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Hi, i wanted to know whether having a sufficiently large distance between the oscillator and the OSC pins in a PIC is ok or will it create problems? I am talking about distances around 2.5 to 3 inches and on a PCB board.
Hi, i wanted to know whether having a sufficiently large distance between the oscillator and the OSC pins in a PIC is ok or will it create problems? I am talking about distances around 2.5 to 3 inches and on a PCB board.
Hi 3v0, Driver300.. its a crystal oscillator and the caps will be placed next to it and these 3 elements would be at around 3 inches or less from the PICs OSC Pins.
caps
3 elements
OSC Pins
An oscillator is one element. It sometimes has a suppressor capacitor, but only one, and it connects to one oscillator pin on the PIC. The other one is left open or can be used for other stuff.
I think you have a crystal and two capacitors.
Let me outline the differences:-
Crystal.
2 connections.
Both connect to PIC crystal pins
Needs capacitors
no connection to +ve
examples Crystals | Farnell United Kingdom
Oscillator
3 connections
only 1 connects to PIC OSC pin
The others connect to +ve and ground.
A supressor capacitor can help
examples Oscillators | Farnell United Kingdom
Just go and buy an oscillator at the right frequency. They are so much easier to use.
(I only spent 20 years at a company that made oscillators)