This Ceramic Oscillator provides a simple and reliable clock source for microcontrollers and digital circuits, with built-in load capacitors and a breadboard-friendly design for easy integration.

Keep your microcontroller tickin’ with a ceramic oscillator. These little devices are breadboard friendly (0.1″ pin spacing) and easy to use.

They act much like crystals with the ‘stability’ capacitors inside. They have 0.5% accuracy, great for every day electronics and microcontroller work and certainly precise enough for UART or other baud-rate generation. For ultra-high precision needs (Certain USB timing, long-term time-keeping, RF/PLL/VCO driving) you may need a crystal or temperate-compensated oscillator.

To use, connect the two outer pins to XTAL-in and XTAL-out on your circuit (they package is symmetric so use whichever outer pin) and the inner pin to ground. Check the datasheet for more specs.

Features

• Ceramic oscillator for microcontroller timing applications
• 0.1″ pin spacing for breadboard compatibility
• 0.5% frequency accuracy
• Built-in stability capacitors (no external capacitors required)
• Suitable for UART and baud-rate generation
• Easy to use with symmetric pin configuration
• Connects to XTAL-in, XTAL-out, and ground pins
• Not recommended for ultra-high precision applications (USB timing, long-term timekeeping, RF/PLL/VCO driving)

Specifications

• Dimensions: 14mm x 7mm x 4mm
• Pin Length: 6mm

Resources

• Datasheet

Package Contents

• 1x 12 MHz Ceramic Resonator / Oscillator