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UG585 (v1.11) September 27, 2016
Chapter 24: Power Management
24.2.3 APU Maximum Frequency
For applications which do not require the maximum amount of processing performance, the APU
maximum frequency can be reduced to meet application needs. A lower clock frequency can
significantly reduce the operating power when compared to operating at a higher frequency
.
24.2.4 DDR Memory Clock Frequency
For applications which do not require the maximum amount of DDR bandwidth, the DDR bandwidth
can be reduced to meet application needs. This can reduce operating power significantly compared
operating at a higher frequency, but more importantly, allows the use of lower power DDR standards
and configurations.
24.2.5 DDR Memory Controller Modes and Configurations
The DDR2, DDR3, and LPDDR2 DDR standards are supported in both 16- and 32-bit data operation.
DDR power can be a significant percentage of total power, so minimizing DDR power is an important
means of reducing system power.
The following features impact DDR power:
The highest power DDR standard is a DDR2 due to the 1.8V operating voltage and the
termination requirements.
The highest speed DDR standard is DDR3 operating up to 1,066 Mb/s in -1 devices.
The lowest power interface DDR standard is LPDDR2 due to the 1.2V operating voltage and the
unterminated I/Os, however rates are limited compared to DDR3.
DDR width can be set to 16 or 32 bits. Note that, for ECC, use a 32-bit bus width (16-bit data,
10-bit ECC).
The total number of DDR devices in the system impacts system power. For example, four 8-bit
DDR devices have a higher system power than two 16-bit devices.
32-bit DDR devices are available only for LPDDR2.
Termination strength: If possible use the highest possible termination value. A termination value
of 40 is 50% more termination power than 60.
24.2.6 Boot Interface Options
The PS supports boot from Quad-SPI, NAND, and NOR devices. Boot devices do not impact system
level dynamic power as the boot process only occurs once at device power up. Lower voltage 1.8V
devices are of lower static power than higher 3.3V devices.
24.2.7 PS Clock Gating
The PS supports many clock domains, each with independent clock gating control. When the system
is in run mode, the user is allowed to shut down the clock domains that are not used and reduce the
dynamic power dissipation.