# MSP430 Low Power Mode

**URL:** <https://forums.freertos.org/t/msp430-low-power-mode/3202>\
**Category:** Kernel\
**Created:** [May 18, 2006, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.freertos.org/t/msp430-low-power-mode/3202 "2006-05-18T09:55:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://d2v6vdsk2p900z.cloudfront.net/original/1X/7fc8fdb729c645aab5b20282bbe34e57cb407be6.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.freertos.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.freertos.org/t/msp430-low-power-mode/3202/1 "2006-05-18T09:55:14Z")

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**nobody** wrote on [Thursday, May 18, 2006](https://sourceforge.net/p/freertos/discussion/382005/thread/908b3813/#a319):

Newbe question?

Can the schedduler enter low power mode (LPM) when no task is eligible for execution?

Pascal M.

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**Author:** ![system](https://d2v6vdsk2p900z.cloudfront.net/original/1X/7fc8fdb729c645aab5b20282bbe34e57cb407be6.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.freertos.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.freertos.org/t/msp430-low-power-mode/3202/2 "2006-05-18T10:08:52Z")

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**nobody** wrote on [Thursday, May 18, 2006](https://sourceforge.net/p/freertos/discussion/382005/thread/908b3813/#a319/d4c3):

You can enter a low power mode from the idle task provided the timers remain running, and a timer interrupt can wake the processor from low power mode.