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Kernel Power Management

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

The kernel operates in one of several power states and transitions between them when a trigger event occurs.

The following illustration shows the power states and transitions.

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The following table describes the transitions between power states for a Windows Mobile target device.

Transition Description

Power-on reset

Target device clears working RAM and initializes the file system.

Cold boot

First application of power, for example, when a backup battery is installed.

Warm boot

Transition from the On power state. A warm boot clears the working RAM.

On-to-Idle

Transition from a fully running state to a state in which the microprocessor is using little power.

Idle-to-On

Transition of the microprocessor from low-power to full-power operation.

On-to-Suspend

Transition to a stopped microprocessor, as a result of certain events.

Suspend-to-On

Transition of a stopped microprocessor to full-power operation based on specific wake-up events.

On-to-Critical off

Transition when critically low battery power is detected. You must implement the function for transitioning to the Critical Off state for your device.

For more information about kernel power management, see the following topics:

See Also

Concepts

Kernel Overview

Other Resources