摘要 |
Oscillator circuitry on an integrated circuit automatically detects the presence or absence of an external resistor which is used to bias and set the frequency of an internal resistor-capacitor (RC) oscillator. If the resistor is present, the RC oscillator begins to oscillate to generate an oscillator clock. The presence of the oscillator clock is detected, and the RC oscillator continues to generate the oscillator clock. If the resistor is not present, the RC oscillator does not begin to oscillate. The absence of the oscillator clock is detected, and the oscillator circuitry automatically re-configures itself to generate the oscillator clock from an internal crystal oscillator circuit employing an external crystal.
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