Idle Mode
In idle mode, the CPU puts itself to sleep while all the on-
chip peripherals remain active. The mode is invoked by
software. The content of the on-chip RAM and all the spe-
cial functions registers remain unchanged during this
mode. The idle mode can be terminated by any enabled
interrupt or by a hardware reset.
from where it left off, up to two machine cycles before the
internal reset algorithm takes control. On-chip hardware
inhibits access to internal RAM in this event, but access to
the port pins is not inhibited. To eliminate the possibility of
an unexpected write to a port pin when idle mode is termi-
nated by a reset, the instruction following the one that
invokes idle mode should not write to a port pin or to exter-
nal memory.
Note that when idle mode is terminated by a hardware
reset, the device normally resumes program execution
Status of External Pins During Idle and Power-down Modes
Mode
Program Memory
ALE
PSEN
PORT0
PORT1
PORT2
Data
PORT3
Data
Idle
Internal
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Data
Data
Idle
External
Float
Data
Data
Address
Data
Data
Power-down
Power-down
Internal
Data
Data
External
Float
Data
Data
Data
Power-down Mode
Program Memory Lock Bits
In the power-down mode, the oscillator is stopped and the
instruction that invokes power-down is the last instruction
executed. The on-chip RAM and Special Function Regis-
ters retain their values until the power-down mode is
terminated. Exit from power-down can be initiated either by
a hardware reset or by an enabled external interrupt. Reset
redefines the SFRs but does not change the on-chip RAM.
The reset should not be activated before VCC is restored to
its normal operating level and must be held active long
enough to allow the oscillator to restart and stabilize.
The AT89S53 has three lock bits that can be left unpro-
grammed (U) or can be programmed (P) to obtain the
additional features listed in the following table.
When lock bit 1 is programmed, the logic level at the EA pin
is sampled and latched during reset. If the device is pow-
ered up without a reset, the latch initializes to a random
value and holds that value until reset is activated. The
latched value of EA must agree with the current logic level
at that pin in order for the device to function properly.
Once programmed, the lock bits can only be unpro-
grammed with the Chip Erase operations in either the
parallel or serial modes.
To exit power-down via an interrupt, the external interrupt
must be enabled as level sensitive before entering power-
down. The interrupt service routine starts at 16 ms (nomi-
nal) after the enabled interrupt pin is activated.
Lock Bit Protection Modes(1)(2)
Program Lock Bits
LB1
U
LB2
U
LB3 Protection Type
1
2
U
U
No internal memory lock feature.
P
U
MOVC instructions executed from external program memory are disabled from fetching code bytes
from internal memory. EA is sampled and latched on reset and further programming of the Flash
memory (parallel or serial mode) is disabled.
3
4
P
P
P
P
U
P
Same as Mode 2, but parallel or serial verify are also disabled.
Same as Mode 3, but external execution is also disabled.
Notes: 1. U = Unprogrammed
2. P = Programmed
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AT89S53
0787E–MICRO–3/06
ATMEL [ ATMEL ]
