I2C-RL812M, I2C-RL812MA

I2C-RL824M, I2C-RL824MA
I2C Bus 8-Relay Boards

Features
 8 Relays
 PCF8574 and PCF8574A
 100kHz I2C bus frequency
 Address by 3 jumpers for use of up to 8 different addresses
 Up to 16 boards on one bus
 Board input voltage 2.5V–5.5V
 Relay input voltage 12V, 24V
 Contact rating 10A 120Vac/24Vdc or 6A 250Vac
 Compatible with most microcontrollers
 Inverse Polarity Protection circuits
 PCB size fits on DIN-Rail mount supports
 PCB size 72x87.5mm

Descriptions
These are I2C bus relay boards. The boards for remote 8-relay expander for I2C bus based
on PCF8574 and PCF8574A. Making it ideal as relay outputs expander for I2C bus.
The PCF8574 and PCF8574A are the I2C bus controllers which talk to microcontroller and
then take commands to the relays. The PCF8574 and PCF8574A support 100kHz bus frequency.
And they can be connected to 2.5V – 5.5V external logic. This means that, they can be connected
to many microcontrollers that have 2.5V – 5.5V logic voltage of I2C port.
The boards are addressed by 3 jumpers to make 8 different addresses. So that 8 boards
can be connected together on one bus. Moreover 16 boards can be connected together on one bus
when they have 16 different addresses. By this way, 8 boards of the PCF8574 and 8 boards of the
PCF8574A can be connected together on one bus. Because the PCF8574 doesn't have same
address as the PCF8574A.
All of input voltages have inverse polarity protection circuits to prevent damage from a
mistake of connection. And have LEDs to show status of those input voltages.
Board has a PCB size fits on 72x87.5mm DIN-Rail PCB mount supports. So that the board
can be installed on DIN-Rail easily. Din-Rail is the most use of enclosures for industrial.
The relays require input voltages 12V and 24V depending on board models. The relay
contact rating is 10A at 120Vac/24Vdc or 6A at 250Vac.

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Board diagram

Figure 1: Board Layout

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VCC Inverse
Polarity
GND Protection I2C
SCL Inverter
Expander I/O
&
SDA Controller Relays
8 Driver 8
PCF8574
PCF8574A

Inverse Polarity
Protection

A0 A1 A2 SUPPLY FOR RELAY (VL)

Figure 2: Block Diagram

Board Connectors
There are 2 connectors for I2C bus signals and board input voltage. The two connectors are same
pins. They are 4-pin 2.00mm connectors. The pins are VCC, GND, SCL and SDA.
VCC (2.5-5.5V)
GND
SDA
SCL

Figure 3: Connector

Board Input Voltage

The VCC and GND need input voltage 2.5V-5.5V and there is a LED to indicate status of voltage.
Also board has an inverse polarity protection circuit to prevent damage from a mistake of
connection.

Bus Signals
There are 2 signals for I2C bus, SCL and SDA. They must be connected to SCL and SDA of
microcontroller respectively.

Pull-Up Resistors
When the I2C bus is working at 100khz bus frequency. It need 10K pull-up resistors for SCL and
SDA lines. Then two 10K resistors must be connected to SCL and SDA pins to VCC.

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Interface to Microcontroller

2.5-5.5V

10K x 2
SDA
SCL
GND
VCC

Microcontroller

Figure 4: Interface to Microcontroller

Microcontroller
Board
I2C bus

I2C-RL812M I2C-RL812M I2C-RL812M I2C-RL812M I2C-RL812M I2C-RL812M

Board No. 1 Board No. 2 Board No. 3 Board No. 4 Board No. 7 Board No. 8
Address 40 Address 42 Address 44 Address 46 Address 4C Address 4E

I2C-RL812MA I2C-RL812MA I2C-RL812MA I2C-RL812MA I2C-RL812MA I2C-RL812MA

Board No.16 Board No. 13 Board No. 12 Board No. 11 Board No. 10 Board No. 9
Address. 7E Address. 78 Address. 76 Address. 74 Address. 72 Address. 70

Figure 5: Up to 16 boards with I2C-RL812M and I2C-RL812MA

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Addressing

I2C-RL812M and I2C-RL824M I2C-RL812MA and I2C-RL824MA

A2 A2
A1 A1
A0 A0
S 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 A S 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 A
R/W R/W
0x4E 0x7E
A2 A2
A1 A1
A0 A0
S 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 A S 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 A
R/W R/W
0x4C 0x7C
A2 A2
A1 A1
A0 A0
S 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 A S 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 A
R/W R/W
0x4A 0x7A
A2 A2
A1 A1
A0 A0
S 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 A S 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 A
R/W R/W
0x48 0x78
A2 A2
A1 A1
A0 A0
S 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 A S 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 A
R/W R/W
0x46 0x76
A2 A2
A1 A1
A0 A0
S 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 A S 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 A
R/W R/W
0x44 0x74
A2 A2
A1 A1
A0 A0
S 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 A S 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 A
R/W R/W
0x42 0x72
A2 A2
A1 A1
A0 A0
S 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 A S 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 A
R/W R/W
0x40 0x70

Open (High) Open (High)

Close (Low) PCF8574 Close (Low) PCF8574A

Table 1: Addressing

There are 3 jumpers to make 8 different addresses. So that 8 boards can be connected
together on one bus. Moreover 16 boards can be connected on one bus when they have 16

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different addresses. This mean that 8 boards of the PCF8574 and 8 boards of the PCF8574A can
be connected together on one bus. Because the PCF8574 doesn't have same address as the
PCF8574A.

Relay Input Voltage

Relays need input voltage 12V and 24V depending on board models. LED will be turned on
when voltage is applied to relay input voltage connector. Also there is inverse polarity protection
circuit to prevent damage from mistake of connection.

Specifications

Parameters Value Unit

Maximum I2C bus frequency 100 kHz
Logic power supply voltage 2.5 – 5.5 V
Relay power supply voltage 12, 24 V
Output channels 8 Relays
Maximum boards on bus 8 (16) Boards
Relay contact rating 120Vac/24Vdc 10 A
250Vac 6
Table 2: Electrical Rating

I2C-RL812M I2C-RL812MA I2C-RL824M I2C-RL824MA

Max bus freq 100KHz 100KHz 100KHz 100KHz
Logic voltage 2.5V - 5.5V 2.5V - 5.5V 2.5V - 5.5V 2.5V - 5.5V
Relay voltage 12V 12V 24V 24V
I2C Chip PCF8574 PCF8574A PCF8574 PCF8574A
Table 3: Board Comparison

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Board dimensions

87.5 mm

72 mm
4 mm

4 mm 3.6 mm
Figure 6: Board Dimensions

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