??? 01/16/07 08:22 Read: times |
#130855 - Stopping XTAL? Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Mike Stegmaier said:
Most 8051 SBC designs involve a crystal connected to the XTAL pins. To me, this means that the 8051 runs endlessly. Somehow, I need to be able to control whether this crystal runs or not. Why? It is in the nature of most embedded systems that the procesor runs continuously! If you want to stop the processor, take a look at the various power-down, sleep, etc modes available on many devices... |