Overview
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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Description
IDT's innovative support tool, Timing Commander™, expedites development cycles by empowering customers to program sophisticated timing devices with an intuitive and flexible Graphical User Interface. IDT's Timing Commander is a Windows™-based platform designed to serve user-friendly configuration interfaces, known as personalities, for various IDT 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 IDT 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 before shipment. For more information about Timing Commander, visit our Timing Commander page.
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Support Communities
- The Timing Commander cannot connect to the chip
1. My IC is IDT 8T49n241. 2. My connection interface is Aardvark 3. 8T49n241 I2C Address is 0xF8 4. I used the oscilloscope and TOTAL PHASE BEAGLE to observe I2C communication, I2C communication has been ACK, but why did the Timing Commander still prompt that the chip could not be ...
Nov 19, 2022 - 8A34xxx evaluation board and 24LC64 EEPROM support by Timing Commander
Hello I have the 8A34xxx EVK evaluation board with the IDT8A340001. This boards comes with a 24LC64 eeprom. It is 8KB. Is it possible to program the eeprom from Timing Commander ? The embedded EEPROM utility is designed for 24x1024 and 24x1025 (2x64KB), not for 24LC64 (8KB) ? Or do I need ...
Sep 21, 2024 - Timing Commander and USB to I²C
Hello, I need to program a 5P49V5935 device and I have a few doubts about how Timing Commander handles the communication with the clock generator IC. We would like to integrate the programmer in our design, so we would like to place the USB to I²C converter onboard. Since the ...
Dec 17, 2020
Knowledge Base
- Timing Commander - Installation Error Message: Trend Micro flags the installation as a virus
Cause: older versions of the Trend Micro virus definitions falsely flag the Timing Commanders installer as a virus.Fix: update the Trend Micro virus definitions.
Oct 31, 2016 - Timing Commander - Installation Error Message: Error 0x800b0003
Example Message: Error 0x800b0003: Failed to verify signature of payload: NetFx40ClientWebCause: The PC was unable to download the .NET Framework Installer. This may be due to a security setting on the PC or no internet connection is present.Fix: Manually download the .NET framework installer:https://www.microsoft ...
Oct 31, 2016 - Timing Commander - Installation Error Message: You must be logged into the IDT network in order to install the application
Cause: the user has attempted to install a version of Timing Commander that is for IDT Internal Use Only. Fix: please download the public version of IDT's Timing Commander software here: https://www.renesas.com/us/en/software-tool/timing-commander
Oct 31, 2016
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