MAX8952
2.5A Step-Down Regulator
with Remote Sense in 2mm x 2mm WLP
SDA
SCL
MASTER
TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER
SLAVE RECEIVER
SLAVE
TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER
Figure 11. I2C Master/Slave Configuration
a STOP condition (see the Acknowledge section for
more information). The STOP condition frees the bus.
To issue a series of commands to the slave, the master
can issue REPEATED START (Sr) commands instead of
a STOP command to maintain control of the bus. In
general, a REPEATED START command is functionally
equivalent to a regular START command.
When a STOP condition or incorrect address is detect-
ed, the IC internally disconnects SCL from the serial
interface until the next START condition, minimizing dig-
ital noise and feedthrough.
System Configuration
A device on the I2C bus that generates a message is
called a transmitter and a device that receives the mes-
sage is a receiver. The device that controls the mes-
sage is the master and the devices that are controlled
by the master are called slaves. See Figure 11.
Acknowledge
The number of data bytes between the START and
STOP conditions for the transmitter and receiver are
unlimited. Each 8-bit byte is followed by an acknowl-
edge bit. The acknowledge bit is a low-level signal put
on SDA by the receiver during which time the master
generates an extra acknowledge-related clock pulse. A
slave receiver that is addressed must generate an
acknowledge after each byte it receives. Also, a master
receiver must generate an acknowledge after each
byte it receives that has been clocked out of the slave
transmitter. See Figure 12.
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
SDA OUTPUT
FROM TRANSMITTER
SDA OUTPUT
FROM RECEIVER
D7 D6
D0
NOT ACKNOWLEDGE
SCL FROM
MASTER
ACKNOWLEDGE
1
2
8
9
START CONDITION
CLOCK PULSE FOR
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Figure 12. I2C Acknowledge
acknowledge clock pulse (setup and hold times must
also be met). A master receiver must signal an end of
data to the transmitter by not generating an acknowl-
edge on the last byte that has been clocked out of the
slave. In this case, the transmitter must leave SDA high
to enable the master to generate a STOP condition.
Register Reset
The I2C resisters reset back to their default values when
the voltage at either IN1 or VDD drops below the
corresponding UVLO threshold (see the Electrical
Characteristics table).
Update of Output Operation Mode
If updating the output voltage or Operation Mode regis-
ter for the mode that the IC is currently operating in, the
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