VULCAN Technical Manual
Power and power management
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Power management
The IXP425 processor does not include any internal power management features,
however the VULCAN board does allow power control to some on board peripherals.
These include:
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UART.
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CompactFlash.
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Ethernet.
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USB.
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Clock generator.
These are explained in the following sections.
UART power management
COM3 and COM4 are implemented using external XR16L2551 DUART. This device
supports a sleep mode with an automatic wake up. When this feature is enabled and
there are no interrupts pending, the DUART enters sleep mode. The XR16L2551 stops
its crystal oscillator to conserve power in the sleep mode. The part resumes normal
operation when any of the following occur:
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Receive data start bit.
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Change of state on: CTS, DSR, CD, RI.
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Data is being loaded into transmit FIFO.
If the part was awakened by one of the above conditions, it returns to sleep mode
automatically after the condition has cleared.
Using the PowerSave feature of XR16L2551 it is possible to reduce power
consumption even further. The L2551 enters PowerSave mode when the PWRSAVE
pin is logic high and the XR16L2551 is in sleep mode. This internally isolates the
address, data and control signals from other bus activities. The device wakes up as a
result of a receive data start bit transition or a change of logic state on any of the
modem or general-purpose serial inputs: CTS#, DSR#, CD#, RI#.
Placing the XR16L2551 into low power mode can reduce the power consumption of
the VULCAN by 10mW. Please refer to the XR16L2551 datasheet, on the
Development Kit CD, for details about enabling the sleep and PowerSave modes.