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# Adafruit PCF8574 I2C GPIO Expander Breakout

**Brand:** Adafruit

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## Pricing

- **Price:** $10.01
- **Stock:** In stock at supplier
- **Local warehouse:** 0 units
- **Supplier (Adafruit):** 100 units
- **SKU:** AF-5545

## Description

The Adafruit PCF8574 GPIO Expander Breakout is an affordable 8-channel I2C GPIO expander that adds extra digital I/O to any microcontroller project. Simply connect over I2C and control up to 8 additional pins for buttons, LEDs, or other digital peripherals — no extra GPIO-rich board required. The PCF8574 uses an unusual open-drain architecture — there is no pin direction register. Each pin is either a lightly pulled-up input (100K pull-up, reads high by default) or a strong 20mA ground-sinking output. Arduino and CircuitPython libraries abstract this away, letting you use familiar input/output modes. With three I2C address jumpers, you can chain up to 8 expanders on a single bus for 64 total GPIO. Key Features 8 I/O Pins – Each pin can act as a pulled-up input or a ground-sinking output 3 Address Jumpers – Up to 8 expanders on one I2C bus for 64 total GPIO IRQ Output – Automatic interrupt alert when any input pin changes value Open-Drain Architecture – 100K pull-up inputs and 20mA sink outputs (no direction register) STEMMA QT / Qwiic – Solderless STEMMA QT connectors for easy daisy-chaining Breadboard Friendly – Standard 0.1″ header pinout with mounting holes How the Pins Work Buttons/Switches – Connect one side to the PCF8574 pin and the other to ground. Pin reads high when open, low when pressed LEDs – Connect the LED anode to positive voltage through a resistor. The PCF8574 sinks current to ground to turn the LED on Digital I/O – Light pull-up acts as logic high output; strong ground acts as logic low output Note: The PCF8574 cannot source current to drive an LED high, and button inputs connected to positive voltage will need an external pull-down resistor. The Arduino and CircuitPython libraries handle the open-drain quirks automatically. Ideal For Adding extra buttons, switches, or keypads to I2C-equipped boards Expanding LED or relay control beyond available GPIO Multi-expander setups requiring up to 64 digital I/O pins Projects needing interrupt-driven input change detection Also Consider MCP23017 I2C GPIO Expander – 16 channels with full input/output direction control Resources Arduino PCF8574 Library CircuitPython/Python PCF8574 Library STEMMA QT Introduction

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