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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.

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Support Communities

  1. 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
  2. Timing Commander serial mode?

    After discovering that the Timing Commander supposedly supports a serial connection (with  a 8V97003 dev board) I assumed that the communication with the chip is simply routed through the serial port instead of the USB interface. So I plugged in a USB-serial adapter and connected it to my custom ...

    Mar 19, 2024
  3. 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
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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. 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
  3. 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
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