
LPC1766_0.02
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Objective data sheet
Rev. 00.02 — 12 August 2008
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NXP Semiconductors
LPC1766
Fast communication chip
On wake-up from Deep-sleep mode, the code execution and peripherals activities will
resume after 4 cycles expire if the IRC was used before entering Deep-sleep mode. If the
main external oscillator was used, the code execution will resume when 4096 cycles
expire. PLL and clock dividers need to be reconfigured accordingly.
7.29.6.3
Power-down mode
Power-down mode does everything that Deep-sleep mode does, but also turns off the
power to the IRC oscillator and the flash memory. This saves more power but requires
waiting for resumption of flash operation before execution of code or data access in the
flash memory can be accomplished.
On the wake-up of Power-down mode, if the IRC was used before entering Power-down
mode, it will take IRC 60
μs to start-up. After this 4 IRC cycles will expire before the code
execution can then be resumed if the code was running from SRAM. In the meantime, the
flash wake-up timer then counts 4 MHz IRC clock cycles to make the 100
μs flash start-up
time. When it times out, access to the flash will be allowed. Users need to reconfigure the
PLL and clock dividers accordingly.
7.29.6.4
Deep power-down mode
The Deep power-down mode can only be entered from the RTC block. In Deep
power-down mode, power is shut off to the entire chip with the exception of the RTC
module and the RESET pin.
The LPC1766 can wake up from Deep power-down mode via the RESET pin or an alarm
match event of the RTC.
7.29.6.5
Wakeup interrupt controller
The Wakeup Interrupt Controller (WIC) allows the CPU to automatically wake up from any
enabled priority interrupt that can occur while the clocks are stopped in Deep sleep,
Power-down, and Deep power-down modes.
The Wake-up controller (WIC) works in connection with the Nested Vectored Interrupt
Controller (NVIC). When the CPU enters Deep sleep, Power-down, or Deep power-down
mode, the NVIC sends a mask of the current interrupt situation to the WIC.This mask
includes all of the interrupts that are both enabled and of sufficient priority to be serviced
immediately. With this information, the WIC simply notices when one of the interrupts has
occurred and then it wakes up the CPU.
The Wake-up controller (WIC) eliminates the need to periodically wake up the CPU and
poll the interrupts resulting in additional power savings.
7.29.7 Peripheral power control
A Power Control for Peripherals feature allows individual peripherals to be turned off if
they are not needed in the application, resulting in additional power savings.
7.29.8 Power domains
The LPC1766 provides two independent power domains that allow the bulk of the device
to have power removed while maintaining operation of the RTC and the backup Registers.
On the LPC1766, I/O pads are powered by the 3.3 V (VDD(3V3)) pins, while the VREG(3V3)
pin powers the on-chip voltage regulator which in turn provides power to the CPU and
most of the peripherals.