SLAA423A December   2009  – November 2018 MSP430F4132 , MSP430F4152 , MSP430F47126 , MSP430F47127 , MSP430F47163 , MSP430F47166 , MSP430F47167 , MSP430F47173 , MSP430F47176 , MSP430F47177 , MSP430F47183 , MSP430F47186 , MSP430F47187 , MSP430F47193 , MSP430F47196 , MSP430FG4616 , MSP430FG4617 , MSP430FG4618

 

  1.   XOSC8 Guidance
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1 Introduction
    3. 2 Contribution of ESR, Load Capacitance, VCC, and Temperature
      1. 2.1 Crystal ESR
        1. 2.1.1 ESR and Start-up Reliability
        2. 2.1.2 ESR Specification
      2. 2.2 Load Capacitance
      3. 2.3 Temperature and VCC
    4. 3 Using a Shunt Resistor From XIN to GND
    5. 4 Failsafe Mechanisms
      1. 4.1 2xx Family
      2. 4.2 4xx Family
    6. 5 Summary
    7. 6 References
  2.   Revision History

Temperature and VCC

Failures with low-ESR crystals were not completely eliminated by increasing temperature and decreasing VCC. Therefore, bounding VCC and temperature is not considered an effective workaround and is not recommended.