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08/05/05 18:55
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#98907 - Not trivial...
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Abhishek said:
Is it possible to feed the strobe signal with the XTAL2 pin(said to be oscilator output)? DS1232 data sheet specifies the min !ST pulse width as 20 us.

The oscillator is very susceptible against changes of stray capacitance and stray inductance. Both would you affect by routing the oscillator signal to DS1232, which might sit in a relevant distance. The only thing which is allowed to be directly connected to the oscillator signals is the input of one and only one CMOS gate sitting not farer away from micro than the quartz itself! This would minimize bad effects due to increased stray capacitance and stray inductance.

Also, routing a high frequent clock signal across a board is always a very problematic issue. If there isn't a solid ground plane underneath, then this will create more problems than you intend to solve...

Kai

List of 23 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
Feeding the DS1232 Dog            01/01/70 00:00      
   Why?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Exixsting Board            01/01/70 00:00      
         That makes mr REALLY curious, what reaso            01/01/70 00:00      
         Exixsting Board            01/01/70 00:00      
         no free ALE possible !            01/01/70 00:00      
            but it does not need to be if the purpos            01/01/70 00:00      
               the reason what you dont beleave...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  but ALE is "just" ALE, not a GPIO, pleas            01/01/70 00:00      
                     my plans            01/01/70 00:00      
   Use a buffer if using a XTAL            01/01/70 00:00      
      wave forms            01/01/70 00:00      
   Not trivial...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Thanks Kai......            01/01/70 00:00      
         conclusion            01/01/70 00:00      
            What exactly goes wrong?            01/01/70 00:00      
               here is whats go wrong            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Ground bounce!            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Another board is only solution            01/01/70 00:00      
                        3 or 4 Pin Supervisor is also a solution            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Pronouncing            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Prahlad and Kai            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Communication Failure.            01/01/70 00:00      

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