Pic24fj16ga004 PLL and consumption

joseph20480 · Joined: 21 Dec 2011 Posts: 42

dear every one,

I have some difficulty with my pic and the pll.
At 8Mhz (no pll) > Consumption OK
At 32Mhz, my consumption is more 30mA !!!

My pic : pic24fj64ga004
Frequency Clock : 32Mhz with PLL.

newguy · Joined: 24 Jun 2004 Posts: 1924

You have to ensure that all unused peripherals are turned off. Your current consumption will fall as you find and kill these overlooked current draws.

Ttelmah · Joined: 11 Mar 2010 Posts: 19967

Agreed, you are probably making it worse with all the stuff floating,
But that is a price you pay for speed. The data sheet tells you that the
core current of the chip can be up to about 20mA at 32MHz, only about
a quarter of that at 8MHz. TANSTAAFL in performance terms... Sad

Turning off the unused stuff and making sure the pins are not floating, should
save perhaps 30%, but it is going to draw more as you go faster.

You are making the consumption slightly worse with your clock setup. Change
to:

temtronic · Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 7:29 am

One of those 'speed kills' things.

Static CMOS consumes very,very little power,with proper pullups.

Active CMOS consumes power ,based upon speed and/or 'transactions' (0/1/0/1/...).

Going from 8MHz to 32MHz is X4, so I'd expect X4+- increase in current. it's a simple 'math' thing.

Now you're also using the PLL, so additional power is needed to run that.

It's just the 'nature of the beast'....

Since you're concerned about power, I assume you're battery powered ?
Now there are 'tricks', some already mentioned. Another is 'waking up, run fast, then sleep'. How fast depends on what needs to be done. Or you can vary the speed.

joseph20480 · Joined: 21 Dec 2011 Posts: 42

Ttelmah · Joined: 11 Mar 2010 Posts: 19967

Yes, and no, you should be able to reduce it quite a bit by making sure you
have no pins floating, and turning off the peripherals you don't want. The
data sheet figure at 32MHz is about 20mA.