82575 Ethernet Controller Design Guide

An allowance of 3 pF to 7 pF accounts for lumped stray capacitance. The calculated load capacitance is 16 pF with an estimated stray capacitance of about 5 pF.

Individual stray capacitance components can be estimated and added. For example, surface mount pads for the load capacitors add approximately 2.5 pF in parallel to each capacitor. This technique is especially useful if Y1, C1 and C2 must be placed farther than approximately one-half (0.5) inch from the device. It is worth noting that thin circuit boards generally have higher stray capacitance than thick circuit boards. Consult the PCIe Design Guide for more information.

The oscillator frequency should be measured with a precision frequency counter where possible. The load specification or values of C1 and C2 should be fine tuned for the design. As the actual capacitance load increases, the oscillator frequency decreases.

Note: C1 and C2 may vary by as much as 5% (approximately 1 pF) from their nominal values.

5.7Shunt Capacitance

The shunt capacitance parameter is relatively unimportant compared to load capacitance. Shunt capacitance represents the effect of the crystal’s mechanical holder and contacts. The shunt capacitance should equal a maximum of 7 pF.

5.8Equivalent Series Resistance

Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR) is the real component of the crystal’s impedance at the calibration frequency, which the inverting amplifier’s loop gain must overcome. ESR varies inversely with frequency for a given crystal family. The lower the ESR, the faster the crystal starts up. Use crystals with an ESR value of 50 Ω or better.

5.9Drive Level

Drive level refers to power dissipation in use. The allowable drive level for a Surface Mounted Technology (SMT) crystal is less than its through-hole counterpart, because surface mount crystals are typically made from narrow, rectangular AT strips, rather than circular AT quartz blanks.

Some crystal data sheets list crystals with a maximum drive level of 1 mW. However, Intel Ethernet controllers drive crystals to a level less than the suggested 0.5 mW value. This parameter does not have much value for on-chip oscillator use.

5.10Aging

Aging is a permanent change in frequency (and resistance) occurring over time. This parameter is most important in its first year because new crystals age faster than old crystals. Use crystals with a maximum of ±5 ppm per year aging.

5.11Reference Crystal

The normal tolerances of the discrete crystal components can contribute to small frequency offsets with respect to the target center frequency. To minimize the risk of tolerance-caused frequency offsets causing a small percentage of production line units to be outside of the acceptable frequency range, it is important to account for those shifts while empirically determining the proper values for the discrete loading capacitors, C1 and C2.

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