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Running SXes at 75mHz and 3.3volts

LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
edited 2006-07-05 17:38 in General Discussion
Since summer arrived I have more time to·return to using SASM.
This is really an oddball question.

I bought a programming adapter for 3.3volt operation and I am changing the 5V supply on some of my SX48 Protoboards to 3.3v for cool running.· I can easily get up to 50mHz with resonators on hand.

I previously purchased several 75mHz tincan oscillators and I see they are +5V.· One thought is to just run them at 3.3volts, but I suspect that might not work.·

Though I cannot seem to figure a way to run the Protoboard as a dual voltage supply, I am also considering creating another board that might·provide dual voltages·with an SX-28.

Is there any problem with providing +5volts to the oscillator and +3.3 to the Vdd on the SXes?· And, would this really run the devices cooler and with less power consumption?

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Comments

  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2006-07-05 17:21
    Kramer,

    ·· You're right, the TTL Oscillator is designed for 5V, but for 3.3V operation you could use a 75 MHz crystal instead, or for 5V, most applications doing this employ at least some passive cooling for the SX48 (see the XGS).· I hope this helps.

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  • dkemppaidkemppai Posts: 315
    edited 2006-07-05 17:38
    There are 3 volt oscillators· avalible. I use them from 50Mhz to 150Mhz with CPLD's and FPGA's...·· ...although the ones I use are SMT.

    -Dan
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