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External clock, Clock output buffer, Atmega162/v – Rainbow Electronics ATmega162V User Manual

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ATmega162/V

2513E–AVR–09/03

External Clock

To drive the device from an external clock source, XTAL1 should be driven as shown in
Figure 20. To run the device on an external clock, the CKSEL Fuses must be pro-
grammed to “0000”.

Figure 20. External Clock Drive Configuration

When this clock source is selected, start-up times are determined by the SUT Fuses as
shown in Table 14.

When applying an external clock, it is required to avoid sudden changes in the applied
clock frequency to ensure stable operation of the MCU. A variation in frequency of more
than 2% from one clock cycle to the next can lead to unpredictable behavior. It is
required to ensure that the MCU is kept in reset during such changes in the clock
frequency.

Note that the System Clock Prescaler can be used to implement run-time changes of
the internal clock frequency while still ensuring stable operation. Refer to “System Clock
Prescaler” on page 39
for details.

Clock output buffer

When the CKOUT Fuse is programmed, the system clock will be output on PortB 0. This
mode is suitable when chip clock is used to drive other circuits on the system. The clock

Table 13. Internal RC Oscillator Frequency Range.

OSCCAL Value

Min Frequency in Percentage of

Nominal Frequency

Max Frequency in Percentage of

Nominal Frequency

0x00

50%

100%

0x3F

75%

150%

0x7F

100%

200%

Table 14. Start-up Times for the External Clock Selection

SUT1..0

Start-up Time from

Power-down and

Power-save

Additional Delay from

Reset (V

CC

= 5.0V)

Recommended Usage

00

6 CK

BOD enabled

01

6 CK

4.1 ms

Fast rising power

10

6 CK

65 ms

Slowly rising power

11

Reserved

EXTERNAL

CLOCK

SIGNAL