Where to buy fast ceramic resonators

[The Master]

Hi, Does anyone know where i could buy some fast resonators? The fastest i could find are 24MHz from rapid. I was hoping for 40 and possibly 60MHz but none of my usual places have any. I would prefer to buy them from the UK but i dont mind buying overseas if its not going to cost too much. I would also like the 3 pin ones not 2 pin

[Byte_Butcher]

It looks like Digikey has them up to 50 MHz (40, 48, 50).

Don't know that helps you much in the UK, but you might grab the part numbers off the ones Digikey stocks and see if you can find them closer to home.


steve

[Darrel Taylor]

You aren't planning to use them on a PIC are you?

25mhz is the highest you can go for a PIC oscillator.

[rmteo]

Actually it is 20MHz maximum for PIC16's and 40MHz for PIC18's using an oscillator in EC mode.

For crystals/resonators the maximum is 20MHz for PIC16's and 25MHz (10MHz if PLL is enabled) for PIC18's in HS mode.

[The Master]

Yes i was planning to use them with PICs. Im using 24MHz at the moment with PIC18Fs (i know 16Fs can only do 20). Im pretty sure 18Fs can handle upto 60MHz or atleast the ones im using can (according to the datasheet). Even 40MHz would be a help tho. Im struggling at the moment cramming all my PWM code and extras into the 6M instructions you can get with a 24MHz resonator. I will also be looking at writing the code in slightly different ways but a better resonator would help a lot.

Ill have a look at digikey. Ive already tried my local places but it seems that nobody really uses over 16MHz. Thanks for your help

[rmteo]

...Ill have a look at digikey. Ive already tried my local places but it seems that nobody really uses over 16MHz. Thanks for your help

That's because that is the highest that is useable with any PIC18 to get the fastest clock possible - 64MHz with the newer 3.3V parts.

[Darrel Taylor]

Buy a 10mhz crystal with 2-22pF capacitors.
Use the 4xPLL to get 40mhz.

You can not run a 40mhz crystal or resonator from a PIC's oscillator.

P.S.
Use a crystal. Resonators have their uses, and you can figure out if it'll work in your application, after you have your application working.