PI4IOE5V I/O Expander

The Pi4ioe5v I/O expander component allows the user to configure inputs, outputs, polarity inversion, and internal pulls via I2C.

PI4IOE5V Example
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API Reference

Header File

components/pi4ioe5v/include/pi4ioe5v.hpp

Classes

class Pi4ioe5v : public espp::BasePeripheral<uint8_t, true>

PI4IOE5V I2C GPIO Expander family driver.

Provides APIs to configure direction, set/clear/read GPIOs, invert input polarity, and enable/configure pulls for PI4IOE5Vxxxx devices. Derives from espp::BasePeripheral<uint8_t, true> (8-bit register addresses, addressed device).

The register layout used here matches common PI4IOE5V variants with two 8-bit ports (total 16 GPIOs). If your variant differs (e.g., pull register addresses), adjust the Reg map accordingly.

Example

  espp::I2c i2c({
      .port = I2C_NUM_1,
      .sda_io_num = (gpio_num_t)CONFIG_EXAMPLE_I2C_SDA_GPIO,
      .scl_io_num = (gpio_num_t)CONFIG_EXAMPLE_I2C_SCL_GPIO,
  });

  // Configure PI4IOE5V: single 8-bit port as outputs
  espp::Pi4ioe5v exp({
      .device_address = espp::Pi4ioe5v::DEFAULT_ADDRESS,
      .direction_mask = 0x00, // all outputs
      .output_state = 0xFF,   // initial state
      .probe = std::bind(&espp::I2c::probe_device, &i2c, std::placeholders::_1),
      .write = std::bind(&espp::I2c::write, &i2c, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2,
                         std::placeholders::_3),
      .read_register =
          std::bind(&espp::I2c::read_at_register, &i2c, std::placeholders::_1,
                    std::placeholders::_2, std::placeholders::_3, std::placeholders::_4),
      .write_then_read =
          std::bind(&espp::I2c::write_read, &i2c, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2,
                    std::placeholders::_3, std::placeholders::_4, std::placeholders::_5),
      .log_level = espp::Logger::Verbosity::WARN,
  });

  std::error_code ec;
  exp.initialize(ec);
  if (ec) {
    fmt::print("PI4IOE5V init failed: {}\n", ec.message());
    return;
  }

  auto task_fn = [&](std::mutex &m, std::condition_variable &cv) {
    static uint8_t value = 0xAA;
    value ^= 0xFF; // toggle pattern
    exp.write_outputs(value, ec);
    if (!ec) {
      uint8_t inputs = exp.read_inputs(ec);
      if (!ec) {
        fmt::print("OUT=0x{:02X} IN=0x{:02X}\n", value, inputs);
      }
    }
    {
      std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lk(m);
      cv.wait_for(lk, 500ms);
    }
    return false;
  };

  espp::Task task({.callback = task_fn,
                   .task_config = {.name = "PI4IOE5V Task", .stack_size_bytes = 4 * 1024},
                   .log_level = espp::Logger::Verbosity::WARN});
  task.start();

This component is typically bound to an espp::I2c instance using std::bind for the IO hooks. See the README for a short example.

Public Types

enum class Reg : uint8_t

Register map (typical 8-GPIO variant: single 8-bit port)

Values:

enumerator INPUT: Input values (read-only)

enumerator OUTPUT: Output latch (read/write)

enumerator POLARITY_INV: Input polarity invert (1=invert)

enumerator DIRECTION: Direction (1=input, 0=output)

enumerator PULL_ENABLE: Pull enable (1=enabled) [variant-specific].

enumerator PULL_SELECT: Pull select (1=pull-up, 0=pull-down) [variant-specific].

typedef std::function<bool(uint8_t)> probe_fn

Function to probe the peripheral

Param address:: The address to probe
Return:: True if the peripheral is found at the given address

Public Functions

inline explicit Pi4ioe5v(const Config &cfg)

Construct the PI4IOE5V expander.

Parameters:: cfg – Driver configuration, including IO hooks and initial state.

inline bool initialize(std::error_code &ec)

Initialize the expander with the provided configuration.

Parameters:: ec – Error code set on failure
Returns:: true on success, false on error

inline void set_direction(uint8_t mask_inputs, std::error_code &ec)

Set pin directions for the 8-bit port (1=input, 0=output)

Parameters:

mask_inputs – Bit mask of inputs (bits 0..7)
ec – Error code set on failure

inline void write_outputs(uint8_t value, std::error_code &ec)

Write the output latch for the 8-bit port

Parameters:

value – Latch values (bits 0..7)
ec – Error code set on failure

inline uint8_t read_inputs(std::error_code &ec)

Read current input pin states for the 8-bit port

Parameters:: ec – Error code set on failure
Returns:: Bit mask of inputs (bits 0..7)

inline void set_polarity_invert(uint8_t mask, std::error_code &ec)

Configure input polarity inversion (1=invert)

Parameters:

mask – Bit mask to invert (bits 0..7)
ec – Error code set on failure

inline void configure_pull(uint8_t enable_mask, uint8_t up_select_mask, std::error_code &ec)

Configure internal pull resistors

Parameters:

enable_mask – Pull enable mask (1=enable)
up_select_mask – Pull select mask (1=up, 0=down)
ec – Error code set on failure

inline bool probe(std::error_code &ec)

Probe the peripheral

Note

This function is thread safe

Note

If the probe function is not set, this function will return false and set the error code to operation_not_supported

Note

This function is only available if UseAddress is true

Parameters:: ec – The error code to set if there is an error
Returns:: True if the peripheral is found

inline void set_address(uint8_t address)

Set the address of the peripheral

Note

This function is thread safe

Note

This function is only available if UseAddress is true

Parameters:: address – The address of the peripheral

inline void set_probe(const probe_fn &probe)

Set the probe function

Note

This function is thread safe

Note

This should rarely be used, as the probe function is usually set in the constructor. If you need to change the probe function, consider using the set_config function instead.

Note

This function is only available if UseAddress is true

Parameters:: probe – The probe function

inline void set_write(const write_fn &write)

Set the write function

Note

This function is thread safe

Note

This should rarely be used, as the write function is usually set in the constructor. If you need to change the write function, consider using the set_config function instead.

Parameters:: write – The write function

inline void set_read(const read_fn &read)

Set the read function

Note

This function is thread safe

Note

This should rarely be used, as the read function is usually set in the constructor. If you need to change the read function, consider using the set_config function instead.

Parameters:: read – The read function

inline void set_read_register(const read_register_fn &read_register)

Set the read register function

Note

This function is thread safe

Note

This should rarely be used, as the read register function is usually set in the constructor. If you need to change the read register function, consider using the set_config function instead.

Parameters:: read_register – The read register function

inline void set_write_then_read(const write_then_read_fn &write_then_read)

Set the write then read function

Note

This function is thread safe

Note

This should rarely be used, as the write then read function is usually set in the constructor. If you need to change the write then

Parameters:: write_then_read – The write then read function

inline void set_separate_write_then_read_delay(const std::chrono::milliseconds &delay)

Set the delay between the write and read operations in write_then_read

Note

This function is thread safe

Note

This should rarely be used, as the delay is usually set in the constructor. If you need to change the delay, consider using the set_config function instead.

Note

This delay is only used if the write_then_read function is not set to a custom function and the write and read functions are separate functions.

Parameters:: delay – The delay between the write and read operations in write_then_read

inline void set_config(const Config &config)

Set the configuration for the peripheral

Note

This function is thread safe

Note

The configuration should normally be set in the constructor, but this function can be used to change the configuration after the peripheral has been created - for instance if the peripheral could be found on different communications buses.

Parameters:: config – The configuration for the peripheral

inline void set_config(Config &&config)

Set the configuration for the peripheral

Note

This function is thread safe

Note

The configuration should normally be set in the constructor, but this function can be used to change the configuration after the peripheral has been created - for instance if the peripheral could be found on different communications buses.