MICROCONTROLLER WITH FIRMWARE SELECTABLE OSCILLATOR TRIMMING

A microcontroller circuit having firmware selectable oscillator trimming includes, in combination, a microcontroller, an oscillator located within the microcontroller for providing a system clock signal for the microcontroller, and a memory portion for providing trimming data to the oscillator for t...

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Main Authors BINGHAM, GREGORY, HULL, RICHARD, L
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 23.12.1998
Edition6
Subjects
AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION, OR STABILISATIONOF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES
BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
PHYSICS
PULSE TECHNIQUE
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Summary:A microcontroller circuit having firmware selectable oscillator trimming includes, in combination, a microcontroller, an oscillator located within the microcontroller for providing a system clock signal for the microcontroller, and a memory portion for providing trimming data to the oscillator for trimming frequency of the system clock. The microcontroller circuit includes microcontroller logic which has the trimming data stored therein for transfer to the memory portion. Additionally, the microcontroller logic permits the user to alter the trimming data after it has been transferred to the memory portion, thereby permitting the user to alter the amount of modification of the system clock frequency from the amount associated with the trimming data.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19970926506