# Clock generator

Canonical URL: https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/clock-generator
Publisher: Elora Grid
Updated: 2026-10-14
Lookup label: CLK-GEN
Drawing use: Schematic
Reference families: Manufacturer

Provides the documented clock signal or signals used by digital circuitry.

## What it represents

Provides the documented clock signal or signals used by digital circuitry.
On a schematic, identify the reference oscillator/input, supply and enable/configuration pins and trace the clock outputs and receiving clock domains. Keep the component tag and signal/reference names consistent across the control drawing, terminal schedule and device documentation.
A clock-generator block does not define frequency, jitter or electrical interface without its selected component documentation.
The preview is an independently drawn educational functional reference. Add the selected component’s actual power pins, terminal numbers, timing or analogue reference details when producing a construction drawing.

## How to read it

- Identify the reference oscillator/input, supply and enable/configuration pins.
- Trace the clock outputs and receiving clock domains.

## Information to show or reference

- Label the reference oscillator/input, supply and enable/configuration pins.
- Cross-reference the clock outputs and receiving clock domains.
- Add the selected device or circuit documentation revision, power/reference connections and project signal convention.

## Important distinction

A clock-generator block does not define frequency, jitter or electrical interface without its selected component documentation.

## Facts

- Common schematic mnemonic: CLK-GEN — descriptive only; project/device documentation defines reference designations.
- Terminal / interface focus: The reference oscillator/input, supply and enable/configuration pins
- Artwork scope: Original educational functional/circuit reference; not a selected product pinout.

## Public references

- [CDCE913 — clock-generation interfaces](https://www.ti.com/product/CDCE913) — Texas Instruments. Public primary manufacturer documentation establishes the component function or circuit/topology relationship. Preview geometry and drafting explanations are independently authored.

## Graphic scope

Independent original educational concept illustration by Elora Grid. Not a certified standards graphic or manufacturer footprint. Unitless; not to scale. Original artwork licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Publisher material is linked only.