Cpu Intermittent Operation Mode - Fujitsu MB90390 Series Hardware Manual

8.4

CPU Intermittent Operation Mode

This mode is used for intermittent operation of the CPU while external buses and
peripheral functions continue to operate at high speeds. The purpose of this mode is to
reduce power consumption.
■ CPU Intermittent Operation Mode
This mode halts the supply of the clock pulse to the CPU for a certain period. The halt occurs after the
execution of every instruction that accesses a register, built-in memory (ROM and RAM), I/O, peripheral
functions, or the external bus. Internal bus cycle activation is therefore delayed. While high-speed
peripheral clock pulses are supplied to peripheral functions, the execution speed of the CPU is reduced,
thereby enabling low-power consumption processing.
• The low-power consumption mode control register (LPMCR: CG1 and CG0) is used to select the
number of clock pulses per halt cycle of the clock supplied to the CPU.
• External bus operation uses the same clock as that used for peripheral functions.
• Instruction execution time in the CPU intermittent mode can be calculated. A correction value should be
obtained by multiplying the execution count of instructions that access a register, internal memory,
internal peripheral functions, or the external bus by the number of clock pulses per halt cycle. Add this
corrective value to the normal execution time. Figure 8.4-1 shows the clock pulses during the CPU
intermittent operation.
Figure 8.4-1 Clock Pulses During the CPU Intermittent Operation
Peripheral clock
CPU clock
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Execution
cycle of one
Halt cycle
instruction
Internal bus activation
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