Picking the Right Timing Sources for your MCU/MPU or FPGA

Picking the Right Timing Sources for your MCU/MPU or FPGA

This class guides you through relevant, practical approaches to deciding on the timing sources for your MCU/MPU or FPGA. (June 2021)

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About this course

Because Micros and FPGAs are so ubiquitous and are available in a large variety of performance levels, it is not always easy to decide which timing sources to use as the required input clocks.  This class focuses on the key concepts a digital designer needs to understand the various timing source parameters. Next, the class provides relevant, practical approaches to selecting the right timing source for your application. After attending this class, you will be able to choose the best timing source solution for your devices, thereby reducing time-to-market and achieving reliability, performance, and cost-effectiveness.

Curriculum52 min

  • Overview
  • Syllabus
  • Introduction 3 min
  • Why Timing Matters in Digital Applications 3 min
  • Key Frequency Parameters and Why They Matter
  • Frequency Stability - An Overview 3 min
  • Quantifying Frequency Accuracy 3 min
  • Quantifying Frequency Stability 7 min
  • Cycle-to-Cycle and Period Jitter 4 min
  • TIE Jitter & Phase Noise Masks 4 min
  • Typical Performance of External Oscillators 5 min
  • Selecting The Right Timing Source For Your Application
  • Implementation Options 4 min
  • The Slow Clock 7 min
  • The Main (Primary) Clock 3 min
  • Other Clocks 3 min
  • Wrap-up
  • Summary 2 min
  • Your Feedback
  • We need your feedback

About this course

Because Micros and FPGAs are so ubiquitous and are available in a large variety of performance levels, it is not always easy to decide which timing sources to use as the required input clocks.  This class focuses on the key concepts a digital designer needs to understand the various timing source parameters. Next, the class provides relevant, practical approaches to selecting the right timing source for your application. After attending this class, you will be able to choose the best timing source solution for your devices, thereby reducing time-to-market and achieving reliability, performance, and cost-effectiveness.

Curriculum52 min

  • Overview
  • Syllabus
  • Introduction 3 min
  • Why Timing Matters in Digital Applications 3 min
  • Key Frequency Parameters and Why They Matter
  • Frequency Stability - An Overview 3 min
  • Quantifying Frequency Accuracy 3 min
  • Quantifying Frequency Stability 7 min
  • Cycle-to-Cycle and Period Jitter 4 min
  • TIE Jitter & Phase Noise Masks 4 min
  • Typical Performance of External Oscillators 5 min
  • Selecting The Right Timing Source For Your Application
  • Implementation Options 4 min
  • The Slow Clock 7 min
  • The Main (Primary) Clock 3 min
  • Other Clocks 3 min
  • Wrap-up
  • Summary 2 min
  • Your Feedback
  • We need your feedback