Don't forget that the RC oscillator must be defined in the programming operation! John Ferrell 6241 Phillippi Rd Julian NC 27283 Phone: (336)685-9606 Dixie Competition Products NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW "My Competition is Not My Enemy" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeethu Rao" To: Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 2:29 AM Subject: [PIC]: RC Oscillator on a 16f84 > Hi, > > All these days, I've been using PICs with Crystal Oscillators. > But now, I've got an application which needs a cheap and dirty > RC Oscillator. The 16f84 data sheet only says: > > > Recommended values: 5 kW # Rext # 100 kW > Cext > 20pF > > > I tried a resistor of 15K and a Cap of 0.1 mfd. > But it does not work. > > Could someone advise me on how to get this working > and how to calculate the frequency for a given value of > R and C ? > > Thanks in Advance, > > Jeethu Rao > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics