Power-on Reset
The ATF15xx Family devices are designed with a power-on reset, a feature critical for state
machine initialization. At a point delayed slightly from VCC crossing VRST, all registers will be
initialized, and the state of each output will depend on the polarity of its buffer. However, due
to the asynchronous nature of reset and uncertainty of how VCC actually rises in the system,
the following conditions are required:
1. The VCC rise must be monotonic,
2. After reset occurs, all input and feedback setup times must be met before driving the
clock pin high, and,
3. The clock must remain stable during TD.
The ATF15xx Family has two options for the hysteresis about the reset level, VRST, Small and
Large. In applications where the supply voltage may drop below 4.0V, Atmel recommends that
during the fitting process users configure the device with the Power-on Reset hysteresis set to
Large to ensure a robust operating environment.
Power Down of
Unused
To conserve power, Atmel fitters automatically power down all unused macrocells.
Macrocells
Input Transition
Detection/
Automatic Power
Down
In addition, the ATF15xxSEL devices contain ITD (Input Transition Detection) Circuits on Glo-
bal Clocks, Inputs and I/O. ITD automatically puts the device into a low-power standby mode
when no logic transitions are occurring. This reduces power consumption during inactive peri-
ods, and therefore also provides proportional power-savings for most applications running at
system speeds below 5 MHz.
Reduced-Power
per Macrocell
To further reduce power, each ATF15xxSE Family macrocell has a reduced-power bit feature.
With this feature the designer can reduce power by 50% or more for logic that does not need
to operate at the maximum switching speed. The reduced-power bit may be activated by
changing the default OFF to ON for any or all macrocells. For macrocells in reduced-power
mode (reduced-power bit turned on), the reduced- power adder, tRPA, must be added to the
AC parameters, which include the data paths tLAD, tLAC, tIC, tACL, tACH and tSEXP. All power-down
AC characteristic parameters are computed from external input or I/O pins, with the reduced-
power bit turned on.
Slew Rate Control
Each output also has individual slew rate control. This may be used to reduce system noise by
slowing down outputs that do not need to operate at maximum speed. Outputs default to slow
switching. The slew rate option is selected in the design source file.
Pin Controlled
Power-down
All ATF15xx Family devices also have an optional pin-controlled power-down mode. When
activated, one or both of two pins, PD1 and PD2, can act as power-down pins. The device
goes into power-down when either PD1 or PD2 pins (or both) are high, and the device supply
current is reduced to less than 1 mA. Also, all internal logic signals are latched and held, as
are any enabled outputs. Therefore, all registered and combinatorial output data remain valid.
Any outputs that were in a high-Z state at the onset will remain at high-Z. Input and I/O hold
latches remain active to ensure that pins do not float to indeterminate levels, further reducing
system power. All pin transitions are ignored until the PD pin is brought low. When the power-
down feature is enabled for PD1 or PD2, that pin cannot be used as a logic input or output.
However, the pin’s macrocell may still be used to generate buried foldback and cascade logic
signals. The power-down option is selected in the design source file.
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