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    The document discusses putting ATmega microcontrollers into power-down mode to reduce power consumption. It describes setting up a test circuit to measure current draw, shows example code to put the microcontroller to sleep, and notes the steps required - shutting off subsystems, setting the sleep mode, enabling interrupts, and executing sleep_cpu(). Putting the microcontroller into power-down mode allows it to draw only 600uA or less of current.

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    The document discusses putting ATmega microcontrollers into power-down mode to reduce power consumption. It describes setting up a test circuit to measure current draw, shows example code to put the microcontroller to sleep, and notes the steps required - shutting off subsystems, setting the sleep mode, enabling interrupts, and executing sleep_cpu(). Putting the microcontroller into power-down mode allows it to draw only 600uA or less of current.

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    ATmega devices and power-down mode

    (Last updated 31 Jan 2010)


    The firmware ritual for putting any of the ATmega devices into power-down or power-save mode isn't obvious
    (at least, it wasn't to me). I've added this page describing the ritual as used in a couple of my low-power
    projects, in the hopes that others will benefit.
    A typical project
    My datalogger project (see here) uses power-down mode to conserve battery life. I set up the logger on my
    bench with the following conditions:
    Bench suppy set to 3.0 VDC;
    2 GB microSD card installed;
    SparkFun boost-converter power supply BYPASSED (not in the circuit);
    UART cable NOT connected (eliminates drain from MAX232 converter);
    AVR programming pod NOT connected;
    1.0 ohm resistor in series with postive lead from bench supply.
    I measured the voltage across the 1.0 ohm resistor with power applied. With the datalogger in power-down
    mode (indicated by the state of a debug port line on the MCU), the voltage drop was 0.6 mVDC, or 600 uA of
    current.
    I repeated the above measurement, but with the SparkFun boost-converter power supply in the circuit. In this
    case, the voltage drop was 1.0 mVDC, or 1.0 mA of current.
    As an aside, I have built a small project that blinks a bunch of LEDs, then goes into power-down mode until a
    button is pressed. That device has nothing active except the MCU. Using the above test bed but with a 0.1
    ohm resistor in the positive rail, the voltage drop across the resistor is too low for me to measure with my
    Fluke 75 meter. I know the value is in the microAmps, but I don't know how low.
    A look at the code
    Here is the code from my datalogger source that makes the above power-down sequence work. Note that I
    found the core of this code somewhere on the Web, but have lost track of the original page.
    static void hibernate(void)
    {
    volatile uint8_t mcutmp;
    if (DCTimersRead(TIMER_USER) == 0) // if the serial port is not active...
    {
    while ((PINB & (1<<0)) == 0) ; // spin while PB0 is low
    cli(); // quiet for just a moment
    ShutOffADC(); // prepare ADC for sleep
    PRR = (1<<PRTWI) | (1<<PRTIM0) | (1<<PRTIM1) | (1<<PRTIM2) | (1<<PRSPI) |
    (1<<PRADC) | (1<<PRUSART0);
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    set_sleep_mode(SLEEP_MODE_PWR_DOWN); // set the type of sleep mode to use
    sleep_enable(); // enable sleep mode
    sei(); // allow interrupts to end sleep
    mode

    PCICR = (1<<PCIE0) | (1<<PCIE2); // enable interrupt on pin-change on
    PB0 and PD0

    PORT_DEBUG = PORT_DEBUG & ~(1<<BIT_DEBUG); // pull debug line low
    mcutmp = MCUCR | ((1<<BODS) | (1<<BODSE));
    MCUCR = mcutmp;
    mcutmp = mcutmp & ~(1<<BODSE);
    MCUCR = mcutmp;
    sleep_cpu(); // nighty-night
    sleep_disable(); // just woke up, disable sleep mode
    for safety
    PRR = PRR & ~((1<<PRTWI) | (1<<PRTIM2)); // bring up the systems we need now
    PORT_DEBUG = PORT_DEBUG | (1<<BIT_DEBUG); // pull debug line high
    }
    }
    Here is the code for shutting off the ADC, used above
    /*
    * ShutOffADC shut down the ADC and prepare for power reduction
    */
    void ShutOffADC(void)
    {
    ACSR = (1<<ACD); // disable A/D comparator
    ADCSRA = (0<<ADEN); // disable A/D converter
    DIDR0 = 0x3f; // disable all A/D inputs (ADC0-ADC5)
    DIDR1 = 0x03; // disable AIN0 and AIN1
    }
    Additional information
    There are a few things worth noting in the hibernate() function above. Per the Atmel docs on the '48P family
    of devices, power-down and power-save modes each conserve power, but power-down allows a very limited
    number of signals for subsequent wake-up. Be sure to compare the requirements of the two low-power
    modes with your design and choose the appropriate sleep mode.
    Since my design can sleep with nothing running but the pin-change interrupt subsystem, I was able to use
    power-down mode and wake on an interrupt from the real-time clock (tied to PB0). Just for kicks, I also
    allow wake-up on UART traffic (PD0), so the user can just press a key to wake up the logger. Setting up the
    pin-change interrupts is done (in part) by the write to PCICR. Refer to the Atmel docs for setting up the
    other registers associated with pin-change interrupts.
    The PRR register is used to shut off selected subsystems within the MCU. Prior to entering sleep mode, I shut
    off unneeded subsystems by writing a 1 to each associated bit in PRR. Note that a subsystem that has been
    shut off cannot be used as a source of a wake-up signal!
    The sequence for actually putting the MCU to sleep involves the block of five lines ending with the call to
    sleep_cpu(). These instructions must be executed in this order and there must be no additional instructions
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    inserted in this block! Following the execution of sleep_cpu(), the MCU will be put into the selected mode.
    The next instruction in the sequence will NOT be executed until the MCU wakes up.
    Conclusion
    I hope the above details clarify the steps needed to develop low-power applications on the ATmega devices.
    If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me at the address on my home page.

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