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DdtWks
- 17th March 2025, 13:28
Hi ! I was wondering if some of you simply ditch the external resonator for the internal clock. On the newer PIC are they more reliable/useful ?

Thank you !

HenrikOlsson
- 17th March 2025, 17:57
Yes, whenever possible - which is most of the time. YMMV.

Demon
- 17th March 2025, 23:53
I used to use crystals, preferably 20-40MHz way back when (10-15 years).

But today, internals at max speed all the time.

Ioannis
- 18th March 2025, 07:46
Unless you need the utmost critical timing.

For any other application, even USART at 115Kbps, internal HS Osc works just fine.

Ioannis

DdtWks
- 18th March 2025, 13:03
Thank you all !
I will be using the internal clock for now on. But keeping the external in the design, just in case.