CHAPTER 2
MCP23017 GPIO Extender
Microchip’s MCP23017 provides 16 additional GPIO pins that can be purchased for as little as $1.99. The chip communicates using the I2C bus. (The companion MCP23S17 is available for SPI bus.) The I2C bus allows the chip to be remote from the Raspberry Pi, requiring only a four-wire ribbon cable (power, ground, and a pair of I2C bus lines). This chapter explores the features and limits of this peripheral.
DC Characteristics
When shopping for chips or interface PCBs based on a particular chip, the first thing I look at is the operating supply voltage. 5 V parts are inconvenient for the Pi because of its 3.3 V GPIO ...
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