Generating a clock signal with Arduino Due

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Hello! I have been trying to find a way of generating a clock signal with my Arduino Due. I started working with Arduino a few days ago. I dont really know that much about electronics, but Id like to learn!

Does anyone know how to generate a 16 MHz clock signal with a Due without any extra equipment?
(I need it for an HCTL-2020 quadrature decoder)

If someone does, please explain what is going on and be very thorough! (or share a link) I want to know how every aspect of it works, so I can fully understand what I`m dealing with here :slight_smile:

Cheers!

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Not possible. You could generate 84 (MHz) / N , where N = 2, 3, ...

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No need for the chip at all. Do it in software! Chips like that went out with the Ark.

Mark

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Magician:
Not possible. You could generate 84 (MHz) / N , where N = 2, 3, ...

If N=6, then you would have a frequency of 14MHz, which is what the HCTL-2020 data-sheet actually recommends.
I think that there are better/cheaper ways of generating a suitable clock frequency.

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Well, how can you create a clock signal (of any frequency)? :slight_smile: