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9.4. Power Management Modes

The CIP-51 core has two software programmable power management modes: Idle and Stop. Idle mode halts the CPU

while leaving the peripherals and clocks active. In Stop mode, the CPU is halted, all interrupts and timers (except the

Missing Clock Detector) are inactive, and the internal oscillator is stopped (analog peripherals remain in their

selected states; the external oscillator is not effected). Since clocks are running in Idle mode, power consumption is

dependent upon the system clock frequency and the number of peripherals left in active mode before entering Idle.

Stop mode consumes the least power. Figure 1.15 describes the Power Control Register (PCON) used to control the

CIP-51's power management modes.

Although the CIP-51 has Idle and Stop modes built in (as with any standard 8051 architecture), power management

of the entire MCU is better accomplished by enabling/disabling individual peripherals as needed. Each analog periph

eral can be disabled when not in use and placed in low power mode. Digital peripherals, such as timers or serial

buses, draw little power when they are not in use. Turning off the oscillators lowers power consumption considerably;

however a reset is required to restart the MCU.

9.4.1. Idle Mode

Setting the Idle Mode Select bit (PCON.0) causes the CIP-51 to halt the CPU and enter Idle mode as soon as the

instruction that sets the bit completes execution. All internal registers and memory maintain their original data. All

analog and digital peripherals can remain active during Idle mode.

Idle mode is terminated when an enabled interrupt is asserted or a reset occurs. The assertion of an enabled interrupt

will cause the Idle Mode Selection bit (PCON.0) to be cleared and the CPU to resume operation. The pending inter

rupt will be serviced and the next instruction to be executed after the return from interrupt (RETI) will be the instruc-

tion immediately following the one that set the Idle Mode Select bit. If Idle mode is terminated by an internal or

external reset, the CIP-51 performs a normal reset sequence and begins program execution at address 0x0000.

If enabled, the Watchdog Timer (WDT) will eventually cause an internal watchdog reset and thereby terminate the

Idle mode. This feature protects the system from an unintended permanent shutdown in the event of an inadvertent

write to the PCON register. If this behavior is not desired, the WDT may be disabled by software prior to entering the

Idle mode if the WDT was initially configured to allow this operation. This provides the opportunity for additional

power savings, allowing the system to remain in the Idle mode indefinitely, waiting for an external stimulus to wake

up the system. Refer to

Section “10.6. PCA Watchdog Timer Reset” on page 94 for more information on the use

and configuration of the WDT.

9.4.2. Stop Mode

Setting the Stop Mode Select bit (PCON.1) causes the CIP-51 to enter Stop mode as soon as the instruction that sets

the bit completes execution. In Stop mode the internal oscillator, CPU, and all digital peripherals are stopped; the

state of the external oscillator circuit is not affected. Each analog peripheral (including the external oscillator circuit)

may be shut down individually prior to entering Stop Mode. Stop mode can only be terminated by an internal or

external reset. On reset, the CIP-51 performs the normal reset sequence and begins program execution at address

0x0000.

If enabled, the Missing Clock Detector will cause an internal reset and thereby terminate the Stop mode. The Missing

Clock Detector should be disabled if the CPU is to be put to in STOP mode for longer than the MCD timeout of

100

µsec.

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