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9 years ago50Mhz to 1hz Clock ic
Is there an ic that can convert a 50Mhz clock to 1hz?
Altera_Forum
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9 years agoSince you are asking in this forum I guess you are working with a FPGA or CPLD. Then you don't need any IC; simply instantiate a counter (at least 28bit wide) and reset it when it reaches 50'000'000. The reset signal will pulse at 1Hz frequency.
Anyway, what's your purpose? Creating a 1Hz clock generally doesn't make sense: the common practice is using clocks in the MHz range and driving clock enable pins to get the proper switching rate.