Crystal-less operation – 414 days old

[towlerg]

Has anyone successfully used a 18F2xJ50 to run fs USB without an external crystal? If so could you post the CONFIG?

I had a google around but nothing jumped out.

[towlerg]

This is most confusing. Table 3-5 shows FS on internal clock but the remark in 3.4 seems to disprove it

bla bla will allow the application to meet low-speed USB signal rate specifications.

[hadv215]

USB more or less requires a crystal since the internal oscillator is not accurate enough. Though, according to the datasheet, for this device INTOSC is accurate enough, but only for low speed USB.

[towlerg]

I'm sure you are correct but what about the table 3-5 second from bottom, 8MHz?

[hadv215]

Low speed USB only (24 MHz)

[tumbleweed]

It 'works' for USB FS, but spec-wise it's not guaranteed, esp. across temperature and voltage.
The int osc typ spec is 0.15% which is good enough, but the max is 1% which is way too large (USB FS requires 0.25%).

I wouldn't use it in a commercial application, but here's the settings if you want to play around:

   OSC = INTOSCPLL,
   PLLDIV = 2,              // 8MHz/2 (need 4MHz -> 96MHz PLL)
   CPUDIV = OSC1,           // no cpu divider... 1:1 (CPU clock=48MHz)
   CFGPLLEN = ON,
   LS48MHZ = SYS48X8

You may have to adjust the freq using the OSCTUNE register (Set REFOCON = $A0 and you can monitor the clock output on RB2).

AFAIK, the only 18F series w/an int osc accurate enough for FS are the K50 and J94 devices.

[towlerg]

Thanks all, think I'll go with the 25K50. Pity about the J though, it looks so good on paper (dual serial and PPS), I could just use a crystal of course. Will post clock, ACT and TUNE code if I get it working.

[See_Mos]

Hi George, I am not sure if line 2 comments are correct but this worked for me on an 18F25K50 on intosc

  PLLSEL = PLL3X    ;3x clock multiplier 3 x 16 = 48
  CFGPLLEN = On     ;PLL Disabled (firmware controlled)
  CPUDIV = NOCLKDIV    ;CPU uses system clock (no divide)
  LS48MHZ = SYS48X8    ;System clock at 48 MHz, USB clock divider is set to 8
  FOSC = INTOSCIO   ; internal oscillator, no clock out on RA6
'  FOSC = INTOSCCLKO    ;Internal oscillator, clock output on RA6 OSC2
  PCLKEN = On    ;Primary oscillator enabled
  FCMEN = OFF    ;Fail-Safe Clock Monitor disabled
  IESO = OFF    ;Oscillator Switchover mode disabled

[towlerg]

Following on from See_Mos's post, happy to report fs seems to work quite happy crystal-less. The built-in USB version works out of the box but due to a register change a small mod is needed to new stack, USBSystem.inc, change

    IPR2bits_USBIP = 0              ' Yes. So USB Interrupt Priority set to Low

    $if _device = _18F25K50 Or _device = _18F24K50 Or _device = _18F45K50
      IPR3bits_USBIP = 0              ' Yes. So USB Interrupt Priority set to Low
    $else
      IPR2bits_USBIP = 0              ' Yes. So USB Interrupt Priority set to Low
    $endif

I can post CONFIG and clock initialize if anybody needs it.