25 Power-Saving Features

The dsPIC33CK256MC006 family devices provide the ability to manage power consumption by selectively managing clocking to the CPU and the peripherals. In general, a lower clock frequency and a reduction in the number of peripherals being clocked constitute lower consumed power.

dsPIC33CK256MC006 family devices can manage power consumption in four ways:

• Clock Frequency
• Instruction-Based Sleep and Idle modes
• Software-Controlled Doze mode
• Selective Peripheral Control in Software

Combinations of these methods can be used to selectively tailor an application’s power consumption while still maintaining critical application features, such as time-sensitive communications.