saving. The analog output is switched to a
high-impedance state.
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8.3 D/A conversion
The third byte sent to a PCF8591 device is stored in the DAC data register and is
converted to the corresponding analog voltage using the on-chip D/A converter. This D/A
converter consists of a resistor divider chain connected to the external reference voltage
with 256 taps and selection switches. The tap-decoder switches one of these taps to the
DAC output line (see Figure 5).
The analog output voltage is buffered by an auto-zeroed unity gain amplifier. Setting the
analog output enable flag of the control register switches this buffer amp on or off. In the
active state, the output voltage is held until a further data byte is sent.
The on-chip D/A converter is also used for successive approximation A/D conversion. In
order to release the DAC for an A/D conversion cycle the unity gain amplifier is equipped
with a track and hold circuit. This circuit holds the output voltage while executing the A/D
conversion.
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The formula for the output voltage supplied to the analog output AOUT is shown in
Figure 6. The waveforms of a D/A conversion sequence are shown in Figure 7.
Fig 5. DAC resistor divider chain
Fig 6. DAC data and DC conversion characteristics
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8.4 A/D conversion
The A/D converter uses the su ccessive appr oximation conversion tech nique. The on-chip
D/A converter and a high-gain comp arator a re used te mporarily during an A/D conversion
cycle.
An A/D conversion cycle is always started after sending a valid read mode address to a
PCF8591 device. The A/D conversion cycle is triggered at the trailing edge of the
acknowledge clock pulse and is executed while transmitting the result of the previous
conversion (see Figure 8).
Once a conversion cycle is triggered, an input voltage sample of the selected channel is
stored on the chip and is converted to the corresponding 8-bit binary code. Samples
picked up from differential inp uts are conv er te d to an 8-bi t two 's com p lem e nt co de (se e
Figure 9 and Figure 10).
Fig 7. D/A conversion sequence
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The conversion result is stored in the ADC data register and awaits transmission. If the
auto-increment flag is set, the next channel is selected.
The first byte transmitted in a read cycle contains the conversio n result code of the
previous read cycle. After a POR condition, the first byte read is 80h. The protocol of an
I2C-bus read cycle is shown in Section 9.
The maximum A/D conversion rate is gi ven by the actual speed of the I2C-bus.
Fig 9. A/D conversion characteristics of single ended inputs
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8.5 Reference voltage
For the D/A and A/D conversion, either a stable external voltage reference or the supply
voltage must be applied to the resistor divider chain (pins VREF and AGND). The AGND
pin has to be connected to the system analog ground. It may have a DC off-set with
reference to VSS.
A low frequency can be applied to the VREF and AGND pins. This allows the use of the
D/A converter as a on e- q ua dr a nt m ultiplie r (se e Section 10 and Figure 6)
The A/D converter can also be used as a one or two quadrant analog divider. The analog
input volt age is divided by the re ference volt a ge. The result is converted to a binary code.
In this application, the reference voltage must be kept stable during the conversion cycle.
8.6 Oscillator
An on-chip oscillator generates the clock signal required for the A/D conversion cycle and
for refreshing the auto-zeroed buffer amplifier. When using this oscillator the EXT pin must
be connected to VSS. The oscillator frequency is available at the OSC pin.
If the EXT pin is connected to VDD, the oscillator output OSC is switched to a
high-impedance state allowing to feed an external clock signal to OSC.
Fig 10. A/D conversion characteristics of differential inputs
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9. Characteristics of the I2C bus
The I2C-bus is for bidirectional, two-line communication between different ICs or modules.
The two lines are a Serial DAt a line (SDA) and a Serial CLock line (SCL). Both lines must
be connected to a positi ve supply via a pull-up resistor. Data transfe r may be initiated only
when the bus is not busy.
9.1 Bit transfer
One data bi t is transferred durin g each clock pulse . The data o n the SDA line must remain
stable during the HIGH period of the clock pulse, as changes in the data line at this time
are interpreted as a control signal (see Figure 11).
9.2 START and STOP conditions
Both data and clock lines remain HIGH when the bus is not busy.
A HIGH-to-LOW transition of the dat a line while the clock is HIGH is defined as the ST ART
condition - S.
A LOW-to-HIGH transition of the data line while the clock is HIGH is defined as the STOP
condition - P (see Figure 12).
9.3 System configuration
A device generating a message is a transmitter; a device receiving a message is a
receiver. The device that controls the message is the master; and the devices which are
controlled by the maste r ar e th e sla ves (see Figure 13).
Fig 11. Bit transfer
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change
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SDA
SCL
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SDA
SCL
S
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9.4 Acknowledge
The number of data bytes tran sf er re d be tween the START and STOP conditions from
transmitter to receiver is unlimited. Each byte of 8 bits is followed by an acknowledge
cycle.
A slave receiver, which is addressed, must generate an acknowledge after the
reception of each byte
Also a master receiver must generate an acknowledge after the reception of each
byte that has been clocked out of the slave transmitter
The device that acknowledges must pull-down the SDA line during the acknowledge
clock pulse, so that the SDA line is stable LOW during the HIGH period of the
acknowledge related clock pulse (set-up and hold times must be considered)
A master receiver must signal an end of data to the transmitter by not generating an
acknowledge on the last byte that has been clocked out of the slave. In this event, the
transmitter mus t leave the data line HIGH to enable the master to generate a STOP
condition
Acknowledgement on the I2C-bus is shown in Figure 14.
9.5 I2C bus protocol
After a START condition, the I2C slave address has to be sent to the PCF8591 device.
Fig 13. System configuration
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Eight different I2C-bus slave addresses can be used to address the PCF8591 (see
Table 5).
The least significant bit of the slave address byte is bit R/W (see Table 6).
Bit 1 to bit 3 of the slave address are defi ned by connecting the input pins A0 to A2 to
either VSS (logic 0) or VDD (logic 1). Therefore, eight instances of PCF8591 can be
distinguished on the same I2C-bus.
Table 5. I2C slave address byte
Slave address
Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
MSB LSB
slave address 1 0 0 1 A2 A1 A0 R/W
Table 6. R/W-bit description
R/W Description
0 write data
1 read data
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Fig 16. Bus proto co l for read mode, A/ D con ver si on
0
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10. Application design-in information
Inputs must be connected to VSS or VDD when not in use. Analog inputs may also be
connected to AGND or VREF.
In order to prevent excessive ground and supply noise an d to minimize crosstalk of the
digital to analog signal paths the printed-circuit board layout must be very carefully
designed. Supply lines common to a PCF8591 device and noisy digit al circuits and ground
loops should be avoided. Decoupling capacitors (>10 F) are recommended for power
supply and refere nce voltage inputs.
Fig 17. A pplication diagram
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AIN0
AIN1
AIN2
AIN3
A0
A1
A2
AOUT
VDD
VSS
VREF
AGND
EXT
OSC
SCL
SDA
VDD
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AIN1
AIN2
AIN3
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A1
A2
AOUT
VDD
VSS
VREF
AGND
EXT
OSC
SCL
SDA
VDD
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TRANSMITTER
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11. Internal circuitry
12. Safety notes
Fig 18. Device protection diagram
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This device is sensitive to ElectroStatic Discharge (ESD). Observe precautions for handling
electrostatic sensitive devices.
Such precautions are described in the ANSI/ESD S20.20, IEC/ST 61340-5, JESD625-A or
equivalent standards.
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13. Limiting values
[1] Pass level; Human Body Model (HBM), according to Ref. 6 “ JESD22-A114.
[2] Pass level; Machine Model (MM), according to Ref. 7 “JESD22-A115.
[3] Pass level; latch-up testing according to Ref. 8 “JESD78 at maximum ambient temperature (Tamb(max)).
[4] According to the store and transport requirements (see Ref. 12 “UM10569) the devices have to be stored at a temperature of +8 C to
+45 C and a humidity of 25 % to 75 %.
Table 7. Limiting values
In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 60134).
Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Max Unit
VDD supply voltage 0.5 +8.0 V
VIinput voltage any input 0.5 VDD + 0.5 V
IIinput current - 10 mA
IOoutput current - 20 mA
IDD supply current - 50 mA
ISS ground supply current - 50 mA
Ptot total power dissipation per package - 300 mW
P/out power dissipation per
output -100mW
VESD electrostatic
discharge voltage HBM [1] -3000 V
MM [2] -300 V
Ilu latch-up current [3] -200mA
Tamb ambient temperature operating de vi ce 40 +85 C
Tstg storage temperature [4] 65 +150 C
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14. Characteristics
14.1 Static characteristics
[1] The power-on reset circuit resets the I2C-bus logic when VDD is less than VPOR.
[2] A further extension of the range is possible, if the following conditions are fulfilled: ,
.
Table 8. Characteristics
VDD = 2.5 V to 6.0 V; VSS = 0; Tamb =
40 oC to +85 oC unless oth erwise specified.
Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
Supply
VDD supply voltage 2.5 - 6.0 V
IDD supply current standby; VI=V
SS or VDD; no load - 1 15 A
operating; fSCL =100kHz
AOUT off - 125 250 A
AOUT active - 0.45 1.0 mA
VPOR power-on reset
voltage [1] 0.8- 2.0V
Digital in- and outputs: SCL, SDA, A0, A1, A2
VIL LOW-level input
voltage 0- 0.3VDD V
VIH HIGH-level input
voltage 0.7 VDD -V
DD V
ILleakage current V I=V
SS to VDD
A0, A1, A2 250 - +250 nA
SCL, SDA 1- +1A
Ciinput capacitance - - 5 pF
IOL LOW-level output
current VOL =0.4V 3.0 - - mA
Referenc e vo ltage inputs
Vref reference voltage Vref > VAGND [2] VSS +1.6 - V
DD V
VAGND voltage on pin AGND Vref > VAGND [2] VSS -V
DD 0.8 V
ILI input leakage current 250 - +250 nA
Rref reference resistance pins VREF and AGND - 100 - k
Oscillator: OSC, EXT
ILI input leak a ge current - - 2 50 nA
fOSC oscillator frequency 0.75 - 1.25 MHz
Vref VAGND
+
2
--------------------------------- 0.8 V
VDD Vref VAGND
+
2
---------------------------------
0.4 V
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14.2 D/A characteristics
14.3 A/D characteristics
Table 9. D/A characteristics
VDD = 5.0 V; VSS = 0; VREF =5.0 V; VAGND = 0 V; RL = 10 k
; CL = 100 pF; Tamb =
40 oC to +85 oC unless oth erwise
specified.
Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
Analog output
Voa analog output voltage no resistive load VSS -V
DD V
RL = 10 kVSS -0.9 VDD V
ILO output leakage current AOUT disabled - - 250 nA
Accuracy
EOoffset error Tamb = 25 oC--50mV
ELlinearity error - - 1.5 LSB
EGgain error no resistive load - - 1 %
ts(DAC) DAC settling time to 1/2 LSB full scale - - 90 s
fc(DAC) DAC conversion
frequency - - 11.1 kHz
SNRR supply noise rejection
ratio f = 100 Hz;
VDDN = 0.1 VPP
-40-dB
Table 10. A/D characteristics
VDD = 5.0 V; VSS = 0; VREF =5.0 V; VAGND = 0 V; RS = 10 k
; Tamb =
40 oC to +85 oC unless otherwise specified.
Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
Analog inputs
Via analog input voltage VSS -V
DD V
ILIA analog input leakage
current --100nA
Ci(a) analog input
capacitance -10-pF
Ci(dif) differential input capacitance - 10 - pF
Vi(se) single-ended input
voltage measuring range VAGND -V
REF V
Vi(dif) differential input
voltage measuring range:
VFS = VREF - VAGND
-V
Accuracy
EOoffset error Tamb = 25 oC--20mV
ELlinearity error - - 1.5 LSB
EGgain error - - 1 %
small signal;
Vi = 16 LSB --5%
CMRR common mode
rejection rati o -60-dB
VFS
2
------------
+VFS
2
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SNRR supply noise rejection
ratio f = 100 Hz;
VDDN = 0.1 VPP
-40-dB
tconv conversion time - - 90 s
fssampling frequency - - 11.1 kHz
Table 10. A/D characteristics …continued
VDD = 5.0 V; VSS = 0; VREF =5.0 V; VAGND = 0 V; RS = 10 k
; Tamb =
40 oC to +85 oC unless otherwise specified.
Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
a. internal oscillator; Tamb = +27 C b. External oscillator
Fig 19. Operating supply current as a function of supply voltage (analog output disabled)
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14.4 Dynamic characteristics
[1] A detailed description of the I2C bus specification, with applications, is given in Ref. 11 “UM10204.
Table 11. Dynamic characteristics
All timing characteristics are vali d within the operating supply voltage and ambient temperature
range and reference to VIL and VIH with an input voltage swing of VSS to VDD.
Symbol Parameter Min Typ Max Unit
I2C bus timing (see Figure 21)[1]
fSCL SCL clock frequency - - 100 kHz
tSP pulse width of spikes that must be
suppressed by the input filter - - 100 ns
tBUF bus free time between a STOP and START
condition 4.7 - - s
tSU;STA set-up time for a repeated START condition 4.7 - - s
tHD;STA hold time (repeated) START condition 4.0 - - s
tLOW LOW period of the SCL clock 4.7 - - s
tHIGH HIGH period of the SCL clock 4.0 - - s
trrise time of both SDA and SCL signals - - 1.0 s
tffall time of both SDA and SCL signals - - 0.3 s
tSU;DAT data set-up time 250 - - s
tHD;DAT data hold time 0 - - s
tVD;DAT data valid time - - 3.4 s
tSU;STO set-up time for STOP condition 4.0 - - s
Fig 21. I2C bus timing diagram; rise and fall times refer to VIL and VIH
PROTOCOL
SCL
SDA
mbd820
BIT 0
LSB
(R/W)
START
CONDITION
(S)
BIT 7
MSB
(A7)
BIT 6
(A6) ACKNOWLEDGE
(A) STOP
CONDITION
(P)
t
SU;STA
t
HD;STA
t
SU;DAT
t
HD;DAT
t
VD;DAT
t
SU;STO
t
LOW
t
HIGH
1 / f
SCL
t
BUF
t
r
t
f
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15. Package outline
Fig 22. DIP16: plastic dual in-line package; 16 leads (300 mil)
REFERENCES
OUTLINE
VERSION EUROPEAN
PROJECTION ISSUE DATE
IEC JEDEC JEITA
SOT38-4 95-01-14
03-02-13
M
H
c
(e )
1
M
E
A
L
seating plane
A
1
w
M
b
1
b
2
e
D
A
2
Z
16
1
9
8
E
pin 1 index
b
0 5 10 mm
scale
Note
1. Plastic or metal protrusions of 0.25 mm (0.01 inch) maximum per side are not included.
UNIT A
max.
12
b
1(1) (1) (1)
b
2
cD E e M Z
H
L
mm
DIMENSIONS (inch dimensions are derived from the original mm dimensions)
A
min. A
max. bmax.
w
M
E
e
1
1.73
1.30 0.53
0.38 0.36
0.23 19.50
18.55 6.48
6.20 3.60
3.05 0.2542.54 7.62 8.25
7.80 10.0
8.3 0.764.2 0.51 3.2
inches 0.068
0.051 0.021
0.015 0.014
0.009
1.25
0.85
0.049
0.033 0.77
0.73 0.26
0.24 0.14
0.12 0.010.1 0.3 0.32
0.31 0.39
0.33 0.030.17 0.02 0.13
DIP16: plastic dual in-line package; 16 leads (300 mil) SOT38-4
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Fig 23. SO16: plastic sma ll ou tline package; 16 leads: body width 7.5 mm
UNIT A
max. A1A2A3bpcD
(1) E(1) (1)
eH
ELL
pQZ
ywv θ
REFERENCES
OUTLINE
VERSION EUROPEAN
PROJECTION ISSUE DATE
IEC JEDEC JEITA
mm
inches
2.65 0.3
0.1 2.45
2.25 0.49
0.36 0.32
0.23 10.5
10.1 7.6
7.4 1.27 10.65
10.00 1.1
1.0 0.9
0.4 8
0
o
o
0.25 0.1
DIMENSIONS (inch dimensions are derived from the original mm dimensions)
Note
1. Plastic or metal protrusions of 0.15 mm (0.006 inch) maximum per side are not included.
1.1
0.4
SOT162-1
8
16
wM
bp
D
detail X
Z
e
9
1
y
0.25
075E03 MS-013
pin 1 index
0.1 0.012
0.004 0.096
0.089 0.019
0.014 0.013
0.009 0.41
0.40 0.30
0.29 0.05
1.4
0.055
0.419
0.394 0.043
0.039 0.035
0.016
0.01
0.25
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L
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scale
SO16: plastic small outline package; 16 leads; body width 7.5 mm SOT162-1
99-12-27
03-02-19
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16. Soldering of SMD packages
This text provides a very brief insight into a complex technology. A more in-depth account
of soldering ICs can be found in Application Note AN10365 “Surface mount reflow
soldering description”.
16.1 Introduction to soldering
Soldering is one of the most common methods through which packages are attached to
Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), to form electrical circuits. The soldered joint provides both
the mechanical and the electrical connection. There is no single soldering method that is
ideal for all IC packages. Wave soldering is often preferred when through-hole and
Surface Mount Devices (SMDs) are mixed on one printed wiring board; however, it is not
suitable for fine pitch SMDs. Reflow soldering is ideal for the small pitches and high
densities that come with increased miniaturization.
16.2 Wave and reflow soldering
W ave soldering is a joinin g technology in which the joint s are made by solder coming from
a standing wave of liquid solder. The wave soldering process is suitable for the following:
Through-hole components
Leaded or leadless SMDs, which are glued to the surface of the printed circu it board
Not all SMDs can be wave soldered. Packages with solder balls, and some leadless
packages which have solder lands underneath the body, cannot be wave soldered. Also,
leaded SMDs with leads having a pitch smaller than ~0.6 mm cannot be wave soldered,
due to an increased probability of bridging.
The reflow soldering process involves applying solder paste to a board, followed by
component placement and exposure to a temperature profile. Leaded packages,
packages with solder balls, and leadless packages are all reflow solderable.
Key characteristics in both wave and reflow soldering are:
Board specifications, including the board finish, solder masks and vias
Package footprints, including solder thieves and orientation
The moisture sensitivity level of the packages
Package placement
Inspection and repair
Lead-free soldering versus SnPb soldering
16.3 Wave soldering
Key characteristics in wave soldering are:
Process issues, such as application of adhesive and flux, clinching of leads, board
transport, the solder wave parameters, and the time during which components are
exposed to the wave
Solder bath specifications, including temperature and impurities
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16.4 Reflow soldering
Key characteristics in reflow soldering are:
Lead-free ve rsus SnPb soldering; note th at a lead-free reflow process usua lly leads to
higher minimum peak temperatures (see Figure 24) than a SnPb process, thus
reducing the process window
Solder paste printing issues including smearing, release, and adjusting the process
window for a mix of large and small components on one board
Reflow temperature profile; this profile includes preheat, reflow (in which the board is
heated to the peak temperature) and cooling down. It is imperative that the peak
temperature is high enoug h for the solder to make reliable solder joint s (a solder paste
characteristic). In addition, the peak temperature must be low enough that the
packages and/or boards are not damaged. The peak temperature of the package
depends on package thickness and volume and is classified in accordance with
Table 12 and 13
Moisture sensitivity precautions, as indicated on the packing, must be respected at all
times.
Studies have shown that small packages reach higher temperatures during reflow
soldering, see Figure 24.
Table 12. SnPb eutectic process (from J-STD-0 20D)
Package thickness (mm) Package reflow temperature (C)
Volume (mm3)
< 350 350
< 2.5 235 220
2.5 220 220
Table 13. Lead-free pr ocess (from J-STD-020D)
Package thickness (mm) Package reflow temperature (C)
Volume (mm3)
< 350 350 to 2000 > 2000
< 1.6 260 260 260
1.6 to 2.5 260 250 245
> 2.5 250 245 245
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For further information on temperature profiles, refer to Application Note AN10365
“Surface mount reflow soldering description”.
17. References
[1] AN10365 — Surface mount reflow soldering description
[2] AN10853 — ESD and EMC sensitivity of IC
[3] IEC 60134 Rating syst ems for electronic tubes and valves and analogous
semiconductor devices
[4] IEC 61340-5 Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena
[5] IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020D — Moisture/Reflow Sensitivity Classific ation for
Nonhermetic Solid State Surface Mount Devices
[6] JESD22 -A 11 4 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Sensitivity Testing Human Body
Model (HBM)
[7] JESD22 -A 11 5 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Sensitivity Testing Machine Model
(MM)
[8] JESD78 — IC Latch-Up Test
[9] JESD625-A — Requirements for Handling Electrostatic-Discharge-Sensitive
(ESDS) Devices
[10] SNV-FA-01-02 — Marking Formats Integrated Circuits
[11] UM10204 — I2C-bus specification and user manual
[12] UM10569 — Store and transport requirements
MSL: Moisture Sensitivity Level
Fig 24. Temperature profiles for large and small components
001aac844
temperature
time
minimum peak temperature
= minimum soldering temperature
maximum peak temperature
= MSL limit, damage level
peak
temperature
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21. Tables
Table 1. Ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Table 2. Ordering options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Table 3. Marking codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Table 4. Pin description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Table 5. I 2C slave address byte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Table 6. R/W-bit description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Table 7. Limiting values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Table 8. Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Table 9. D/A characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Table 10. A/D characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Table 11. Dynamic characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 0
Table 12. SnPb eutectic process (from J-STD-020D) . . .24
Table 13. Lead-free process (from J-STD-020D) . . . . . .24
Table 14. Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
PCF8591 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved.
Product data sheet Rev. 7 — 27 June 2013 30 of 31
NXP Semiconductors PCF8591
8-bit A/D and D/A converter
22. Figures
Fig 1. Block diagram of PCF8591 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Fig 2. Pin configuration for PCF8591P (DIP16). . . . . . . .3
Fig 3. Pin configuration for PCF8591T (SO16) . . . . . . . .3
Fig 4. Control byte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Fig 5. DAC resistor divider chain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Fig 6. DAC data and DC conversion characteristics . . . .7
Fig 7. D/A conversion sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Fig 8. A/D conversion sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Fig 9. A/D conversion characteristi cs of single ended
inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Fig 10. A/D conversion characteristics of differential
inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 0
Fig 11. Bit transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Fig 12. Definition of START and STOP conditions. . . . . .11
Fig 13. System configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Fig 14. Acknowledgement on the I2C-bus . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Fig 15. Bus protocol for write mode, D/A conversion. . . .13
Fig 16. Bus protocol for read mode, A/D conversion. . . .13
Fig 17. Application diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Fig 18. Device protection diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Fig 19. Operating supply current as a functi on of supply
voltage (analog output disabled) . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Fig 20. Output impedance of analog output buffer
(near power rails). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 9
Fig 21. I2C bus timing diagram; rise and fall times
refer to VIL and VIH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Fig 22. DIP16: plastic dual in-line package; 16 leads
(300 mil). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Fig 23. SO16: plastic small outline package; 16 leads:
body width 7.5 mm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Fig 24. Temperature profiles for large and small
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
NXP Semiconductors PCF8591
8-bit A/D and D/A converter
© NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved.
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Date of release: 27 June 2013
Document identifier: PCF8591
Please be aware that important notices concerning this document and the product(s)
described herein, have been included in section ‘Legal information’.
23. Contents
1 General description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Features and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
3 Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
4 Ordering information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4.1 Ordering options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
5 Marking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
6 Block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
7 Pinning information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
7.1 Pinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
7.2 Pin description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
8 Functional de scription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8.1 Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8.2 Control byte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8.3 D/A conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
8.4 A/D conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
8.5 Reference voltage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8.6 Oscillator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
9 Characteristics of the I2C bus. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
9.1 Bit transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
9.2 START and STOP conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
9.3 System configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
9.4 Acknowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9.5 I2C bus protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
10 Application design-in information . . . . . . . . . 14
11 Internal circuitry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
12 Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
13 Limiting values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
14 Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
14.1 Static characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
14.2 D/A characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
14.3 A/D characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
14.4 Dynamic characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
15 Package outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
16 Soldering of SMD packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
16.1 Introduction to soldering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
16.2 Wave and reflow soldering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
16.3 Wave soldering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
16.4 Reflow soldering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
17 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
18 Revision history. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
19 Legal information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
19.1 Data sheet status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
19.2 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
19.3 Disclaimers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
19.4 Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
20 Contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
21 Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
22 Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
23 Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31