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Description

Timing Commander™ is an innovative Windows™-based software platform enabling system design engineers to configure, program, and monitor sophisticated timing devices with an intuitive and flexible graphical user interface (GUI). The support tool empowers customers to expedite development cycles and optimize the configuration of Renesas's industry-leading clocking solutions.

The Timing Commander platform is designed to serve user-friendly configuration interfaces, known as personalities, for various products and product families. With a few simple clicks, the user is presented with a comprehensive, interactive block diagram offering the ability to modify desired input values, output values, and other configuration settings. The software automatically makes calculations, reports status monitors, and prepares register settings without the need to reference a datasheet. The tool also automatically loads the configuration settings over USB to an evaluation board for immediate application in the circuit. Once the device has been configured and tuned for optimal system performance, the configuration file can be saved for factory-level programming prior to shipment.

Product Personality Downloads

Timing Commander product personality files are available for download from the product page specific to your device. Type your product number in the search bar to find the product page. The file download is located in the Documentation & Downloads section of that page.

Features

  • Supported by dozens of popular timing products
  • Interactive block diagram with click-to-toggle parameters
  • Software provides detailed information about fields without the need to reference the datasheet
  • Fractional input syntax avoids issues with infinite decimals
  • Allows protection of input fields once they've been set
  • Directly view and modify register setting individually or collectively
  • Device-dependent advanced features include ability to generate phase noise plots, generated schematic symbol and termination circuit, and calculated power consumption

Release Information

Timing Commander System Requirements:

  • Windows XP SP3 or later
  • Processor: Minimum 1GHz
  • Memory: Minimum 512MB, recommended 1GB
  • Available Disk Space: Min 600MB (1.5GB 64bit), recommended 1GB (2GB 64bit)
  • Network access during installation if the .NET framework and SQL compact are not currently installed on the system.
  • Windows Administrative permissions to install software.
  • USB 2.0 interface. The evaluation board USB module is not compatible with USB 3.0. The hardware drivers are automatically installed during the Timing Commander installation.

Target Devices

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Support Communities

  1. Unable to install Timing Commander

    Hi, i am facing this issue when trying to install Timing Commander Installer (v1.18.2) on the laptop. Below is the log file  全屏 Timing_Commander_20250512165154_err_log.txt 下载 [5BF4:5F84][2025-05-12T16:51:54]i001: Burn v3.11.0.1701, Windows v10.0 ...

    May 12, 2025
  2. Can't program 5P49V6975 with Timing Commander Application

    I have installed Timing commander (  version 1.18) on a windows 10 PC. Cannot connect to 5P49V6975 device using the Total Phase  Aardvark pod to program the device.  I have been able to read registers out of the device with Total Phase's application Control Center, so I believe the ...

    Dec 6, 2024
  3. Timing Commander Silent/Scripted Install Switch

    Hello, Does the Timing Commander software allow silent/scripted installation which does not require user interaction? The installation process is quite tedious and time consuming when rolling out the Timing Commander Software to a lot of PCs and laptops. Best regards,AM

    Jan 24, 2025
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Knowledge Base

  1. Timing Commander - Installation Error: 0x80070643 or 0x643

    Description: Error codes 0x80070643 or 0x643 occur when you install the .NET Framework updates.Cause: This issue may occur if the MSI software update registration has become corrupted, or if the .NET Framework installation on the computer has become corrupted.Fix: See Microsoft support: https://support.microsoft.com ...

    Oct 31, 2016
  2. When opening a personality file, what causes Timing Commander to assert the error “System.Data.DataException …Cannot open the shared memory region"?

    ... or is being accessed by a different process. Do not place in the Programs or Windows folders because they may not have write-access.   Resolution:Timing Commander personality files must be placed in a directory with write access, such as the Documents folder. Timing Commander requires write permissions for the ...

    Oct 31, 2016
  3. Timing Commander - Installation Error: 2502

    Example Message: Error codes 2502 and 2503Cause: You may face this issue if Windows installer service is stopped or if its corrupted.Fix: see Microsoft support: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/error-codes-2502-and-2503/ ...

    Oct 31, 2016
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