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Other Power Saving Options
The PSD offers other reduced power saving op-
tions that are independent of the Power-down
mode. Except for the SRAM Stand-by and PSD
Chip Select Input (CSI, PD2) features, they are en-
abled by setting bits in PMMR0 and PMMR2 (as
PLD Power Management
The power and speed of the PLDs are controlled
by the Turbo Bit (Bit 3) in PMMR0. By setting the
bit to '1,' the Turbo mode is off and the PLDs con-
sume the specified Stand-by current when the in-
puts are not switching for an extended time of
70 ns. The propagation delay time is increased af-
ter the Turbo Bit is set to ’1’ (turned off) when the
inputs change at a composite frequency of less
than 15 MHz. When the Turbo Bit is reset to ’0’
(turned on), the PLDs run at full power and speed.
The Turbo Bit affects the PLD’s DC power, AC
power, and propagation delay. See the AC and DC
characteristics tables for PLD timing values
(TableBlocking MCU control signals with the PMMR2
Bits can further reduce PLD AC power consump-
tion.
SRAM Stand-by Mode (Battery Backup)
The PSD supports a battery backup mode in which
the contents of the SRAM are retained in the event
of a power loss. The SRAM has Voltage Stand-by
(VSTBY, PE6) that can be connected to an external
battery. When VCC becomes lower than VSTBY
then the PSD automatically connects to Voltage
Stand-by (VSTBY, PE6) as a power source to the
SRAM. The SRAM Stand-by current (ISTBY) is typ-
ically 0.5A. The SRAM data retention voltage is
2 V minimum. The Battery-on Indicator (VBATON)
can be routed to PE7. This signal indicates when
the VCC has dropped below VSTBY, and that the
SRAM is running on battery power.
PSD Chip Select Input (CSI, PD2)
PD2 of Port D can be configured in PSDsoft Ex-
press as PSD Chip Select Input (CSI). When Low,
the signal selects and enables the internal primary
Flash memory, secondary Flash memory, SRAM,
and I/O blocks for READ or WRITE operations in-
volving the PSD. A High on PSD Chip Select Input
(CSI, PD2) disables the primary Flash memory,
secondary Flash memory, and SRAM, and reduc-
es the PSD power consumption. However, the
PLD and I/O signals remain operational when PSD
Chip Select Input (CSI, PD2) is High.
There may be a timing penalty when using PSD
Chip Select Input (CSI, PD2) depending on the
speed grade of the PSD that you are using. See
Input Clock
The PSD provides the option to turn off CLKIN
(PD1) to the PLD to save AC power consumption.
CLKIN (PD1) is an input to the PLD AND Array and
the Output Macrocells (OMC).
During Power-down mode, or, if CLKIN (PD1) is
not being used as part of the PLD logic equation,
the clock should be disabled to save AC power.
CLKIN (PD1) is disconnected from the PLD AND
Array or the Macrocells block by setting Bits 4 or 5
to a ’1’ in PMMR0.
Figure 33. Enable Power-down Flow Chart
Enable APD
Set PMMR0 Bit 1 = 1
PSD in Power
Down Mode
ALE/AS idle
for 15 CLKIN
clocks?
RESET
Yes
No
OPTIONAL
Disable desired inputs to PLD
by setting PMMR0 bits 4 and 5
and PMMR2 bits 0 to 6.
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