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• Watchdog System Reset

• Watchdog Interrupt

• Brown-out Reset

• Two-wire Serial Interface Address Match

• Timer/Counter Interrupt

• SPM/EEPROM Ready Interrupt

• External Level Interrupt on INT

• Pin Change Interrupt

Note: 1. Timer/Counter will only keep running in Asynchronous mode.

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22. 8-bit Timer/Counter2 (TC2) with PWM and Asynchronous Operation

14.6 Power-Down Mode

When the SM[2:0] bits are written to '010', the SLEEP instruction makes the MCU enter the Power-Down

mode. In this mode, the external oscillator is stopped, while the external interrupts, the two-wire serial

interface address watch, and the Watchdog continue operating (if enabled).

Only one of these events can wake up the MCU:

• External Reset

• Watchdog System Reset

• Watchdog Interrupt

• Brown-out Reset

• Two-wire Serial Interface Address Match

• External level Interrupt on INT

• Pin Change Interrupt

This sleep mode basically halts all generated clocks, allowing operation of asynchronous modules only.

Note: If a level triggered interrupt is used for wake-up from power-down, the required level must be held

long enough for the MCU to complete the wake-up to trigger the level interrupt. If the level disappears

before the end of the start-up time, the MCU will still wake up, but no interrupt will be generated. The

start-up time is defined by the SUT and CKSEL Fuses.

When waking up from the Power-Down mode, there is a delay from the wake-up condition occurs until

the wake-up becomes effective. This allows the clock to restart and become stable after having been

stopped. The wake-up period is defined by the same CKSEL fuses that define the Reset time-out period.