An intelligent power control peripheral (IPCP) may facilitate communications among individual peripherals independent from a digital processor. The IPCP is a “Meta-Peripheral” that may incorporate a configurable inter-peripheral module communications network with digital pulse width modulation (PWM) generators and timing logic therefore, at least one ADC, analog comparators and at least one DAC that may be configured to provide an automatic power control structure that may also provide automatic digital processor/DSP task and workload scheduling for applications such as switch mode power supply (SMPS), brushed motor, etc. This Meta-Peripheral may further use a configurable control fabric in combination with the aforementioned specialized peripherals for the utmost in control configuration flexibility.