1.2.1. Power Cycle
Each cycle consists of a ‘Power On’ and a ‘Power Down’ period. In the ‘Power Down’ period the MAX II devices regularly switches on for a very small period of time ‘t’, increments the counter, and switches off. When the desired count is reached, the MAX II devices enter into the Power On period and reinitializes the value of the counter. It then performs the desired functions. At the end of the ‘Power On’ period, the capacitors contain the reinitialized value. When the MAX II devices are powered on again, it increments the counter and shuts down after the period ‘t’, and the count is restarted.