58.9 Operation and Power Consumption in Low-Power Modes

The SAM9X60 features four low-power modes summarized in the following table. A detailed description of each mode is given in the following sections.

Table 58-60. Low-Power Modes Summary
Low-power Mode
Backup ModeULP1ULP0Idle
VDDBU power
VDDCORE power
SDRAM or DDR power
I/O power
DDR Self-refresh
Main crystal oscillator
Main RC oscillator
Main clock (MAINCK)Source (MOSCSEL) Main RC osc.Main RC osc.User-defined
Status
Main system bus clock (MCK)Source (CSS)MAINCKUser-defined (MD_SLCK, MAINCK, etc.)User-defined (PLLA, etc.)
Status
CPU clock (HCLK)
ARM926EJ-S stateClocks stoppedWFIWFI
Mode entryUse SHDWC to shutdown all power supplies except VDDBUContext saved in DDR

DDR in Self-refresh

ULP1 bit

Context saved in DDR

DDR in Self-refresh

WFI

WFI
Wake-upSourcesRTC alarm

WKUP0 pin

RTC / RTT alarm

USB resume

Wake-On-LAN

WKUP[13:1]

Any non-masked interruptAny non-masked interrupt
Event or interrupt sampling clockMD_SLCKAsynchronousUser-defined (MCK, periph_clk, etc.)User-defined (MCK, periph_clk, etc.)
Main system bus clock (MCK) at wake-upMAINCK (defaults to Main RC osc.)MAINCK (configured to Main RC osc.)User-definedUser-defined
Note:
  1. ✓/✗ means either powered/unpowered for a power source, on/off for an oscillator, active/inactive for a clock signal, or in/out of Self-refresh mode for the external SDRAM.