> How is that substantially easier than a crystal and two caps or a single > ceramic resonator with internal caps? Those canned oscillators are bulky, > expensive, use a lot of power, and glitch the supply. At the minimum you > need two parts, the oscillator and the bypass cap. I would hardly describe these as taking up more square inches (or mm if you prefer) than a crystal and a couple of capacitors. http://onecall.farnell.com/1276643/passives/product.us0?sku=rakon-cfps-39ib-20-0mhz&_requestid=42065 The only problem I see is the 20mA draw. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist