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ArduinoLowPower

LowPower.idle()

Description

Puts the MCU in IDLE mode. This mode allows power optimization with the fastest wake-up time. The CPU is stopped. To further reduce power consumption, the user can manually disable the clocking of modules and clock sources.

Syntax

LowPower.idle();
LowPower.idle(milliseconds);

Parameters

• milliseconds: the number of milliseconds to put the board in idle mode. If void the idle mode is used till a wakeup event.

See also

• sleep()
• deepSleep()
• attachInterruptWakeup()
• companionLowPowerCallback()
• companionSleep()
• companionWakeup()

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