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AN2629 Application note
STM32F101xx and STM32F103xx low-power modes
Introduction
This application note is intended for system designers who require a software and hardware implementation overview of the low-power modes of the STM32F101xx and STM32F103xx products. It describes how to use the STM32F10xxx product family and details the clock systems, register settings and low-power management in order to optimize the use of STM32F10xxx in applications where low power is key. The first four sections of this application note introduce the part of the STM32F10xxx devices that is used for low-power configuration. The next sections demonstrate the lowpower feature in an applicative way. Each section refers to software delivered with this document, which give a practical view of power optimization.

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1 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 Independent A/D converter supply and reference voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Battery backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Voltage regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1.2

Low-power modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3 1.2.4 1.2.5 1.2.6 1.2.7 Slowing down system clocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Peripheral clock gating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Sleep mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Stop mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Standby mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Debug mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Auto-Wakeup (AWU) from low-power mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Real-time clock (RTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.1 3.2 3.3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Main features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Functional description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.3.4 3.3.5 Over view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Resetting RTC registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Reading RTC registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Configuring RTC registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 RTC flag assertion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4

Backup registers (BKP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Tamper detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 RTC calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

5

Power and wakeup time measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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5.2

Power measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.2.1 5.2.2 5.2.3 Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Detailed description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Measurement results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

5.3

Wakeup time measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.3.1 5.3.2 5.3.3 5.3.4 Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Detailed description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Measurement results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

6

Optimizing power consumption in your application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.1 6.2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using the advance clock configuration of the STM32F10xxx . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.2.1 6.2.2 Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Detailed description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

6.3 6.4

Typical measurement results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

7

Using the Stop and Standby mode in battery-operated applications 35
7.1 7.2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Using Wait For Event & Stop Wait For Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7.2.1 7.2.2 Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Detailed description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

7.3

Using the Standby mode in an applicative way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
7.3.1 7.3.2 Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Detailed description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

7.4 7.5

Typical measurement results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

8

Using the Backup domain in very low-power applications . . . . . . . . . 40
8.1 8.2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using the Backup domain in an applicative way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
8.2.1 8.2.2 Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Detailed description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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List of tables

List of tables
Table 1. Table 2. Table 3. Table 4. Table 5. Table 6. Table 7. Table 8. Table 9. Table 10. Table 11. Low-power modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Sleep-now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Sleep-on-exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Stop mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Standby mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Power measurement results in Sleep mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Power measurement for Stop and Standby modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Wakeup time measurement results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Example measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Example measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Document revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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Figure 1. Figure 2. Figure 3. Figure 4. Figure 5. Figure 6. Figure 7. Figure 8. Figure 9. Power supply overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Clock tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 RTC simplified block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 RTC second and alarm waveform example with PR=0003, ALARM=00004 . . . . . . . . . . . 19 RTC Overflow waveform example with PR=0003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 HyperTerminal time adjustment interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 WFE & STOP WFE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 HyperTerminal display of time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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1
1.1

Power supply
Introduction
The device requires a 2.0 V to 3.6 V operating voltage supply (VDD). An embedded regulator is used to supply the internal 1.8 V digital power. The real-time clock (RTC) and backup registers can be powered from the VBAT voltage when the main VDD supply is powered off. Figure 1. Power supply overview
VDDA domain A/D converter Temp. sensor Reset block PLL

(VSSA) VREF(from 2 V up to VDDA) VREF+ (VDD) VDDA VSSA

VDD domain I/O Ring VSS (3.3 V) VDD Standby circuitry (Wakeup logic, IWDG) Voltage Regulator Low voltage detector Backup domain (VDD) VBAT LSE crystal 32K osc BKP registers RCC BDCR register RTC

1.8 V domain Core Memories digital peripherals

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1.1.1

Independent A/D converter supply and reference voltage
To improve conversion accuracy, the ADC has an independent power supply that can be filtered separately, and shielded from noise on the PCB.

The ADC voltage supply input is available on a separate VDDA pin An isolated supply ground connection is provided on the VSSA pin

When available (depending on package), VREF must be tied to VSSA.

On 100-pin packages
To ensure a better accuracy on low-voltage inputs, the user can connect a separate external reference voltage ADC input on VREF+. The voltage on VREF+ may range from 2.0 V to VDDA.

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On packages with 64 pins or less
The VREF+ and VREF- pins are not available, they are internally connected to the ADC voltage supply (VDDA) and ground (VSSA).

1.1.2

Battery backup
To retain the content of the Backup registers when VDD is turned off, the VBAT pin can be connected to an optional standby voltage supplied by a battery or another source. The VBAT pin also powers the RTC unit, allowing the RTC to operate even when the main digital supply (VDD) is turned off. Switching to the VBAT supply is controlled by the power down reset (PDR) circuitry embedded in the Reset block. If no external battery is used in the application, VBAT must be connected externally to VDD.

1.1.3

Voltage regulator
The voltage regulator is always enabled after reset. It works in three different modes depending on the application modes:

in Run mode, the regulator supplies full power to the 1.8 V domain (core, memories and digital peripherals) in Stop mode, the regulator supplies low power to the 1.8 V domain, preserving the contents of the registers and SRAM in Standby mode, the regulator is powered off. The contents of the registers and SRAM are lost except for those concerned with the Standby circuitry and the Backup domain.

1.2

Low-power modes
By default, the microcontroller is in Run mode after a system or power Reset. In Run mode the CPU is clocked by HCLK and the program code is executed. Several low-power modes are available to save power when the CPU does not need to be kept running, for example when waiting for an external event. It is up to the user to select the mode that gives the best compromise between low-power consumption, short startup time and available wakeup sources. The STM32F10xxx devices feature three low-power modes:

Sleep mode (CortexTM-M3 core stopped, peripherals kept running) Stop mode (all clocks are stopped) Standby mode (1.8 V domain powered-off)

In addition, the power consumption in Run mode can be reduced by one of the following means:

slowing down the system clocks gating the clocks to the APB and AHB peripherals when they are unused

Table 1 below summarizes the low-power modes of the STM32F10xxx MCU.

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Mode name Sleep (Sleep-now or Sleep-onexit)

Power supply

Low-power modes
Entry WFI WFE Wakeup Any interrupt Any wakeup event Effect on 1.8 V domain clocks Effect on VDD domain clocks Voltage regulator

CPU CLK OFF No effect on other None clocks or analog clock sources

ON

Stop

Standby

PDDS and LPDS bits + Any EXTI line SLEEPDEEP (configured in the EXTI bit + WFI or registers) All 1.8 V domain WFE clocks OF PDDS bit + WKUP pin rising edge, SLEEPDEEP RTC alarm, external bit + WFI or reset in NRST pin, WFE IWDG reset

ON or in low-power HSI and HSE mode oscillators OFF OFF

1.2.1

Slowing down system clocks
In Run mode the speed of the system clocks (SYSCLK, HCLK, PCLK1, PCLK2) can be reduced by programming the prescaler registers. These prescalers can also be used to slow down peripherals before entering Sleep mode.

1.2.2

Peripheral clock gating
In Run mode, the HCLK and PCLKx for individual peripherals and memories can be stopped at any time to reduce power consumption. To further reduce power consumption in Sleep mode the peripheral clocks can be disabled prior to executing the WFI or WFE instructions. Peripheral clock gating is controlled by the AHB peripheral clock enable register (RCC_AHBENR), the APB1 peripheral clock enable register (RCC_APB1ENR) and the APB2 peripheral clock enable register (RCC_APB2ENR).

1.2.3

Sleep mode
Entering Sleep mode
The Sleep mode is entered by executing the WFI (Wait For Interrupt) or WFE (Wait for Event) instructions. Two options are available to select the Sleep mode entry mechanism, depending on the SLEEPONEXIT bit in the Cortex-M3 System Control register:

Sleep-now: if the SLEEPONEXIT bit is cleared, the MCU enters Sleep mode as soon as WFI or WFE instruction is executed. Sleep-on-exit: if the SLEEPONEXIT bit is set when the WFI instruction is executed, the MCU enters Sleep mode as soon as it exits the lowest priority ISR.

Refer to Table 2 and Table 3 for details on how to enter Sleep mode.

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Exiting Sleep mode
If the WFI instruction is used to enter Sleep mode, any peripheral interrupt acknowledged by the nested vectored interrupt controller (NVIC) can wake up the device from Sleep mode. If the WFE instruction is used to enter Sleep mode, the MCU exits Sleep mode as soon as an event occurs. This event can be either an interrupt enabled in the peripheral control register but not in the NVIC, or an EXTI line configured in event mode. This mode offers the lowest wakeup time as no time is wasted in interrupt entry/exit. Refer to Table 2 and Table 3 for more details on how to exit Sleep mode. Table 2. Sleep-now
Description WFI (Wait for Interrupt) or WFE (Wait for Event) while: SLEEPDEEP = 0 and SLEEPONEXIT = 0 Refer to the Cortex-M3 System Control register. If WFI was used for entry ->Interrupt If WFE was used for entry ->Wakeup event None.

Sleep-now

Mode entry

Mode exit Wakeup latency

Table 3.

Sleep-on-exit
Description WFI (wait for interrupt) while: SLEEPDEEP = 0 and SLEEPONEXIT = 1 Refer to the CortexTM-M3 System Control register. Interrupt. None.

Sleep-on-exit

Mode entry

Mode exit Wakeup latency

1.2.4

Stop mode
The Stop mode is based on the Cortex-M3 deepsleep mode combined with peripheral clock gating. The voltage regulator can be configured either in normal or low-power mode. In Stop mode, all clocks in the 1.8 V domain are stopped, the PLL, the HSI and the HSE RC oscillators are disabled. SRAM and register contents are preserved.

Entering the Stop mode
Refer to Table 4 for details on how to enter the Stop mode. To further reduce power consumption in Stop mode, the internal voltage regulator can be put in low-power mode. This is configured by the LPDS bit of the Power control register (PWR_CR). If Flash memory programming is ongoing, Stop mode entry is delayed until the end of the Flash memory access. If an access to APB domain is ongoing, Stop mode entry is delayed until the end of the APB access.

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In Stop mode, the following features can be selected by programming individual control bits:

Independent watchdog (IWDG): the IWDG is started by writing to its Key register or by hardware option. Once started it cannot be stopped except by a Reset. Real-time clock (RTC): this is configured by the RTCEN bit in the Backup domain control register (RCC_BDCR) Internal RC oscillator (LSI RC): this is configured by the LSION bit in the Control/status register (RCC_CSR). External 32.768 kHz oscillator (LSE OSC): this is configured by the LSEON bit in the Backup domain control register (RCC_BDCR).

Exiting the Stop mode
Refer to Table 4 for more details on how to exit the Stop mode. When exiting the Stop mode by issuing an interrupt or a wakeup event, the HSI RC oscillator is selected as the system clock. When the voltage regulator operates in low-power mode, an additional startup delay is incurred when waking up from Stop mode. By keeping the internal regulator ON during Stop mode, the consumption is higher but the startup time is reduced. Table 4. Stop mode
Description WFI (Wait for Interrupt) or WFE (Wait for Event) while: Set SLEEPDEEP bit in Cortex-M3 System Control register Clear PDDS bit in Power Control register (PWR_CR) Select the voltage regulator mode by configuring LPDS bit in PWR_CR Note: To enter Stop mode, all EXTI Line pending bits (in Pending register (EXTI_PR)) and RTC Alarm flag must be reset. Otherwise, the Stop mode entry procedure is ignored and program execution continues. If WFI was used for entry: Any EXTI Line configured in Interrupt mode (the corresponding EXTI Interrupt vector must be enabled in the NVIC). If WFE was used for entry: Any EXTI Line configured in event mode. HSI RC wakeup time + Regulator wakeup time from low-power mode

Stop mode

Mode entry

Mode exit

Wakeup latency

1.2.5

Standby mode
The Standby mode allows the lowest power consumption. It is based on the Cortex-M3 deepsleep mode, with the voltage regulator disabled. The 1.8 V domain is consequently powered off. The PLL, the HSI oscillator and the HSE oscillator are also switched off. SRAM and register contents are lost except for registers in the Backup domain and Standby circuitry (see Figure 1).

Entering the Standby mode
Refer to Table 5 for more details on how to enter the Standby mode.

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In Standby mode, the following features can be selected by programming individual control bits:

Independent watchdog (IWDG): the IWDG is started by writing to its Key register or by hardware option. Once started it cannot be stopped except by a reset. Real-time clock (RTC): this is configured by the RTCEN bit in the Backup domain control register (RCC_BDCR) Internal RC oscillator (LSI RC): this is configured by the LSION bit in the Control/status register (RCC_CSR). External 32.768 kHz oscillator (LSE OSC): this is configured by the LSEON bit in the Backup domain control register (RCC_BDCR).

Exiting the Standby mode
The microcontroller exits Standby mode when an external Reset (NRST pin), an IWDG Reset, a rising edge on WKUP pin or an RTC alarm occurs. All registers are reset after wakeup from Standby except for the Power control/status register (PWR_CSR). After waking up from Standby mode, program execution restarts in the same way as after a Reset (boot pins sampling, vector reset is fetched, etc.). The SBF status flag in the Power control/status register (PWR_CSR) indicates that the MCU was in Standby mode. Table 5. Standby mode
Description WFI (Wait for Interrupt) or WFE (Wait for Event) while: Set SLEEPDEEP in Cortex-M3 System Control register Set PDDS bit in Power Control register (PWR_CR) Clear WUF bit in Power Control/Status register (PWR_CSR) WKUP pin rising edge, RTC alarm, external Reset in NRST pin, IWDG Reset. Regulator start up + Reset phase

Standby mode

Mode entry

Mode exit Wakeup latency

I/O states in Standby mode
In Standby mode, all I/O pins are high impedance except for the:

Reset pad (still available) TAMPER pin if configured for tamper or calibration out WKUP pin, if enabled

1.2.6

Debug mode
By default, the debug connection is lost if the application puts the MCU in Stop or Standby mode while the debug features are used. This is due to the fact that the Cortex-M3 core is no longer clocked. However, by setting some configuration bits in the DBGMCU_CR register, the software can be debugged even when using the low-power modes extensively.

1.2.7

Auto-Wakeup (AWU) from low-power mode
The RTC can be used to wake up the MCU from low-power mode without depending on an external interrupt (Auto-Wakeup mode). The RTC provides a programmable time base for

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waking up from Stop or Standby mode at regular intervals. For this purpose, two of the three alternative RTC clock sources can be selected by programming the RTCSEL[1:0] bits in the Backup domain control register (RCC_BDCR):

Low-power 32.768 kHz external crystal oscillator (LSE OSC). This clock source provides a precise time base with very low-power consumption (less than 1 A added consumption under typical conditions) Low-power internal RC oscillator (LSI RC). This clock source has the advantage of saving the cost of the 32.768 kHz crystal. This internal RC oscillator is designed to add minimum power consumption. configure the EXTI Line 17 to be sensitive to rising edge configure the RTC to generate the RTC alarm

To wake up the STM32F10xxx from Stop mode with an RTC alarm event, it is necessary to:

To wake up the STM32F10xxx from Standby mode, there is no need to configure the EXTI Line 17.

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Clock
Three different clock sources can be used to drive the system clock (SYSCLK):

HSI oscillator clock HSE oscillator clock PLL clock 32 kHz low speed internal RC (LSI RC) that drives the independent watchdog and optionally the RTC used for Auto-Wakeup from Stop/Standby mode. 32.768 kHz low speed external crystal (LSE crystal) that optionally drives the real-time clock (RTCCLK)

The devices have the two secondary clock sources listed below:

Each clock source can be switched on or off independently when not used, to optimize power consumption. Figure 2. Clock tree
8 MHz HSI RC
HSI

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USB pr escaler /1, 1.5

48 MHz

USBCLK to USB interface HCLK to AHB bus, core, memory and DMA to Cortex System timer FCLK Cortex free running clock PCLK1 to APB1 peripherals Peripheral clock
e nable (13 bits)

72 MHz max Clock Enable (3 bits)

PLLSRC

PLLMUL ..., x16 x2, x3, x4 PLL
HSI PLLCLK HSE

SW
SYSCLK

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AHB pr escaler

APB1 pr escaler /1, 2, 4, 8, 16

36 MHz max

CSS

TIM2, 3, 4 x1, 2 multiplier

to TIM2, 3 and 4 TIMXCLK
Peripheral clock enab le (3 bits)

PLLXTPRE OSC_OUT OSC_IN 4-16 MHz HSE OSC /2

APB2 pr escaler /1, 2, 4, 8, 16

72 MHz max Peripheral clock e nable (11 bits)

PCLK2 to APB2 peripherals

TIM1 timer x1, 2 multiplier /128 OSC32_IN OSC32_OUT LSE OSC 32.768 kHz
LSE to RTC

to TIM1 TIM1CLK
Peripheral clock enab le (1 bit) to ADC

RTCCLK RTCSEL[1:0]

ADC pr escaler /2, 4, 6, 8

ADCCLK

LSI RC 32 kHz
Main Clock Output

LSI

to independent watchdog (IWDG)

IWDGCLK /2 PLLCLK HSI HSE SYSCLK MCO
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MCO

1. HSE = high speed external clock signal, HSI = high speed internal clock signal, LSI = low speed internal clock signal, LSE = low speed external clock signal.

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Several prescalers allow the configuration of the AHB frequency, the high speed APB (APB2) and the low speed APB (APB1) domains. The maximum frequency of the AHB and APB2 domains is 72 MHz. The maximum allowed frequency of the APB1 domains is 36 MHz. The RCC feeds the Cortex system timer (SysTick) external clock with the AHB clock divided by 8. The SysTick can work either with this clock or with the Cortex clock (AHB), configurable in the SysTick Control and Status Register. The ADCs are clocked by the high speed domain (APB2) clock divided by 2, 4, 6 or 8. The timer clock frequencies are twice the frequency of the APB domain to which they are connected. Nevertheless, if the APB prescaler is 1, the clock frequency of the timer is the same as the frequency of the APB domain to which it is connected. FCLK acts as the CortexTM-M3 free running clock. For more details refer to the ARM CortexTM-M3 Technical Reference Manual.

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3.1

Real-time clock (RTC)
Introduction
The real-time clock is an independent timer. The RTC provides a set of continuously-running counters which can be used, with suitable software, to provide a clock-calendar function. The counter values can be written to set the current time/date of the system.

3.2

Main features

Programmable prescaler: division factor up to 220 32-bit programmable counter for long-term measurement Two separate clocks: PCLK1 for the APB1 interface and RTC clock (must be at least four times slower than the PCLK1 clock) Two separate reset types: The APB1 interface is reset by system reset The RTC Core (Prescaler, Alarm, Counter and Divider) is reset only by a Backup domain reset (see Section 4.1.3: Backup domain Reset on page 47). Alarm interrupt, for generating a software programmable alarm interrupt. Seconds interrupt, for generating a periodic interrupt signal with a programmable period length (up to 1 second). Overflow interrupt, to detect when the internal programmable counter rolls over to zero.

Three dedicated maskable interrupt lines:

3.3
3.3.1

Functional description
Overview
The RTC consists of two main units (see Figure 3 on page 17). The first one (APB1 Interface) is used to interface with the APB1 bus. This unit also contains a set of 16-bit registers accessible from the APB1 bus in read or write mode. The APB1 interface is clocked by the APB1 bus clock in order to interface with the APB1 bus. The other unit (RTC Core) consists of a chain of programmable counters made of two main blocks. The first block is the RTC prescaler block, which generates the RTC time base TR_CLK that can be programmed to have a period of up to 1 second. It includes a 20-bit programmable divider (RTC Prescaler). Every TR_CLK period, the RTC generates an interrupt (Second Interrupt) if it is enabled in the RTC_CR register. The second block is a 32-bit programmable counter that can be initialized to the current system time. The system time is incremented at the TR_CLK rate and compared with a programmable date (stored in the RTC_ALR register) in order to generate an alarm interrupt, if enabled in the RTC_CR control register.

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Real-time clock (RTC)

APB1 bus PCLK1 APB1 interface
not powered in Standby

RTCCLK

Backup domain
RTC_CR RTC_PR L
RTC_Second

Reload RTC_DIV
TR_CLK

32-bit programmable counter RTC_CNT
RTC_Overflow

SECF SECIE OWF OWIE
RTC_Alarm

rising edge RTC prescaler

= RT C_ALR

ALRF ALRIE
not powered in Standby

powered in Standby

powered in Standby

NVIC interrupt controller not powered in Standby

WKUP pin

RTC_Alarm WKP_STDBY

exit from Standby mode powered in Standby

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3.3.2

Resetting RTC registers
All system registers are asynchronously reset by a System Reset or Power Reset, except for RTC_PRL, RTC_ALR, RTC_CNT, and RTC_DIV. The RTC_PRL, RTC_ALR, RTC_CNT, and RTC_DIV registers are reset only by a Backup Domain reset. Refer to Section 4.1.3 on page 47.

3.3.3

Reading RTC registers
The RTC core is completely independent from the RTC APB1 interface. Software accesses the RTC prescaler, counter and alarm values through the APB1 interface but the associated readable registers are internally updated at each rising edge of the RTC clock resynchronized by the RTC APB1 clock. This is also true for the RTC flags. This means that the first read to the RTC APB1 registers may be corrupted (generally read as 0) if the APB1 interface has previously been disabled and the read occurs immediately after the APB1 interface is enabled but before the first internal update of the registers. This can occur if:

A system reset or power reset has occurred The MCU has just woken up from Standby mode (see Section 3.3: Low-power modes) The MCU has just woken up from Stop mode (see Section 3.3: Low-power modes)

In all the above cases, the RTC core has been kept running while the APB1 interface was disabled (reset, not clocked or unpowered). Consequently when reading the RTC registers, after having disabled the RTC APB1 interface, the software must first wait for the RSF bit (Register Synchronized Flag) in the RTC_CRL register to be set by hardware. Note that the RTC APB1 interface is not affected by WFI and WFE low-power modes.

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3.3.4

Configuring RTC registers
To write in the RTC_PRL, RTC_CNT, RTC_ALR registers, the peripheral must enter Configuration Mode. This is done by setting the CNF bit in the RTC_CRL register. In addition, writing to any RTC register is only enabled if the previous write operation is finished. To enable the software to detect this situation, the RTOFF status bit is provided in the RTC_CR register to indicate that an update of the registers is in progress. A new value can be written to the RTC registers only when the RTOFF status bit value is '1'.

Configuration procedure:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Poll RTOFF, wait until its value goes to `1' Set the CNF bit to enter configuration mode Write to one or more RTC registers Clear the CNF bit to exit configuration mode Poll RTOFF, wait until its value goes to `1' to check the end of the write operation.

The write operation only executes when the CNF bit is cleared; it takes at least three RTCCLK cycles to complete.

3.3.5

RTC flag assertion
The RTC Second flag (SECF) is asserted on each RTC Core clock cycle before the update of the RTC Counter. The RTC Overflow flag (OWF) is asserted on the last RTC Core clock cycle before the counter reaches 0x0000. The RTC_Alarm and RTC Alarm flag (ALRF) (see Figure 4) are asserted on the last RTC Core clock cycle before the counter reaches the RTC Alarm value stored in the Alarm register increased by one (RTC_ALR + 1). The write operation in the RTC Alarm and RTC Second flag must be synchronized by using one of the following sequences:

Use the RTC Alarm interrupt and inside the RTC interrupt routine, the RTC Alarm and/or RTC Counter registers are updated. Wait for SECF bit to be set in the RTC Control register. Update the RTC Alarm and/or the RTC Counter register.

Figure 4.

RTC second and alarm waveform example with PR=0003, ALARM=00004
RTCCLK

RTC_PR RTC_Second RTC_CNT

0002

0001

0000

0003

0002

0001

0000

0003

0002

0001

0000

0003

0002

0001

0000

0003

0002

0001

0000

0003

0002

0001

0000

0003

0000

0001

0002

0003

0004

0005

RTC_ALARM 1 RTCCLK ALRF (not powered in Standby) can be cleared by software

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RTC_PR RTC_Second RTC_CNT

0002

0001

0000

0003

0002

0001

0000

0003

0002

0001

0000

0003

0002

0001

0000

0003

0002

0001

0000

0003

0002

0001

0000

0003

FFFFFFFB

FFFFFFFC

FFFFFFFD

FFFFFFFE

FFFFFFFF

0000

RTC_Overflow 1 RTCCLK OWF (not powered in Standby) can be cleared by software

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4.1

Backup registers (BKP)
Introduction
The backup registers are ten 16-bit registers for storing 20 bytes of user application data. They are implemented in the backup domain that remains powered on by VBAT when the VDD power is switched off. They are not reset when the device wakes up from Standby mode or by a system reset or power reset. In addition, the BKP control registers are used to manage the Tamper detection feature and RTC calibration. After reset, the access to Backup registers and RTC is disabled and the Backup domain is protected against possible parasitic write access. The DBP bit must be set in the Power control register (PWR_CR) to enable access to the Backup registers and RTC.

4.2

Features

Ten 16-bit data registers. Status/control register for managing the anti-Tamper feature Calibration register for storing the RTC calibration value

4.3

Tamper detection
The TAMPER pin generates a Tamper detection event when the pin changes from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0 depending on the TPAL bit in the Backup control register (BKP_CR). A tamper detection event resets all data backup registers. However to avoid losing Tamper events, the signal used for edge detection is logically ANDed with the Tamper enable in order to detect a Tamper event in case it occurs before the TAMPER pin is enabled.

When TPAL=0: If the TAMPER pin is already high before it is enabled (by setting TPE bit), an extra Tamper event is detected as soon as the TAMPER pin is enabled (while there was no rising edge on the TAMPER pin after TPE was set) When TPAL=1: If the TAMPER pin is already low before it is enabled (by setting the TPE bit), an extra Tamper event is detected as soon as the TAMPER pin is enabled (while there was no falling edge on the TAMPER pin after TPE was set)

After a Tamper event has been detected and cleared, the TAMPER pin should be disabled and then re-enabled with TPE before writing to the backup data registers (BKP_DRx) again. This prevents software from writing to the backup data registers (BKP_DRx), while the TAMPER pin value still indicates a Tamper detection. This is equivalent to a level detection on the TAMPER pin. Note: Tamper detection is still active when VDD power is switched off. To avoid unwanted resetting of the data backup registers, the TAMPER pin should be externally tied to the correct level.

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4.4

RTC calibration
For measurement purposes, the 32.768 kHZ RTC clock can be output on the TAMPER pin. This is enabled by setting the CCO bit in the RTC clock calibration register (BKP_RTCCR). The clock can be slowed down by up to 121 ppm by configuring CAL[6:0] bits.

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5.1

Power and wakeup time measurement
Introduction
This section describes the measurement of the STM32F10xxx low-power mode consumptions and wake up timings. All described tests are done on the STM32F10xxx evaluation board (order code STM3210B-EVAL). This board is available for evaluation and testing purposes. Please contact your local ST sales office for further details. This section is divided into two main parts: the first describes power measurement and the second handles the measurement of the time required by the STM32F10xxx to wake up from the different low-power modes.

5.2
5.2.1

Power measurement
Context
This part describes how to measure the power consumption of the STM32F10xxx using the firmware provided in the Zip file that comes with this application note. This firmware is available at the following path: \LowPower_AN\Part1\Power measurement The Power_measurement folder contains all the subdirectories and files that make up the core of the application example:

include subfolder contains the example header files source subfolder contains the example source files project subfolder contains two projects that compile the example files: EWARM: contains the project for the EWARM toolchain RVMDK: contains the project for the RVMDK toolchain

5.2.2

Detailed description
Power is measured in the following STM32F10xxx low-power modes:

Sleep mode: power consumption in this mode depends on the used clock and the active peripherals. So, to cover the whole applicative functionality of this mode, measurements are made using different clock sources (HSI and HSE), clock frequencies (from 125 kHz to 72 MHz) and APB peripheral configurations (all peripheral clocks ON or all peripheral clocks OFF). Stop mode: power consumption in this mode is measured in the two possible configurations of the Stop mode (Regulator in Run mode and Regulator in low-power mode). Standby mode: power consumption in the standby mode is measured with RTC OFF and with RTC ON.

Note:

For more details on the different low-power modes please refer to Section 1: Power supply.

Hardware environment

Sleep, Stop and Standby (With RTC OFF): the measurement of the power consumption is made by replacing jumper JP9 in the STM3210B-EVAL board by an

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ampermeter and by powering the board from an external supply, or by using the USB cable.

RTC powered by VBAT: the measurement is made by connecting an external power supply to the pin 2 of jumper J11. The ampermeter is then connected in series.

Firmware description
The firmware provided is divided into the following files:

File main.c: this file contains the main firmware body. The user can select the needed low-power mode by uncommenting the respective line:

/* Define the Low power mode*/ //#define SLEEP //#define SLEEP_ALLPERIPH_ENABLE //#define SLEEP_ALLPERIPH_DISABLE

//#define STOP //#define STOP_Regulator_ON //#define STOP_Regulator_LowPower

//#define STANDBY //#define RTC_ON

hw_config.c and hw_config.h files: these files contain all functions related to the configuration of the STM32F10xxx (clock configuration, peripheral enable/disable, I/O configuration, etc.).

To select the way the Sleep and Stop mode are entered (WFI or WFE), uncomment the corresponding line in the hw_config.h file:
/* Define the entry to the low power mode */ //#define Entry_WFE //#define Entry_WFI

To select the needed clock configuration for Sleep mode, uncomment the corresponding line in the hw_config.h file:
/* Define the clock settings */ #define HSE_PLL_ON #define HSE_PLL_ON_72MHz //#define HSE_PLL_ON_48MHz //#define HSE_PLL_ON_36MHz //#define HSE_PLL_ON_24MHz //#define HSE_PLL_ON_16MHz //#define HSE_PLL_OFF //#define HSE_PLL_OFF_8MHz //#define HSE_PLL_OFF_4MHz //#define HSE_PLL_OFF_2MHz

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//#define HSE_PLL_OFF_1MHz //#define HSE_PLL_OFF_500kHz //#define HSE_PLL_OFF_125kHz //#define HSI_PLL_ON //#define HSI_PLL_ON_64MHz //#define HSI_PLL_ON_48MHz //#define HSI_PLL_ON_36MHz //#define HSI_PLL_ON_24MHz //#define HSI_PLL_ON_16MHz //#define HSI_PLL_OFF //#define HSI_PLL_OFF_8MHz //#define HSI_PLL_OFF_4MHz //#define HSI_PLL_OFF_2MHz //#define HSI_PLL_OFF_1MHz //#define HSI_PLL_OFF_500kHz //#define HSI_PLL_OFF_125kHz

Power and wakeup time measurement

Note:

1 2

With both HSI and HSE clock sources, if the system clock frequency is equal to or less than 8 MHz, the PLL is turned off. The Wakeup push-button of the STM3210B-EVAL board (connected to pin PA0 in the STM32F10xxx) is used as the wakeup source for all low-power modes.

stm32f10x_it.c file: this file manages the interrupt service routine of the EXTI line 0 if the selected way of entering the low-power mode is the WFI instruction.

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5.2.3

Measurement results
Table 6 and Table 7 summarize the measurement results of power consumption in the Sleep, Stop and Standby modes. Table 6.
Symbol

Power measurement results in Sleep mode
Parameter Conditions fHCLK 72 MHz 48 MHz 36 MHz 24 MHz Running on HSE, AHB prescaler used to reduce the frequency 16 MHz 8 MHz 4 MHz 2 MHz 1 MHz 500 kHz All APB All APB peripherals peripherals enabled disabled 14.4 9.9 7.6 5.3 3.8 2.1 1.6 1.3 1.11 1.04 0.98 12.3 9.3 7 4.8 3.2 1.6 1 0.72 0.56 0.49 0.43 5.5 3.9 3.1 2.3 1.8 1.2 1.1 1 0.98 0.96 0.95 mA 64 MHz 48 MHz 36 MHz 24 MHz Running on high speed internal RC (HSI), AHB prescaler used to reduce the frequency 16 MHz 8 MHz 4 MHz 2 MHz 1 MHz 500 kHz 125 kHz 4.4 3.3 2.5 1.8 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.47 0.44 0.42 0.41 unit

IDD

Supply current in Sleep mode

125 kHz

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Symbol

Power and wakeup time measurement

Power measurement for Stop and Standby modes
Parameter Conditions Regulator in Run mode, lowspeed and high-speed internal RC oscillators and high-speed oscillator OFF (no independent watchdog) Regulator in Low Power mode, low-speed and high-speed internal RC oscillators and highspeed oscillator OFF (no independent watchdog) Low-speed internal RC oscillator and independent watchdog OFF, low-speed oscillator and RTC OFF Low-speed oscillator and RTC ON VDD/VBAT = 2.4 V VDD/VBAT = 3.3 V Unit

NA

24

Supply current in Stop mode IDD

NA

14 A

Supply current in Standby mode IDD_VBAT Backup domain supply current

NA

2

1.08

1.4

5.3
5.3.1

Wakeup time measurement
Context
This part describes how to measure the time required by the STM32F10xxx to wake up from different low-power modes, using the firmware provided with this application note. The firmware is found in the Zip file at the following path: \LowPower_AN\Part1\WakeUp_Timing. The WakeUp_Timing folder contains all the subdirectories and files that make up the core of the application example:

include subfolder contains the example header files source subfolder contains the example source files project subfolder contains two projects that compile the example files: EWARM: contains the project for the EWARM toolchain RVMDK: contains the project for the RVMDK toolchain

5.3.2

Detailed description
The wakeup time is defined as follows:

For Sleep and Stop modes: the wakeup time starts on setting the wakeup source (in our case the Wakeup push-button of the STM3210B-EVAL board connected to pin PA0) and ends: after the execution of the first instruction after the WFE (in the case of wakeup on an external event) or after the execution of the first instruction of the interrupt service routine (in the case of wakeup on an external interrupt)

Standby mode: after waking up from Standby mode, program execution restarts in the same way as after a Reset. So the wakeup time for the Standby mode is the time

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between the selection of the wakeup source (Wakeup push-button) and the execution of the first instruction of the code. Note: For more details on the different low-power modes please refer to Section 1: Power supply.

Hardware environment
Pin PC6 is set to one after wakeup from the low-power modes, so, to measure the wakeup time, an oscilloscope should be connected across the PC6 and PA0 pins. The wakeup time is the time between the rising edge of PA0 (Wakeup button) and the rising edge of PC6.

Firmware description
The firmware provided is divided into the following files:

main.c: this file contains the main Firmware body. The user can select the low-power mode to test by uncommenting the respective line:

/* Define the Low power mode*/ //#define SLEEP

//#define STOP //#define STOP_Regulator_ON //#define STOP_Regulator_LowPower

//#define STANDBY

Before entering a low-power mode, PC6 is configured as an output push-pull (speed 50 MHz) and reset to the low level. For the Sleep and Stop modes: in the case of WFE, a direct write to the BSRR (Bit Set Reset register) is performed to set PC6 to the high level in case of WFI, the setting of PC6 is managed on the interrupt service routine of the EXTI line 0

For the Standby mode, pin PC6 should be set at the code startup (this part of the code is managed in the startup files. See below).

stm32f10x_vector.s (RVMDK) and stm32f10x_vector.c (EWARM)

To measure the wakeup time for the Standby mode, it is first necessary to configure and set the PC6 pin. To manage this, the following asm code is added to the tools startup file:
; Set clock GPIOC (APB) MOVW.W r3,#0x1000 MOVT.W r3,#0x4002 MOVS r1,#0x10 STR r1,[r3,#0x18] ; Set GPIOC config for Pin 6 in Output Push-Pull MOVW.W r3,#0x1000 MOVT.W r3,#0x4001 MOVS r1,#0x030 0 00 STR r1,[r3,#0x00] ; GPIOC, GPIO_Pin_6, Bit_SET MOVS r2,#0x40

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Keil tool (RVMDK): this code is inserted in the stm32f10x_vector.s file before the branch to the main. IAR tool (EWARM): this code is inserted in the stm32f10x_vector.c file in the __low_level_init(void) function.

hw_config.c and hw_config.h: these files contain all functions related to the STM32F10xxx configuration (clock configuration, I/O configuration, etc.). To select the way the Sleep and Stop mode are entered (WFI or WFE), uncomment the corresponding line in the hw_config.h file:

/* Define the entry to the low power mode */ //#define Entry_WFE //#define Entry_WFI

Note:

For all measurements, the HSI is the Wakeup clock source.

stm32f10x_it.c: this file manages the interrupt service routine of the EXTI line 0 if the selected way of entering the low-power mode is the WFI instruction.

5.3.3

Measurement results
Table 8 summarizes the power consumption measurement results in Sleep, Stop and Standby modes. Table 8.
Symbol tWUSLEEP

Wakeup time measurement results
Parameter Wakeup from Sleep mode (WFE) Wakeup from Sleep mode (WFI) Wakeup from Stop mode (regulator in run mode + WFE) Wakeup from Stop mode (regulator in run mode + WFI) Wakeup on HSI RC clock Conditions Typ 1.8 3.75 3.52 5.42 5.32 7.21 50 Unit

tWUSTOP

s

Wakeup from Stop mode (regulator in Low power mode + WFE) Wakeup from Stop mode (regulator in Low power mode + WFI)

tWUSTDBY

Wakeup from Standby mode

5.3.4

Conclusion
These different results show the trade-off between consumption and wakeup time in the STM32F10xxx. Generally, the lower the power consumption, the longer the wakeup time. The user should therefore try to find the best trade-off according to the application constraints.

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6.1

Optimizing power consumption in your application
Introduction
According to the laws of physics, microcontroller power consumption increases with the clock frequency. This is why the best ratio between consumption and performance has to be found. In many applications, power consumption can be reduced by adjusting system/peripheral frequency to the required performance. The STM32F10xxx offers the Slow mode features to reach that aim. If no specific system/peripheral activity is required, the low-power modes of the STM32F10xxx can be used. This section describes how to use the Slow and Low-power modes to optimize consumption according to the application requirement. A software example is provided that gives a practical view of power optimization. With this software, the user can measure the consumption of the STM32F10xxx with the different optimization possibilities.

6.2
6.2.1

Using the advance clock configuration of the STM32F10xxx
Context
This section describes how to use the clock configuration of the STM32F10xxx, using a firmware found in the Zip file delivered with this application note. This firmware is available at the path: \LowPower_AN\Part2\Run_Mode The Run_Mode folder contains all the subdirectories and files that make up the core of the application example:

include subfolder contains the example header files source subfolder contains the example source files project subfolder contains two projects that compile the example files: EWARM: contains the project for the EWARM toolchain RVMDK: contains the project for the RVMDK toolchain

6.2.2

Detailed description
The program is a basic application that sends the time from RTC on a serial line (USART).

At the beginning of the application, the user has to adjust the time using the HyperTerminal for instance. Time is displayed on the terminal and refreshed every second. Practically, the RTC is configured to generate an interruption every second. When the interruption occurs, the RTC counter is captured; the time is calculated and sent through USART1.

Figure 6 below shows the HyperTerminal view of the time adjustment interface.

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HyperTerminal time adjustment interface

Hardware environment
Use this example with STM32F10xxx evaluation board: refer to the user manual UM0426: "STM3210B-EVAL evaluation board" to use the STM3210B-EVAL.

The USART1 signals (RX, TX) must be connected to a DB9 connector using an RS232 transceiver. A null-modem female/female RS232 cable must be connected between the DB9 connector (CN6 on STM3210B-EVAL board) and the PC serial port. After connecting the power supply and the JTAG tools, the power consumption can be measured by replacing Jumper JP9 by an ampermeter.

Firmware description

Launch this example with the used toolchain: The standard tools can be used to run the example. The .uv2 file used to launch the project with the RVMDK toolchain is contained in the RVMDK folder.

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The .eww file, used to launch the project with the EWARM toolchain, is in the EWARM folder.

Configure HyperTerminal on the PC Word length = 8 bits One Stop bit No parity Baud rate = 115200 baud flow control: none

Configure the firmware In the header file (main.h) several #define can be selected to parameterize the example. Using a #define, the user can measure by themselves the consumption values provided in Table 9. #define for APB1 and APB2 prescaler configuration: #define ABP1_DIV4 #define ABP2_DIV2 #define ABP1_DIV8 #define ABP2_DIV8 #define for peripheral selection (clock gating): #define ALL_PERIPHERIALS_ENABLE #define USART_ONLY #define for frequency selection: #define HCLK_FREQ_72MHz /* Only with external oscillator */ #define HCLK_FREQ_8MHz #define for Prefetch Buffer or Half Cycle feature using: #define PREFETCH_ON #define HALF_CYCLE_ON #define for switching to Sleep mode while the application is waiting for the RTC interrupt: #define WFI_ON #define for External or Internal oscillator selection #define HSI_ENABLE /* Use internal oscillator #define HSE_ENABLE /*Use external oscillator */ */

Caution:

To reload the Flash memory after launching the low-power example, the boot pin configuration must be changed from BOOT FLASH to BOOT RAM, and the reset button must be pressed. This is because the debugger cannot take the hand when the STM32F10xxx is in low-power mode. Once this has been done, the boot pin must be configured back to BOOT FLASH. Measurement is then started by disconnecting and reconnecting the power supply. The power off/ power on reset sequence is necessary to avoid internal debug module overconsumption.

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Typical measurement results
Table 9 shows the measurements made with these examples. Table 9.
APB1 DIV4 DIV8 DIV8 DIV4 DIV4 DIV4 DIV4

Example measurements
APB2 Peripheral Frequency Prefetch DIV2 DIV8 DIV8 DIV2 DIV2 DIV2 DIV2 ALL_ON ALL_ON USART USART USART USART USART 72 MHz 72 MHz 72 MHz 8 MHz 8 MHz 8 MHz 8 MHz ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF Half cycle OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON WFI OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON Oscillator HSE HSE HSE HSE HSE HSE HSI Typical consumption at 25 C in mA 33.15 27.75 23.65 8.65 8.48 1.65 0.9

6.4

Conclusion
To reduce power consumption, the STM32F10xxx has to be initialized with an optimized configuration according to the used application. For this reason, the user must focus on the application requirements and configure the STM32F10xxx accordingly. This example shows the possible STM32F10xxx clock configurations that can be used to optimize the power consumption of an application. They are described below:

System and peripheral frequency If the application does not need to run at the maximum frequency, the user can reduce HCLCK using the PLL or the prescaler divisor. The peripheral bus frequency can be reduce using the APB1 and APB2 prescalers.

Note:

For more information on the clock tree, please refer to Figure 2 on page 14.

Clock gating To optimize power consumption only peripherals used has to be clocked. That can be done with clock gating configuration.

Note:

For more information on clock gating please refer to the STM32F10xxx reference manual.

Prefetch or half cycle features The prefetch feature is useful to enhance the performance. Using the prefetch buffer in an application prevents the performance loss caused by the Flash memory wait state. In applications that are not sensitive to Flash memory wait states, the half cycle feature can be used to reduce consumption.

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Half cycle configuration is not available in combination with a prescaler on the AHB. The clock system should be equal to the HCLK clock. This feature can therefore be used only with a direct clock from the internal, 8 MHz RC (HSI) oscillator or with the HSE oscillator.

Internal or external oscillator Using the internal oscillator instead of the external oscillator also reduces power consumption. The maximum system clock frequency that can be attained, however, is 64 MHz, and the accuracy is poorer than that of an external crystal oscillator or a ceramic resonator.

Note:

For more information on oscillators please refer to the STM32F10xxx reference manual.

Sleep mode Another way of reducing power consumption is to switch to the STM32F10xxx Sleep mode when the application is waiting for an event or an interrupt.

This example shows the possible STM32F10xxx clock configurations that can be used to optimize the power consumption of an application. They such as frequency selection, clock gating, half cycle, internal oscillator and WFI mode, to optimize the power consumption of your application.

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Using the Stop and Standby mode in batteryoperated applications
Introduction
Some applications powered by a standard battery are not running all the time. For example, industrial applications wait for information from a sensor to wake up and launch processes and other tasks. In these applications, the microcontroller waits for an external event, and needs to reduce its power consumption during this phase. The Cortex-M3 core was designed to take these constrains into account and integrate specific modes and instructions at core level. The part 3 of the software provided with this application note gives two examples of how to use the STM32F10xxx in battery-operated applications. In these examples the STM32F10xxx switches to the low-power mode as soon as the application does not require processing, instead of remaining in Run mode with a low clock frequency. The two low-power modes are based on the Cortex-M3 core's Deep Sleep feature and WFE (Wait for Event) instruction.

7.1

7.2
7.2.1

Using Wait For Event & Stop Wait For Event
Context
This section describes how to use the Wait for Event instruction and the Stop mode of the STM32F10xxx, using the firmware found in the Zip file delivered with this application note. The firmware are at the following paths: \LowPower_AN\Part3\WFE_Stop_Flash and \LowPower_AN\Part3\WFE_Stop_Ram. There are two projects that are exactly the same, except for the mapping in the product:

WFE_Stop_Flash is strictly mapped in the Flash memory and runs from the Flash memory WFE_Stop_Ram is downloaded in Flash memory, but some functions are remapped in RAM at startup. How to remap code in RAM is explained in the toolset documentation.

The WFE_Stop_Flash and WFE_Stop_Ram folders contain all the subdirectories and files that make up the core of the application example:

include subfolder contains the example header files source subfolder contains the example source files project subfolder contains two projects that compile the example files: EWARM: contains the project for the EWARM toolchain RVMDK: contains the project for the RVMDK toolchain

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Detailed description
The example performs a periodic ADC conversion and stores the value in RAM buffer. It uses Auto-Wakeup (AWU) from low-power mode as described in Section 1.2.7: AutoWakeup (AWU) from low-power mode on page 12.

At the beginning, functions configure the clock, GPIO, RTC and ADC. These functions are implemented at the end of the main.c and use the STM32F10xxx standard library. Refer to the UM0427: "ARM-based 32-bit MCU STM32F101xx and STM32F103xx Firmware Library". The RTC is running and, each ADC conversion and storage are gated by the RTC Alarm in the main loop. The RTC Alarm wakes up the STM32F10xxx from the WFE or STOP_WFE mode. the PC1 I/O shows the time taken by the ADC conversion and RTC Alarm register reload. WFE & STOP WFE
RTC alarm RTC alarm

Figure 7.

PC1 WFE or ST OP WFE mode ADC conversion AD C conversion
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Hardware environment
Use this example with STM32F10xxx evaluation board: refer to the user manual UM0426: "STM3210B-EVAL evaluation board" to use the STM3210B-EVAL. After connecting the power supply and JTAG tools, the power consumption can be measured by replacing Jumper JP9 by an ampermeter.

Firmware description

Launch this example with the used toolchain: The standard tools can be used to run the example. The .uv2 file used to launch the project with the RVMDK toolchain is contained in the RVMDK folder.

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The .eww file, used to launch the project with the EWARM toolchain, is in the EWARM folder.

Configure the firmware At the beginning of the main.c, four #define can be selected to parameterize the example: 2 #define select the timing of the loop: #define LOOP_20ms #define LOOP_200ms 2 more #define select the low-power mode: #define WFE #define STOP_WFE For the example to run, it is necessary to keep one #define of each type. After compiling the example, the STM32F10xxx Flash memory can be downloaded.

Caution:

To reload the Flash memory after launching the low-power example, the boot pin configuration must be changed from BOOT FLASH to BOOT RAM, and the reset button must be pressed. This is because the debugger cannot take the hand while the STM32F10xxx is in low-power mode. Once this has been done, the boot pin must be configured back to BOOT FLASH. Measurement is then started by disconnecting and reconnecting the power supply. The power off/ power on reset sequence is necessary to avoid internal debug module overconsumption.

7.3
7.3.1

Using the Standby mode in an applicative way
Context
This section describes how to use the Standby mode of the STM32F10xxx, using the firmware found in the Zip file delivered with this application note. The firmware is at the following path: \LowPower_AN\Part3\Standby The Standby folder contains all the subdirectories and files that make up the core of the application example:

include subfolder contains the example header files source subfolder contains the example source files project subfolder contains two projects that compile the example files: EWARM: contains the project for the EWARM toolchain RVMDK: contains the project for the RVMDK toolchain

7.3.2

Detailed description
This example performs a periodic ADC conversion and stores the value in RAM buffer. It uses Auto-Wakeup (AWU) from low-power mode as described in Section 1.2.7: AutoWakeup (AWU) from low-power mode on page 12.

At the beginning, functions configure the clock, GPIO, RTC and ADC. These functions are implemented at the end of the main.c and use the STM32F10xxx standard library.

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Refer to the UM0427: "ARM-based 32-bit MCU STM32F101xx and STM32F103xx Firmware Library".

The RTC is running and the RTC Alarm wakes up the STM32F10xxx from Standby mode. After each wakeup from Standby mode, the STM32F10xxx restarts from the reset state and each ADC conversion is performed after the STM32F10xxx has been configured. the PC1 I/O shows the time taken by the ADC conversion and RTC Alarm register reload but not the time taken by the STM32F10xxx to restart. Standby
RTC alarm RTC alarm

Figure 8.

PC1 STM32 configuration ADC conversion Standby mode STM32 configuration ADC conversion
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Hardware environment
Use this example with STM32F10xxx evaluation board: refer to the user manual UM0426: "STM3210B-EVAL evaluation board" to use the STM3210B-EVAL. After connecting the power supply and JTAG tools, the power consumption can be measured by replacing Jumper JP9 by an ampermeter.

Firmware description

Launch this example with the used toolchain: The standard tools can be used to run the example. The .uv2 file used to launch the project with the RVMDK toolchain is contained in the RVMDK folder. The .eww file, used to launch the project with the EWARM toolchain, is in the EWARM folder.

Configure the firmware At the beginning of the main.c, two #define can be selected to parameterize the example: 2 #define select the timing of the loop: #define LOOP_20ms #define LOOP_200ms For the example to run, it is necessary to keep one #define of each type. After compiling the example, the STM32F10xxx Flash memory can be downloaded.

Caution:

To reload the Flash memory after launching the low-power example, the boot pin configuration must be changed from BOOT FLASH to BOOT RAM, and the reset button must be pressed. This is because the debugger cannot take the hand when the STM32F10xxx is in low-power mode. Once this has been done, the boot pin must be configured back to BOOT FLASH. Measurement is then started by disconnecting and reconnecting the power supply.

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The power off/ power on reset sequence is necessary to avoid internal debug module overconsumption.

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Typical measurement results
Table 10 shows the measurements made with these examples. Table 10. Example measurements
Consumption with TA = +25 C #define mode 20 ms WFE STOP_WFE code loop running from Flash memory STOP_WFE code loop remap in RAM Standby 1 mA 58 A 34.7 A 106 A 200 ms 970 A 18.5 A 16.2 A 14 A

7.5

Conclusion
These examples show that the Cortex-M3 integrates the very efficient Core-level instructions for low-power applications (Sleep mode and Deepsleep mode), associated with the low-power features of the STM32F10xxx (AWU, Stop, Low-power and Standby). Measurements show that the trade-off between wakeup time and power consumption must be taken into account:

The Standby mode is more efficient in terms of power saving (3.6 A), but the application restarts each time from the reset states and the time to reinitialize the application is not negligible. Indeed the initialization phase is done at 8 MHz and draws power. If the repeated time loop is too short (20 ms), this mode is less efficient than the Stop mode (106 A versus 34.7 A). The Stop mode is less efficient than the Standby mode in terms of low-power consumption, but it has the advantage of keeping the context and the RAM contents. In this example, if the repeated time loop is shorter than 200 ms, the Stop mode is more efficient, especially if the loop code is remapped to run in RAM. If the loop lasts 200 ms or more, however, the Standby mode becomes more advantageous.

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Using the Backup domain in very low-power applications
Introduction
This section describes how to use the STM32F10xxx backup registers and keep the benefit of the low-power consumption of the Backup domain.

8.1

8.2
8.2.1

Using the Backup domain in an applicative way
Context
This section describes how to use the STM32F10xxx backup registers, using the same firmware as the one used in the part 2 of this application note. It can be found in the Zip file delivered with the application note at the path: \LowPower_AN\Part2\Run_Mode. The Run_Mode folder contains all the subdirectories and files that make up the core of the application example:

include subfolder contains the example header files source subfolder contains the example source files project subfolder contains two projects that compile the example files: EWARM: contains the project for the EWARM toolchain RVMDK: contains the project for the RVMDK toolchain

8.2.2

Detailed description
The program is a basic application that sends the time from the RTC on a serial line (USART). Every second, the time is stored into the backup registers. After a power on reset, the contents of the backup registers are sent through the USART. The time at which the power-off event occurred is displayed on the HyperTerminal as shown in Figure 9. Figure 9. HyperTerminal display of time

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For an exhaustive description see Chapter 6.2.2: Detailed description on page 30.

Hardware environment
Use this example with STM32F10xxx evaluation board: refer to the user manual UM0426: "STM3210B-EVAL evaluation board" to use the STM3210B-EVAL.

The USART1 signals (RX, TX) must be connected to a DB9 connector using an RS232 transceiver. A null-modem female/female RS232 cable must be connected between the DB9 connector (CN6 on STM3210B-EVALboard) and a PC serial port. RTC powered by VBAT: replace jumper J11 by a serial ampermeter (in order to measure the power consumption) or connect a 3 V battery on the VBAT pin (already mounted on the STM3210B-EVAL board) with this jumper.

Firmware description

Launch this example with the used toolchain: The standard tools can be used to run the example. The .uv2 file used to launch the project with the RVMDK toolchain is contained in the RVMDK folder. The .eww file, used to launch the project with the EWARM toolchain, is in the EWARM folder.

Configure HyperTerminal on your PC word length = 8 bits one Stop bit no parity baudrate = 115200 baud flow control: none

8.3

Conclusion
The Backup domain feature is used to switch off the STM32F10xxx while keeping the RTC and the contents of ten 16-bit registers, thus saving some information useful to restart the application. In this example, the time when the power-off event occurred is recorded. The application context may also be kept.

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Revision history
Table 11.
Date 05-Oct-2007

Document revision history
Revision 1 Initial release. Changes

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