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- Subject: Re: mc68hc705k1 Ocsillator modes?
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- From: provo_b@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz (Bart)
- Date: 25 Dec 1992 10:15:58 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec23.220244.10435@ee.ubc.ca>, jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) writes:
- >
- >The MC68hc705k1 has five methods for setting up oscillation,
- >but I can't find accuracies fro two of them. [RC 2 & 3 pin oscillator]
-
- >if it can gaurantee less than 5% error (approx) then it might be useable
-
- There will be temperature and power supply affects on RC osc. frequencies,
- the data book {page 1-8} notes that the 3 pin RC oscillator is more stable
- than the 2 pin option. Table 12.5, page 12-7 notes the worst case freq.
- stabilities for the **internal** circuits EXCLUDING the tolerances of the
- external R & C components.
-
- Your 5% error is not clear as to whether it is absolute, (in which case you
- must RC tune or use a crystal or ceramic resonator), or a long term stability
- requirement. If a stability requirement then your design is limited by the
- Vcc stability and the ambient temperature range which the circuit will
- experience. Low temp coefficient resistors is no problem, however low temp.
- coefficient capacitors are not so easy - check your component supplier data
- sheets, I can't recall off-hand the type that has the lowest temp. coeff.
-
- For a low production quantity of 20-30 (that you mentioned), probably much
- more cost effective to use crystals, as to use RC oscillator should require
- considerable effort in testing the frequency stability over the range of
- Vcc and temperature [and for a sample of chips!].
-
- If the temp coefficients of the HC705 and the external components can cancel
- each other out to some degree then this may be the way to go.
-
- I personally would use Xtal or ceramic resonators where accurate timing was
- needed, especially as a preset resistor calibration step is avoided.
-
- PS The data reference is the MC68HC705K1/D book that came with the KICS
- K series in circuit simulator kit.
-
- Hope this helps, regards, Bart.
-
-