I have used that approach to decode RC5 frames from an IR receiver on a Tiny11 running with the 1.2MHz internal oscillator. Worked 100%. Mark Jordan On 12 Sep 2006 at 15:59, Larry Barello wrote: > Look for ceramic resonators with built in capacitors (three terminal > devices) at digikey. They work pretty well. > > It seems with a little thought that the pulses could be discriminated using > the internal oscillator. Use the first pulse to "calibrate" the clock with > upper and lower bounds for "valid" and then use the calibrated values to > measure the remaining pulse on/off periods. The internal oscillator will be > extremely stable over a couple second period. > > > | -----Original Message----- > | From: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf > | Of Richard Cooke > | Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 1:46 PM > | To: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com > | Subject: [QUARANTINE] [AVR-Chat] Re: Help with Attiny project > | Importance: Low > | > | Thanks for the info. I've looked at the ATtiny13 datasheet and I'm a > | bit confused on how you'd connect an external crystal. On the > | Attiny11 and 12 you sacrifice 2 pins to use the crystal (PB3 & PB4). > | How does that connect to the '13? I haven't used a ceramic resonator > | before - can I just connect it to PB3? Does it require any additional > | components? Sorry all of the bacic questions but it's been awhile > | since I've done work on such small parts. > | > | Thanks, > | > | Richard > | > | --- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "David VanHorn" <microbrix@...> wrote: > | > > | > The internal timer isn't that accurate over temperature. > | > > | > You might be able to get away with something like this: > | > > | > Sit in a loop, waiting for something. > | > Pulse detected. > | > Wait about 3/4 of the delay, a pulse in here fails. > | > Wait about 1/2 the delay, no-pulse in here fails. > | > Resync on each detected pulse, and then be pretty tolerant about > | when pulses > | > can come in. > | > > | > Otherwise, a resonator or crystal is a better bet. > | > > | > > | > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > | > > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | Yahoo! Groups Links > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > >
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Re: Help with Attiny project
2006-09-12 by Mark Jordan
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