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| Date | Title | Reviewer |
|---|---|---|
| 09/17/08 | 8-bit Microcontroller with 2/4/8K Bytes In-System Programmable Flash | Villy Madsen |
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Merlin Avery (about 1 month ago)
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/vista/VGPowerMonitor.aspx
An article submitted in 2006 that outlines a method of recieving notification when power settings change on the system in order to alter the path of execution in order to take advantage of this notification.
This request seems vague as it does not specify any low-level information about how the hardware/software integration works. As previously stated notifications from power level monitors has existed for some time in the computing world.Salil Gandhi (about 1 month ago)
It is a good idea and different from embedded systems, since it works on software resources and not hardware. The only issue is I do not find enough implementation details in this one. Like , how will the application switch to low power. Will need support from the application providers. Also , what if I am in between a change and the controller decides to switch the application in low functionality one. It seems that the user have very less control over deciding which functionality is available and which is not., or which application should move to a low functionality mode.Villy Madsen (2 months ago)
Am I missing something ?? Reducing power consumption in applications in general is well known practice in embedded systems, and well documented in the data sheets for the ATMEL AVR series micro-controllers - and I assume others. So - I would suggest that the general process of reducing power consumption by mechanisms such as reducing clock frequency, going into a sleep state, powering down peripheral devices that are not in use is not new..(In fact this feature is already built into most PCs)
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