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Adafruit ISO1540 Bidirectional I2C Isolator

OverviewAlternates
Adafruit ISO1540 Bidirectional I2C Isolator - Adafruit - 4903

ISO1540-based galvanic isolation breakout for I2C buses, providing bidirectional SDA/SCL isolation between controller and device sides. Used to separate earth-grounded, high-voltage, or noisy power domains from a microcontroller I2C bus.

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Adafruit ISO1540 Bidirectional I2C Isolator — Adafruit — 4903

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Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
ADAFRUIT ISO1540 BIDIRVCCSDAGNDSTEMMA QTSCL
  • VCC

    Power pin for each side of the isolator. Adafruit states each isolated side must be powered separately.

    Type · PowerVoltage · 3 to 5 VDC on both isolated sides, source: Adafruit Learn pinouts
  • GND

    Ground reference for each side of the isolator. Connect the reference ground on either side.

    Type · Ground
  • SCL

    I2C clock line on either isolated side. Adafruit notes a 10K pullup to that side's VCC.

    Type · I2CVoltage · Pulled up to that side's VCC, source: Adafruit Learn pinouts
  • SDA

    I2C data line on either isolated side. Adafruit notes a 10K pullup to that side's VCC.

    Type · I2CVoltage · Pulled up to that side's VCC, source: Adafruit Learn pinouts
  • STEMMA QT

    STEMMA QT / Qwiic connectors on either side for I2C dev boards and accessories.

    Type · UnknownVoltage · Carries side-specific VCC/GND plus SDA/SCL; exact cable side follows board connector, source: Adafruit Learn pinouts
PinTypeFunctionVoltage
VCCPowerPower pin for each side of the isolator. Adafruit states each isolated side must be powered separately.3 to 5 VDC on both isolated sides, source: Adafruit Learn pinouts
GNDGroundGround reference for each side of the isolator. Connect the reference ground on either side.
SCLI2CI2C clock line on either isolated side. Adafruit notes a 10K pullup to that side's VCC.Pulled up to that side's VCC, source: Adafruit Learn pinouts
SDAI2CI2C data line on either isolated side. Adafruit notes a 10K pullup to that side's VCC.Pulled up to that side's VCC, source: Adafruit Learn pinouts
STEMMA QTUnknownSTEMMA QT / Qwiic connectors on either side for I2C dev boards and accessories.Carries side-specific VCC/GND plus SDA/SCL; exact cable side follows board connector, source: Adafruit Learn pinouts
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
ADAFRUIT ISO1540 BIDIRVCCSDAGNDSTEMMA QTSCL

Pin details

5 connections
  1. VCC

    Power pin for each side of the isolator. Adafruit states each isolated side must be powered separately.

    PowerVoltage · 3 to 5 VDC on both isolated sides, source: Adafruit Learn pinouts
  2. GND

    Ground reference for each side of the isolator. Connect the reference ground on either side.

    Ground
  3. SCL

    I2C clock line on either isolated side. Adafruit notes a 10K pullup to that side's VCC.

    I2CVoltage · Pulled up to that side's VCC, source: Adafruit Learn pinouts
  4. SDA

    I2C data line on either isolated side. Adafruit notes a 10K pullup to that side's VCC.

    I2CVoltage · Pulled up to that side's VCC, source: Adafruit Learn pinouts
  5. STEMMA QT

    STEMMA QT / Qwiic connectors on either side for I2C dev boards and accessories.

    UnknownVoltage · Carries side-specific VCC/GND plus SDA/SCL; exact cable side follows board connector, source: Adafruit Learn pinouts

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