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Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Crystal oscillator theory.
Message-ID: <4339@cps3xx.UUCP>
Date: 28 Aug 89 18:36:34 GMT
References: <123232@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>
Organization: Engineering, Michigan State U., E. Lansing MI
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in article <123232@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>, root%kilowatt@Sun.COM (Operator) says:
$ Keywords: circuit theory where to find info
$ 	I have question for the informed masses. I need to understand
$ the theory of how a crystal oscillator works in a digital circut.
$ After 5+ years of digital design I realized that this is the one
$ really *gaping* hole in my knowlege of computer hardware.
$ 
$ So, if anyone out there has a good reference, or can give me the basic
$ theory of operation on this topic I would greatly appreciate it.
$ 
$ Email is the prefered method of communication, but post if you think that
$ the "net-audience" would benefit from this information.

Please post as I am interested in this also. I've noticed on schematics
the use of one or two caps tied from the crystal to ground and have
never quite understood their function. Back in school in labs we always
just slapped a crystal onto the chip and no one ever said it should be
done different.

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