--- In m..., ohad.gal@... wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> I have 2 MSP430 connected via an SPI bus, one is a master and the other is a
slave.
> The SPI bus is not working all the time, and I have an interrupt line to
signal from the Master to the Slave when to start the SPI (configure the
port).
>
> I manage to reduce power consumption (about 80uA at each side) by setting the
SPI logic to RESET (in the USCI module it is simply by setting
>
> UCB0CTL1 |= UCSWRST;
>
> Will I save MORE power if I reset the ports to input?
>
> P3SEL &= ~0x0E; P3DIR &= ~0x0E;
>
> I don't have a sensitive current measurement tool to answer this
question.
>
> Ohad.
>
Hi!
Have you found any solution to your question? Because I am wondering the same
thing right now, too.
Thanks!
nikos