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Accurate 1 kHz Square Wave Crystal Oscillator Circuit

electronicecircuits, September 24, 2015August 11, 2023

Accurate 1 kilohertz (1kHz) square wave frequency generator schematic

This is a simple, accurate 1 kHz (1 kilohertz) square wave crystal oscillator circuit using frequency divider IC and crystal.

PARTS LIST
C122pF  ceramic
C222pF ceramic
C30.1µF mylar
R110MΩ ¼W
R2220Ω 100Ω ¼W (R2 change to 100Ω because sometime circuit fail to oscillate)
XTAL8.192MHz crystal
IC1CD4060

Our circuit uses a CD4060 ripple carry binary counter to divide the crystal frequency. CD4060 contains oscillator or astable  stage followed by a 14 stage binary counter/divider. In this circuit pulses at IC1 pin 2 (Q13) divide by 213=8192. When we use 8.192MHz crystal we can get 1 kHz square wave frequency output.

8.192MHz/8192=1kHz

R1 acts as bias resistor. R2 acts as a current limiting resistor.

1 kHz oscillator circuit output waveform
CD4060B consists of an oscillator section and 14 ripple-carry binary counter stages. The oscillator configuration allows design of either RC or crystal oscillator circuits. A RESET input is provided which resets the counter to the all-O’s state and disables the oscillator. A high level on the RESET line accomplishes the reset function. All counter stages are master-slave flip-flops.

CD4060 oscillator features – All active components on chip, RC or crystal oscillator configuration, RC oscillator frequency of 690kHZ min. at 15V

CD4060 applications – Control counters, Timers, Frequency dividers, Time-delay circuits

Above circuit works between 5v to 15v.

UPDATE: (09/08/2018)
Please increase supply voltage between 10V to 15V, If circuit fail to oscillate.

1kHz square wave frequency generator circuit testing video

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