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PRedd.5
Associate II
Dec 19, 2019 7:17 PM UTC
Question

How far can I use the PLL's to overclock the STM32F303CC from 72MHz before adverse impact?

I see that the PLL's can be set to much higher clock than 72MHz rating. What will be the impact of overclocking it to say 100MHz or 144MHz ? What kind of impact are we looking at? I need more clock cycles per second for processing but i also need a 5+ MSPS ADC for my application. So I am exploring overclocking the part. In any case, please do explain overclocking impact and possibilities.

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waclawek.jan
Super User
Dec 19, 2019 8:58 PM UTC

My car has rated load 500kg. I need to load more to it. What kind of impact are we looking at? I need to transport 1000kg of rebar to the other end of the country.

JW

Tesla DeLorean
Guru
Dec 19, 2019 10:09 PM UTC

At some point you'll find the critical path in the IC design, and you'll see some voltage/temperature envelope changes.

Typically the flash will limit your range, and while you can increase the wait-states, the F3 has no caching, so net gains in speed would need to be evaluated with the additional drag on the memory interface. Code could be moved to RAM/CCM

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