ECS-3953M-400-BN-TR

Oscillators are crucial components for electronic circuits, providing an electrical signal of a steadily repeating nature at a particular frequency. The ECS-3953M-400-BN-TR is a 4 Pin Thru Hole Clock Oscillator, belonging to a highly reliable and stable family of oscillators well-suited for a range of modern applications.

Application Fields

The ECS-3953M-400-BN-TR is a small, low-power oscillator with a typical operating voltage of 3.3V or 5V. It is built with a quartz crystal and a small resonating circuit, and thanks to its superior frequency stability it is perfect for a range of consumer and industrial applications where an extremely precise, dependable signal generator is needed.

The oscillator is particularly suitable for applications in priority circuits, where temperature and accuracy must be optimal. Possible areas of use include telecommunications systems, medical devices, industrial motion control, aerospace guidance systems, air traffic control, and increasingly digital and IoT applications.

Working Principle

The ECS-3953M-400-BN-TR is a quartz clock oscillator that works using the crystal resonator principle. This is basically a vibrating quartz crystal used within an oscillator circuit. It consist of two electrodes, or contacts, which is connected to a quartz crystal, creating an AT-cut resonance cell.

The resonance cell is traditionally surrounded by an LC-circuit, which is an oscillator circuit consisting of a single inductor and a single capacitor. In this oscillator, the resonator substitutes the LC-circuit, allowing for smaller size, lower power consumption and improved stability. A quartz crystal with a resonator tuned to a certain frequency in effect changes the input voltage into an oscillating output voltage.

The oscillator circuit includes a resistor, capacitor, inductor, operand amplifier, and the most important part, the quartz crystal resonator itself. The quartz crystal acts as a piezoelectric sensor, converting applied voltage into mechanical energy. The power amplifier transforms the signal into a continuous oscillating wave.

Key Benefits

The ECS-3953M-400-BN-TR stands out for its consistent accuracy, offering an output frequency that stay within the range of stability over long periods of time. With temperature controlled oscillators, the oscillator can keep its frequency to within designed limits at wide range of temperatures. In addition, its low power consumption makes it convenient for applications in which energy efficiency is a priority.