component//clock

- Piezoelectric effect: applying voltage to quartz crystal makes it vibrate at exactly 32,768 Hz.

Piezoelectric effect: applying voltage to quartz crystal makes it vibrate at exactly 32,768 Hz.

Provides the timing reference every chip needs to synchronize operations.

Critical for radio protocols; Bluetooth must emit at exactly 2.4 GHz to be heard, which requires a precise clock source.