AVR-Chat

On Tue, 19 Jan 2010, Kenny M. wrote:

> No I haven't played with any fuses I read some horror stories :)
> From my research it said this chip had an internal oscillator so
> I didn't need a crystal on my target board?

If set to use the internal oscillator, it will work without
crystal. You can often get away with using the internal
oscillator, however, the it is more sensitive to fluctuating
temperatures/input voltages than an external crystal.

Best,
Marc