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crystal for DS1302

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2003-05-07 20:21 in General Discussion
The Jameco catalog has a crystal (Part #14584CP) with a frequency
32.768Mhz (correct for the 1302), but the capacitance is listed as
10.5 pf, however the Dallas Semiconductor notes specify 6 pf. Has
anyone used this crystal with the 1302? Can anyone tell me if this
spec is critical as long as the frequency is correct?

Thanks for any help.

Dan

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-05-07 20:21
    > The Jameco catalog has a crystal (Part #14584CP) with a frequency
    > 32.768Mhz (correct for the 1302), but the capacitance is listed as
    > 10.5 pf, however the Dallas Semiconductor notes specify 6 pf. Has
    > anyone used this crystal with the 1302? Can anyone tell me if this
    > spec is critical as long as the frequency is correct?

    I haven't experimented but it is my understanding that the DS1302
    is rather particular about the capacitance of the crystal.

    I suspect that it might work (then again, it might not 'kick-over" into
    oscillation) but the accuracy would suffer.

    We sell our DS1302s with the matching crystal to avoid these
    problems.

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