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+Power control
+=============
+
+:meth:`pyb.wfi` is used to reduce power consumption while waiting for an
+event such as an interrupt. You would use it in the following situation::
+
+ while True:
+ do_some_processing()
+ pyb.wfi()
+
+Control the frequency using :meth:`pyb.freq`::
+
+ pyb.freq(30000000) # set CPU frequency to 30MHz