RM0090: Reference manual - STMicroelectronics

RM0090 Reset and clock control for (RCC)
6.2.9 Watchdog clock
If the independent watchdog (IWDG) is started by either hardware option or software
access, the LSI oscillator is forced ON and cannot be disabled. After the LSI oscillator
temporization, the clock is provided to the IWDG.
6.2.10 Clock-out capability
Two microcontroller clock output (MCO) pins are available:
● MCO1
You can output four different clock sources onto the MCO1 pin (PA8) using the
configurable prescaler (from 1 to 5):
– HSI clock
– LSE clock
– HSE clock
– PLL clock
The desired clock source is selected using the MCO1PRE[2:0] and MCO1[1:0] bits in
the RCC clock configuration register (RCC_CFGR).
● MCO2
You can output four different clock sources onto the MCO2 pin (PC9) using the
configurable prescaler (from 1 to 5):
– HSE clock
– PLL clock
– System clock (SYSCLK)
– PLLI2S clock
The desired clock source is selected using the MCO2PRE[2:0] and MCO2 bits in the
RCC clock configuration register (RCC_CFGR).
For the different MCO pins, the corresponding GPIO port has to be programmed in alternate
function mode.
The selected clock to output onto MCO must not exceed 100 MHz (the maximum I/O
speed).
6.2.11 Internal/external clock measurement using TIM5/TIM11
It is possible to indirectly measure the frequencies of all on-board clock source generators
by means of the input capture of TIM5 channel4 and TIM11 channel1 as shown in Figure 15
and Figure 15.
Internal/external clock measurement using TIM5 channel4
TIM5 has an input multiplexer which allows choosing whether the input capture is triggered
by the I/O or by an internal clock. This selection is performed through the TI4_RMP [1:0] bits
in the TIM5_OR register.
The primary purpose of having the LSE connected to the channel4 input capture is to be
able to precisely measure the HSI (this requires to have the HSI used as the system clock
source). The number of HSI clock counts between consecutive edges of the LSE signal
provides a measurement of the internal clock period. Taking advantage of the high precision
of LSE crystals (typically a few tens of ppm) we can determine the internal clock frequency
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