
NXP Semiconductors
UM11623
PCA9959HN-ARD evaluation board
Contents
Revision history .................................................. 2
Introduction ......................................................... 3
Finding kit resources and information on
the NXP web site ................................................ 3
Collaborate in the NXP community ....................3
Getting ready .......................................................3
Kit contents ........................................................4
Assumptions ...................................................... 4
Static handling requirements ............................. 4
Minimum system requirements ..........................4
Getting to know the hardware ........................... 5
PCA9959HN-ARD features ............................... 5
Kit featured components ....................................5
Block diagram ....................................................6
Arduino port .......................................................7
Fuji connectors .................................................. 8
SPI bus ..............................................................9
Control bus ...................................................... 10
LED section ..................................................... 10
Power distribution ............................................ 10
Schematic, board layout and bill of
materials .......................................................... 11
Installing and configuring software tools ....... 12
Configuring the hardware ................................ 13
MIMXRT1050-EVK board ................................ 13
Using the PCA9959HN-ARD with an
LPCXpresso55S69 development board ...........14
Using the PCA9959HN-ARD with an i.MX
8M Mini LPDDR4 EVK .................................... 16
Using the PCA9959HN-ARD with another
device ...............................................................18
GUI description ................................................. 19
Settings ............................................................19
Global ...............................................................21
Channels ..........................................................23
Operation example ............................................28
Abbreviations .................................................... 29
References .........................................................29
Legal information ..............................................30
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Date of release: 21 May 2021
Document identifier: UM11623