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vasi

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Posted: 03:33am 04 May 2014

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Hi guys,

Can anyone tell me if I can use a miniature (those are smaller that what we buy on online stores) crystal from a regular digital clock for a PCF8583 RTC? Are those standard, or there are different frequencies?

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bigmik

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Posted: 10:01am 04 May 2014

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Vasi,

You could try to scavenge one from an old (or cheap LCD/ electronic wrist watch)

Regards,

Mick

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vasi

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Posted: 10:27am 04 May 2014

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Thanks Mick, almost exactly what I asked (should have said watch

) - so, it is good. I scavenged one and soldered on the board. My board is almost ready, then I will make some tests before posting about it.

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atmega8

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Posted: 11:46am 04 May 2014

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Reichelt.de
Pollin.de,

Cylindric, 2x5mm, approx.

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Posted: 08:48pm 04 May 2014

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Sorry Vasi,

Yes I thought you wanted a super small 32khz `rock'.. Yes saying watch would have made me see what you were really asking.

As far as I know the 32kHz crystal is the only one (well 99.99%) that is used in clocks.

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vasi

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Posted: 07:16am 09 May 2014

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Thanks Mick, it works indeed. Is a little faster and definitely needs a trimer for adjustment. A temporary solution, good for testing and firmware development, but not for final application, as there is not much precision. But now I'm able to continue my work (I've finally ported the PCF8583 library from avr-gcc to JALv2).

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