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Product data sheet Rev. 6.2 — 16 October 2013 75 of 87
NXP Semiconductors
LPC2420/2460
Flashless 16-bit/32-bit microcontroller
14.4 RTC 32 kHz oscillator component selection
The RTC external oscillator circuit is shown in Figure 31. Since the feedback resistance is
integrated on chip, only a crystal, the capacitances C
X1
and C
X2
need to be connected
externally to the microcontroller.
Table 21
gives the crystal parameters that should be used. C
L
is the typical load
capacitance of the crystal and is usually specified by the crystal manufacturer. The actual
C
L
influences oscillation frequency. When using a crystal that is manufactured for a
different load capacitance, the circuit will oscillate at a slightly different frequency
(depending on the quality of the crystal) compared to the specified one. Therefore for an
accurate time reference it is advised to use the load capacitors as specified in Table 21
that belong to a specific C
L
. The value of external capacitances C
X1
and C
X2
specified in
this table are calculated from the internal parasitic capacitances and the C
L
. Parasitics
from PCB and package are not taken into account.
Table 20. Recommended values for C
X1
/C
X2
in oscillation mode (crystal and external
components parameters): high frequency mode
Fundamental oscillation
frequency F
OSC
Crystal load
capacitance C
L
Maximum crystal
series resistance R
S
External load
capacitors C
X1
, C
X2
15 MHz to 20 MHz 10 pF < 180 18 pF, 18 pF
20 pF < 100 39 pF, 39 pF
20 MHz to 25 MHz 10 pF < 160 18 pF, 18 pF
20 pF < 80 39 pF, 39 pF
Fig 31. RTC oscillator modes and models: oscillation mode of operation and external
crystal model used for C
X1
/C
X2
evaluation
Table 21. Recommended values for the RTC external 32 kHz oscillator C
X1
/C
X2
components
Crystal load capacitance
C
L
Maximum crystal series
resistance R
S
External load capacitors C
X1
/C
X2
11 pF < 100 k 18 pF, 18 pF
13 pF < 100 k 22 pF, 22 pF
15 pF < 100 k 27 pF, 27 pF
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C
X2
C
X1
32 kHz XTAL
=
C
L
C
P
R
S
L