App note from Abracon about problems due on large crystal capacitive loading on smaller sized MCUs. Link here (PDF) The 18pF plated Quartz Crystals may no longer be the ideal choice for a typical clocking circuit using an off-the- shelf MCU. As silicon geometries have shrunk over the last decade, the Pierce oscillator loop embedded […]
Tag Archives: quartz crystal
App note: Quartz crystal oscillators
App note from Abracon Corporation on quartz crystal oscillators. Link here (PDF)
App note: Quartz crystals
App note from Abracon Corporation about choosing the right crystal for you application. Link here (PDF)
Quartz crystal breakout
Markus really liked the NU-XTAL quartz crystal breakout board, so he decided to build his own. He had one of our QFP protoboards laying around which had a small quartz crystal breakout on them. He cut it out, hot-glued, and soldered the pins. I like your idea of a plug-and-play XTAL solution for breadboarding. I […]