Are there small packages with OSC-In/Out pins?

[b.a.]

Been browsing through the Lxxx and Gxxx STM32 MCUs and found that all variants I checked on hat the OSC-In and OSC-Out pins available only with 48 pin and higher packages.

Is this a general rule, or are there MCUs with small package (preferably TSSOP) that can accommodate an external crystal?

[KDJEM.1]

Hello @b.a.​,

To use a crystal resonator, you which would require OSC_In and OSC_OUT pad to maintain the resonator effect.

For that, it is necessary to refer to the MCU datasheet and verify the availability OSC_IN and OSC_OUT pins in the package.

For example, you can use the STM32F070xB/6 MCU with small package (TSSOP20) to accommodate an external crystal resonator.

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Thank you.

Kaouthar

[b.a.]

Hi KDJEM.1,

I know that this information is available in the datasheets, but I find it quite tedious to look at every single one. There seem to be hundreds of different MCUs available.

I was hoping for an easier way to identify the specific models that can accommodate an external crystal in small packages.

Like the filters in the product selector.

[AScha.3]

or stm32F030F4P - tssop20 ; i use this .

[Uwe Bonnes]

3x2 mm oscillators are getting quite cheap. And try to use internal RC if no real exact clock is needed.