US Patent 11573624 System for providing power to low power systems

In some embodiments, a system comprises a microcontroller system comprising a CPU, an I/O module, and a microcontroller system power input, a power supply comprising a first power supply output providing power at a first power level, and a second power supply output providing power at a second power level, and a switch comprising a signal input communicatively coupled to the I/O module and configured to receive a status signal from the I/O module, a first switch power input electrically coupled to the first power supply output, a second switch power input electrically coupled to the second power supply output, and a switch power output electrically coupled to the microcontroller system power input and configured to output power to the microcontroller system.