Two MCP23017 over I2C Moderators: adafruit_support_bill, adafruit

[corvanessen]

Hi,

I am trying to talk to two MCP23017 's over I2C with a ESP8266. They should be able to change their address with three pins assigned for it, but I don't understand how to do this.

Do I connect some to ground or +3V??

I am using CirucuitPython and bitbangio.
The scan works, but just shows one address (0x20)

Any help is welcome!

[adafruit_support_carter]

Should be able to use the A0, A1, and A2 pins to set the lower 3 bits of the I2C address.
https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/datasheets/mcp23017.pdf

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[corvanessen]

Hi!
Thanks for the super fast response!
the description says 'The address pins should be externally biased'

So I am still stuck with the same question. Do I connect to GND or +V?
and if we connect i.e. A0 to something, does that affect the channel called A0?

[adafruit_support_carter]

You need to connect each one to either GND or V+. Connecting to GND sets the bit to 0. Connecting to V+ sets the bit to 1. So, for example, connect all 3 to GND, you get A0=A1=A2=0, address = 0b0100000 = 0x20.

[corvanessen]

aaah thank you!
That makes so much more sense to me.