I'm connecting a Crystal SMD of 32 MHz to the OSC1
and OSC2
pins of a pic.
When doing the configurations for the pic, inside System Module
on clock source
i have there some options, including primary oscillator
, external oscillator
, and others.
I've read in some place that it is a Primary oscillator, but the logic on my mind says that it's external, which is right?
The pic in cause is PIC32MX470F512LT
Best Answer
I've read in some place that it is a Primary oscillator, but the logic on my mind says that it's external, which is right?
An external clock or oscillator is a (usually square wave) signal which is generated by some other circuit.
Your setup is a Primary oscillator as the clock is generated locally by the combination of the PIC uC and the crystal.
So choose: Primary oscillator.