To begin the design process, determine the
following:
- Supply Voltage Selection
- Set VCC1 to the supply of the Side 1 domain (3.0 to 5.5V) and VCC2 to
the supply of the Side 2 domain (2.25V to 5.5V). These ranges are
assymetric.
- Pull-up resistors on each side must be connected to that side's VCC so
that the logic-high level matches the local domain voltage.
- Pull-up Resistor Selection (RP)
- Side 1 and Side 2 have different sink current limits (IOL1 = 16.5mA,
IOL2 = 30mA) and different maximum capacitive loads (C1 = 80pF, C2 =
550pF), so the pull-up resistor must be selected independently for each
side.
- For each side, verify that VCC / RP does not exceed the rated IOL and
that the rise time meets the I2C specifications for the target bus
speed.
- Ground Offset Voltage
- The DC offset between GND1 and GND2 must not exceed ±40V. For dynamic
ground shifts, ensure dv/dt stays below the CMTI rating of 2kV/μs.
- Ensure the supply voltage on each side does not exceed 5.5V above its
local ground reference (VCC1 to GND1 ≤ 5.5V and VCC2 to GND2 ≤ 5.5V -
per Recommended Operating Conditions). This constraint is independent of
the ground offset between GND1 and GND2.