Thursday, January 22, 2009

Crystal Oscillator Information



Selecting an Oscilent Crystal Oscillator:

1. Operating Environment In selecting a Crystal Oscillator. Careful consideration should be given to the size constraints applicable to the PCB, whether a through hole or SMT device is needed, and to the temperature environment in which the Crystal Oscillator will operate:

2. Electrical Parameters, will have common characteristics that will be standard across industry participants. These characteristics include:

  • frequencies
  • drive currents
  • capacitance
  • pin outs


a. Package

b. Output Logic

c. Frequency

d. Voltage

e. Stability

f. Operating Temperature

g. Pin One Option: Output Enable or No Connection

    Thursday, October 18, 2007

    Crystal Oscillator

    A Crystal Oscillator is an electronic circuit that uses the mechanical resonance of a vibrating crystal of piezoelectric material to create an electrical signal with a very precise frequency. More info can be read from: Crystal Oscillator