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LPC2106: Overclocking the CCLK /PCLK

Started by voltz56 April 18, 2010
On Sunday 18 April 2010 22:31:46 voltz56 wrote:
> My dev system has a 16MHz crystal so it can only run at 48MHz
> without overclocking it i.e. 16 x 3. One multiplier higher would
> give me 64MHz. The device max is rated as 60MHz.Is it safe to push
> past this.

Dangerous. Overclocking is guaranteed to cause failures. Some
catastrophic, some unpredictable functional failures. Except for
experimental purposes, avoid OC like the plague.

Having said that, a+10% variation should work with a bit of luck.

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JTD

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