The MSP430 has one active mode and five software selectable low-power modes of operation. An interrupt event can wake up the device from any of the low-power modes, service the request, and restore to the low-power mode on return from the interrupt program.
The following six operating modes can be configured by software:
– All clocks are active
– CPU is disabled
– ACLK and SMCLK remain active, MCLK is disabled
– CPU is disabled
– ACLK and SMCLK remain active, MCLK is disabled
– DCO's dc generator is disabled if DCO is not used in active mode
– CPU is disabled
– MCLK and SMCLK are disabled
– DCO's dc generator remains enabled
– ACLK remains active
– CPU is disabled
– MCLK and SMCLK are disabled
– DCO's dc generator is disabled
– ACLK remains active
– CPU is disabled
– ACLK is disabled
– MCLK and SMCLK are disabled
– DCO's dc generator is disabled
– Crystal oscillator is stopped