/products/manufacturers/wuerth-elektronik/b/blog/posts/all-about-oscillating-crystals---quartz-or-oscillatorA quartz crystal alone does not make a signal. If you want to use it as a reliable time base, you need a suitable oscillator circuit. These can either be developed yourself or bought together with the oscillator crystal as a ready-made oscillator. Thisen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/products/manufacturers/wuerth-elektronik/b/blog/posts/all-about-oscillating-crystals---quartz-or-oscillatorTue, 02 Apr 2024 19:37:45 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fbaeba7e-9fcd-40f1-b2b3-20a82624c927DAB0<p>I have also used timers on a fast CPU to output different clock signals on IO pins.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=27741&AppID=30&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">