Atmel ATmega128 User Manual

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ATmega128
Power
Management
and Sleep
Modes
Sleep modes enable the application to shut down unused modules in the MCU, thereby saving
power. The AVR provides various sleep modes allowing the user to tailor the power consump-
tion to the application’s requirements.
To enter any of the six sleep modes, the SE bit in MCUCR must be written to logic one and a
SLEEP instruction must be executed. The SM2, SM1, and SM0 bits in the MCUCR Register
select which sleep mode (Idle, ADC Noise Reduction, Power-down, Power-save, Standby, or
Extended Standby) will be activated by the SLEEP instruction. See Table 17 for a summary. If
an enabled interrupt occurs while the MCU is in a sleep mode, the MCU wakes up. The MCU is
then halted for four cycles in addition to the start-up time, it executes the interrupt routine, and
resumes execution from the instruction following SLEEP. The contents of the register file and
SRAM are unaltered when the device wakes up from sleep. If a reset occurs during sleep mode,
the MCU wakes up and executes from the Reset Vector.
Figure 18 on page 36 presents the different clock systems in the ATmega128, and their distribu-
tion. The figure is helpful in selecting an appropriate sleep mode.
MCU Control Register
– MCUCR
The MCU Control Register contains control bits for power management.
• Bit 5 – SE: Sleep Enable
The SE bit must be written to logic one to make the MCU enter the Sleep mode when the
SLEEP instruction is executed. To avoid the MCU entering the Sleep mode unless it is the pro-
grammers purpose, it is recommended to write the Sleep Enable (SE) bit to one just before the
execution of the SLEEP instruction and to clear it immediately after waking up.
• Bits 4..2 – SM2..0: Sleep Mode Select Bits 2, 1, and 0
These bits select between the six available sleep modes as shown in Table 17.
Note: 1. Standby mode and Extended Standby mode are only available with external crystals or
resonators.
Bit 76543210
SRE SRW10 SE SM1 SM0 SM2 IVSEL IVCE MCUCR
Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W
Initial Value00000000
Table 17. Sleep Mode Select
SM2 SM1 SM0 Sleep Mode
000Idle
0 0 1 ADC Noise Reduction
010Power-down
011Power-save
100Reserved
101Reserved
110Standby
(1)
1 1 1 Extended Standby
(1)

Atmel ATmega128 Specifications

General

Brand	Atmel
Model	ATmega128
Category	Microcontrollers
Language	English