GENERAL RELEASE SPECIFICATION
MOTOROLA
LOW POWER MODES
MC68HC05P9A
6-2
Rev. 2.0
6.1.2 Halt Mode
Execution of the STOP instruction with the conversion to halt places the MCU in
this low-power mode. Halt mode consumes the same amount of power as wait
mode. (Both halt and wait modes consume more power than stop mode.)
In halt mode the PH2 clock is halted, suspending all processor and internal bus
activity. Internal timer clocks remain active, permitting interrupts to be generated
from the 16-bit timer or a reset to be generated from the COP watchdog timer.
Execution of the STOP instruction automatically clears the I bit in the condition
code register enabling the IRQ external interrupt. All other registers, memory, and
input/output lines remain in their previous states.
If the 16-bit timer interrupt is enabled, the processor will exit the halt mode and
resume normal operation. The halt mode can also be exited when an IRQ external
interrupt or external RESET occurs. When exiting the halt mode, the PH2 clock
will resume after a delay of one to 4064 PH2 clock cycles. This varied delay time
is the result of the halt mode exit circuitry testing the oscillator stabilization delay
timer (a feature of the stop mode), which has been free-running (a feature of the
wait mode).
NOTE
The halt mode is not intended for normal use. This feature is
provided to keep the COP watchdog timer active in the event a
STOP instruction is inadvertently executed.
6.2
WAIT Instruction
The WAIT instruction places the MCU in a low-power mode, which consumes
more power than the stop mode. In wait mode, the PH2 clock is halted,
suspending all processor and internal bus activity. Internal timer clocks remain
active, permitting interrupts to be generated from the 16-bit timer and reset to be
generated from the COP watchdog timer. Execution of the WAIT instruction
automatically clears the I bit in the condition code register enabling the IRQ
external interrupt. All other registers, memory, and input/output lines remain in
their previous state.
If the 16-bit timer interrupt is enabled, it will cause the processor to exit the wait
mode and resume normal operation. The 16-bit timer may be used to generate a
periodic exit from the wait mode. The wait mode may also be exited when an IRQ
external interrupt or RESET occurs.