SAM3N0C Atmel Corporation, SAM3N0C Datasheet - Page 338

• Manufacturer Part Number: SAM3N0C
• Manufacturer: Atmel Corporation

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3 to 20 MHz Crystal or Ceramic Resonator-based Oscillator
Main Clock Oscillator Selection
Main Clock Frequency Counter
After reset, the 3 to 20 MHz Crystal or Ceramic Resonator-based oscillator is disabled and it is
not selected as the source of MAINCK.
The user can select the 3 to 20 MHz Crystal or Ceramic Resonator-based oscillator to be the
source of MAINCK, as it provides a more accurate frequency. The software enables or disables
the main oscillator so as to reduce power consumption by clearing the MOSCXTEN bit in the
Main Oscillator Register (CKGR_MOR).
When disabling the main oscillator by clearing the MOSCXTEN bit in CKGR_MOR, the
MOSCXTS bit in PMC_SR is automatically cleared, indicating the Main Clock is off.
When enabling the main oscillator, the user must initiate the main oscillator counter with a value
corresponding to the startup time of the oscillator. This startup time depends on the crystal fre-
quency connected to the oscillator.
When the MOSCXTEN bit and the MOSCXTCNT are written in CKGR_MOR to enable the main
oscillator, the MOSCXTS bit in the Power Management Controller Status Register (PMC_SR) is
cleared and the counter starts counting down on the slow clock divided by 8 from the MOSCX-
TCNT value. Since the MOSCXTCNT value is coded with 8 bits, the maximum startup time is
about 62 ms.
When the counter reaches 0, the MOSCXTS bit is set, indicating that the main clock is valid.
Setting the MOSCXTS bit in PMC_IMR can trigger an interrupt to the processor.
The user can select either the 4/8/12 MHz Fast RC oscillator or the 3 to 20 MHz Crystal or
Ceramic Resonator-based oscillator to be the source of Main Clock.
The advantage of the 4/8/12 MHz Fast RC oscillator is that it provides fast startup time, this is
why it is selected by default (to start up the system) and when entering Wait Mode.
The advantage of the 3 to 20 MHz Crystal or Ceramic Resonator-based oscillator is that it is very
accurate.
The selection is made by writing the MOSCSEL bit in the Main Oscillator Register
(CKGR_MOR). The switch of the Main Clock source is glitch free, so there is no need to run out
of SLCK or PLLCK in order to change the selection. The MOSCSELS bit of the Power Manage-
ment Controller Status Register (PMC_SR) allows knowing when the switch sequence is done.
Setting the MOSCSELS bit in PMC_IMR can trigger an interrupt to the processor.
The device features a Main Clock frequency counter that provides the frequency of the Main
Clock.
The Main Clock frequency counter is reset and starts incrementing at the Main Clock speed after
the next rising edge of the Slow Clock in the following cases:
• when the 4/8/12 MHz Fast RC oscillator clock is selected as the source of Main Clock and
• when the 3 to 20 MHz Crystal or Ceramic Resonator-based oscillator is selected as the
• when the Main Clock Oscillator selection is modified
when this oscillator becomes stable (i.e., when the MOSCRCS bit is set)
source of Main Clock and when this oscillator becomes stable (i.e., when the MOSCXTS bit
is set)
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