| 摘要 |
An oscillator circuit (40, 60) has a comparator circuit (48, 68) and a monitor and control circuit (50, 80). The comparator (48, 68) provides a periodic output signal. The monitor and control circuit (50, 80) controls the voltage swing of the periodic output voltage in response to monitoring a periodic input voltage. A capacitor (52, 90) is coupled between the output terminal of the monitor and control circuit (50, 80) and input terminal of the comparator (48, 68) and is sized to set the oscillation frequency. The monitor and control circuit (50, 80) functions to limit the input voltage excursions without using an attenuation capacitor (16). Eliminating the attenuation capacitor (16) provides a smaller oscillator circuit having reduced power supply current spikes and which is easier to implement.
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