SWRA495K December   2015  – April 2024 CC1310 , CC1350 , CC2620 , CC2630 , CC2640 , CC2640R2F , CC2640R2F-Q1 , CC2642R-Q1 , CC2650 , CC2662R-Q1

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Oscillator and Crystal Basics
    1. 1.1 Oscillator Operation
    2. 1.2 Quartz Crystal Electrical Model
      1. 1.2.1 Frequency of Oscillation
      2. 1.2.2 Equivalent Series Resistance
      3. 1.2.3 Drive Level
      4. 1.2.4 Crystal Pulling
    3. 1.3 Negative Resistance
    4. 1.4 Time Constant of the Oscillator
  5. 2Overview of Crystal Oscillators for CC devices
    1. 2.1 24-MHz and 48-MHz Crystal Oscillator
    2. 2.2 24-MHz and 48-MHz Crystal Control Loop
    3. 2.3 32.768-kHz Crystal Oscillator
  6. 3Selecting Crystals for the CC devices
    1. 3.1 Mode of Operation
    2. 3.2 Frequency Accuracy
      1. 3.2.1 24-MHz and 48-MHz Crystal
      2. 3.2.2 32.768-kHz Crystal
    3. 3.3 Load Capacitance
    4. 3.4 ESR and Start-Up Time
    5. 3.5 Drive Level and Power Consumption
    6. 3.6 Crystal Package Size
  7. 4PCB Layout of the Crystal
  8. 5Measuring the Amplitude of the Oscillations of Your Crystal
    1. 5.1 Measuring Start-Up Time to Determine HPMRAMP1_TH and XOSC_HF_FAST_START
  9. 6Crystals for CC13xx, CC26xx and CC23xx
  10. 7High Performance BAW Oscillator
  11. 8References
  12. 9Revision History

Drive Level

The drive level of a crystal refers to the power dissipated in the crystal. The maximum drive level of a crystal is often specified in the data sheet of the crystal in µW. Exceeding this value can damage or reduce the life of the crystal. Equation 5 gives the drive level in W.

Equation 5. DL = 2 x ESR (πf(CL + C0) VPP)2

where, Vpp is the peak-to-peak voltage on the crystal pin.

Calculating the DL and comparing this value to the maximum specified DL in the crystal data sheet may reveal if the crystal is likely to have reliability issues during operation. Section 5 describes how to measure the value of Vpp.