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The CAL7 bit determines the range of operation for the oscillator. Setting this bit to 0 gives the
lowest frequency range, setting this bit to 1 gives the highest frequency range. The two fre-
quency ranges are overlapping, in other words a setting of OSCCAL = 0x7F gives a higher
frequency than OSCCAL = 0x80.
The CAL6..0 bits are used to tune the frequency within the selected range. A setting of 0x00
gives the lowest frequency in that range, and a setting of 0x7F gives the highest frequency in the
range. Incrementing CAL6..0 by 1 will give a frequency increment of less than 2% in the fre-
quency range 7.3 - 8.1 MHz.
Avoid changing the calibration value in large steps when calibrating the calibrated internal RC
Oscillator to ensure stable operation of the MCU. A variation in frequency of more than 2% from
one cycle to the next can lead to unpredicatble behavior. Changes in OSCCAL should not
exceed 0x20 for each calibration. It is required to ensure that the MCU is kept in Reset during
such changes in the clock frequency
6.7
External Clock
To drive the device from an external clock source, CLKI should be driven as shown in
. To run the device on an external clock, the CKSEL Fuses must be programmed to “00”.
Figure 6-4.
External Clock Drive Configuration
When this clock source is selected, start-up times are determined by the SUT Fuses as shown in
.
Table 6-8.
Internal RC Oscillator Frequency Range
OSCCAL Value
Min Frequency in Percentage of
Nominal Frequency
Max Frequency in Percentage of
Nominal Frequency
0x00
50%
100%
0x3F
75%
150%
0x7F
100%
200%
Table 6-9.
Start-up Times for the External Clock Selection
SUT1..0
Start-up Time from
Power-down and Power-save
Additional Delay from
Reset
Recommended Usage
00
6 CK
14CK
BOD enabled
01
6 CK
14CK + 4 ms
Fast rising power
10
6 CK
14CK + 64 ms
Slowly rising power
11
Reserved
EXTERNAL
CLOCK
SIGNAL
CLKI
GND
