From 3747a3f010b2b1442dec3e871c69788b6017aaae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Domen Puncer Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:11:05 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] icecube/lite5200b: document wakeup from low-power support Signed-off-by: Domen Puncer --- doc/README.Lite5200B_low_power | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/README.Lite5200B_low_power (limited to 'doc/README.Lite5200B_low_power') diff --git a/doc/README.Lite5200B_low_power b/doc/README.Lite5200B_low_power new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5b04fbba7 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/README.Lite5200B_low_power @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +Lite5200B wakeup from low-power mode (CONFIG_LITE5200B_PM) +---------------------------------------------------------- + +Low-power mode as described in Lite5200B User's Manual, means that +with support of MC68HLC908QT1 microcontroller (refered to as QT), +everything but the SDRAM can be powered down. This brings +maximum power saving, while one can still restore previous state +quickly. + +Quick overview where U-Boot comes into the picture: +- OS saves device states +- OS saves wakeup handler address to physical 0x0, puts SDRAM into + self-refresh and signals to QT, it should power down the board +- / board is sleeping here / +- someone presses SW4 (connected to QT) +- U-Boot checks PSC2_4 pin, if QT drives it down, then we woke up, + so get SDRAM out of self-refresh and transfer control to OS + wakeup handler +- OS restores device states + +This was tested on Linux with USB and Ethernet in use. Adding +support for other devices is an OS issue. -- cgit v1.2.3