There are three conditions that have to be
considered when planning for a microcontroller’s power consumption in an
application. The first is the “intrinsic power”, which is the power required
just to run the microcontroller. Next is the “I/O drive power”, which takes
into account the power consumed when the microcontroller is sinking/sourcing
current to external I/O devices.
considered when planning for a microcontroller’s power consumption in an
application. The first is the “intrinsic power”, which is the power required
just to run the microcontroller. Next is the “I/O drive power”, which takes
into account the power consumed when the microcontroller is sinking/sourcing
current to external I/O devices.
The third is
the power consumed when the microcontroller is in ”sleep” or “standby” modes
and is waiting with checks on off for a specific external event.
the power consumed when the microcontroller is in ”sleep” or “standby” modes
and is waiting with checks on off for a specific external event.
