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Physics — Circuit: Pierce crystal oscillator

A quartz crystal sets a precise frequency.

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Pierce crystal oscillatorQ1R11MXTALcrystalC122pC222pG1

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title "Pierce crystal oscillator"
component Q Q1 at (3,2)
component R R1 1M at (3,0) orient h
component L XTAL crystal at (1,2) orient v
component C C1 22p at (0,4) orient v
component C C2 22p at (5,4) orient v
component GND G1 at (3,5)
wire (2,2) (1,2)
wire (4,2) (5,2)
wire (2,0) (4,0)
wire (3,0) (3,2)
wire (1,3) (0,4)
wire (5,2) (5,4)
wire (3,4) (3,5)