> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On
Behalf
> Of Olin Lathrop
> Sent: 17 June 2008 18:30
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: Re: [PIC] Max speed from 887
> 
> James Nick Sears wrote:
> > To get full 20MHz, I would just get a powered oscillator and use EC
> > mode.
> 
> How is that substantially easier than a crystal and two 

Because you don't need to jump through hoops to get the correct value of
the caps for the crystal you have which you can't find a datasheet for?
Neither do you have to worry about start-up issues.

Canned oscillators are certainly very power hungry, but they have their
uses.

Regards

Mike

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