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5.2.1.4 Secondary Oscillator
The secondary oscillator is a separate crystal oscillator
that is associated with the Timer1 peripheral. It is opti-
mized for timekeeping operations with a 32.768 kHz
crystal connected between the SOSCO and SOSCI
device pins.
The secondary oscillator can be used as an alternate
system clock source and can be selected during
run-time using clock switching. Refer to Section 5.3
“Clock Switching” for more information.
FIGURE 5-5:
QUARTZ CRYSTAL
OPERATION
(SECONDARY
OSCILLATOR)
PIC^® MCU
SOSCI
C1
32.768 kHz
Quartz
Crystal
To Internal
Logic
C2
SOSCO
Note 1: Quartz crystal characteristics vary
according to type, package and
manufacturer. The user should consult the
manufacturer data sheets for specifications
and recommended application.
2: Always verify oscillator performance over
the VDD and temperature range that is
expected for the application.
3: For oscillator design assistance, reference
the following Microchip Applications Notes:
• AN826, “Crystal Oscillator Basics and
Crystal Selection for rfPIC^® and PIC^®
Devices” (DS00826)
• AN849, “Basic PIC^® Oscillator Design”
(DS00849)
• AN943, “Practical PIC^® Oscillator
Analysis and Design” (DS00943)
• AN949, “Making Your Oscillator Work”
(DS00949)
• TB097, “Interfacing a Micro Crystal
MS1V-T1K 32.768 kHz Tuning Fork
Crystal to a PIC16F690/SS” (DS91097)
• AN1288, “Design Practices for
Low-Power External Oscillators”
(DS01288)
PIC16(L)F1508/9
5.2.1.5 External RC Mode
The external Resistor-Capacitor (RC) modes support
the use of an external RC circuit. This allows the
designer maximum flexibility in frequency choice while
keeping costs to a minimum when clock accuracy is not
required.
The RC circuit connects to OSC1. OSC2/CLKOUT is
available for general purpose I/O or CLKOUT. The
function of the OSC2/CLKOUT pin is determined by the
CLKOUTEN bit in Configuration Words.
Figure 5-6 shows the external RC mode connections.
FIGURE 5-6:
EXTERNAL RC MODES
VDD
REXT
CEXT
VSS
FOSC/4 or I/O⁽¹⁾
PIC^® MCU
OSC1/CLKIN
OSC2/CLKOUT
Internal
Clock
Recommended values: 10 k  REXT  100 k, <3V
3 k  REXT  100 k, 3-5V
CEXT > 20 pF, 2-5V
Note 1: Output depends upon CLKOUTEN bit of the
Configuration Words.
The RC oscillator frequency is a function of the supply
voltage, the resistor (REXT) and capacitor (CEXT) values
and the operating temperature. Other factors affecting
the oscillator frequency are:
• threshold voltage variation
• component tolerances
• packaging variations in capacitance
The user also needs to take into account variation due
to tolerance of external RC components used.
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