David VanHorn wrote: >>> When you do a proper oscillator design, you check oscillation drive >>> level and margin, as well as the load capacitance. This will tell you >>> how much additional load the circuit could support. Most of the >>> crystal makers have good tech notes on how to do this. >> >> David, can you provide a link to an example of such notes? > > http://www.foxonline.com/ Look in the application notes. Awesome, thanks! In case anyone else has trouble finding the App Notes on foxonline, they're under "Reference Material". For some reason, I thought they would be included in the datasheet... Vitaliy -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist