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R31UH0015EU0101 Rev.1.01

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Apr 26, 2022

8A3xxxx 72QFN Evaluation Kit Manual

2.  Working with Timing Commander™ for Programing / 

Configuration

The following sections are best cross-referenced with the 

ClockMatrix GUI Step-by-Step User Guide

 that is 

available on the 

ClockMatrix Timing Solutions

 page and various ClockMatrix device product pages.

2.1  Default Operation

The board can operate off an EEPROM that has stored all information including firmware and a default 

configuration data. A default operation provides a sanity check on the board before running the board through the 

Timing Commander tool. Set the board in the following default conditions (for jumper and switch positions, see 

Figure 5

):

▪ Set all the GPIOs to the center position. This will ensure that GPIO9 is high and that the serial port is configured 

for I2C 1 byte addressing. 

▪ VDDA = 3.3V, VDD_ FOD = 1.8V, and VDDO_Qx = 3.3V
▪ Crystal frequency = 50MHz
▪ CLK0 = 25MHz
▪ FTDI, CM device, and EEPROM share the same I2C bus by jumping Pin 1 and 2 of JP12 and JP13
With the above default conditions ready, connect the board to the PC using a USB cable (type A on the PC side 

and mini-type on the board side), and power up the board using a 5V supply. On power-up, the 

ClockMatrix device will read its firmware and configuration data from EEPROM and update all registers. When this 

process is completed, the following frequencies are available: 
▪ Q0 = 122.88MHz
▪ Q1 = 122.88MHz

Figure 5. Board Setting for Default Operation

Note

: In order to set GPIO9 to “High”, the switch for GPIO9 must be set either to the “+” (high) position or the 

center position (see 

Figure 4

).

 

Summary of Contents for 8A3 72QFN Series

Page 1: ...Commander software GUI How to configure and program the board to generate standard compliant frequencies Kit Contents 8A34xxx 72QFN Evaluation Board USB Type A cable PC Requirements Renesas Timing Co...

Page 2: ...gures Figure 1 8A3xxxx Evaluation Board 1 Figure 2 8A3xxxx 72QFN Evaluation Board Detailed 3 Figure 3 Example of Voltage Jumpers 4 Figure 4 GPIO Setting and Status Display Area 5 Figure 5 Board Settin...

Page 3: ...of phase GPIO switch LEDs and Test points There are seven GPIOs available Each GPIO can be set a low or high level if input or displayed with an LED if output Some GPIOs are used to set the chip in a...

Page 4: ...t 5V 2A The red jack J1 is positive the black jack J2 is the ground Multiple LDOs are used to generate 3 3V 2 5V and 1 8V from the 5V supply 1 2 Voltage Selection Jumpers There are eight headers jumpe...

Page 5: ...ector going to a PC 1 5 I2C between FTDI CM Device and On board EEPROM One of the major differences between the 72QFN and 144BGA144 chips is that there is only one serial bus on the 72QFN chip The I2C...

Page 6: ...re 5 Set all the GPIOs to the center position This will ensure that GPIO9 is high and that the serial port is configured for I2C 1 byte addressing VDDA 3 3V VDD_ FOD 1 8V and VDDO_Qx 3 3V Crystal freq...

Page 7: ...PIO9 high Connect the board to the PC 2 Start the Timing Commander software You will see options of New Setting File and Open Setting file For a new configuration select New Setting File Figure 6 Star...

Page 8: ...with the 8A34001 block diagram will open for configurations or if Open Settings File is selected in Step 3 above you will be prompted to browse and select an existing tcs file and the personality fil...

Page 9: ...necting the Board with GUI 6 Click on the chip symbol at the upper right corner of the GUI window to initiate the connection The connection is valid when a green band appears at the upper right corner...

Page 10: ...ction is made the firmware version can be read within the GUI Click the Firmware Utility button to bring up the Firmware Utility window as shown in Figure 12 Figure 12 Reading Firmware Version 9 Withi...

Page 11: ...he output operates at its intended Voffset otherwise the equipment may load the output down and cause degraded performance The following rework must be implemented in order to support a 1PPS input clo...

Page 12: ...matic diagrams are located at the rear of the document 4 Ordering Information 5 Revision History Part Number Description 8A34044 EVK 8A3xxxx 72QFN Evaluation Kit Revision Date Description 1 01 Apr 26...

Page 13: ...oad Firmware to the RAM 1 Connect to the EVB 2 Power up the EVB with no EEPROM present This ensures the firmware is 4 0 2 7017 3 The GUI will indicate that the firmware on the chip does not match the...

Page 14: ...Kit Manual 6 In the next dialog window press Yes and wait approximately 3 4 minutes 7 Once the FW updates a dialog window will indicate a successful update Click Close 8 Press Get Firmware Version to...

Page 15: ...DB DB Block Diagram OF PROJECT NAME DRAWN CHECK DESIGN TITLE DRAWING NUMBER REVISION RELEASE DATE SHEET SUBTITLE 1 2 SK 10280 01 1 Fidus Systems 375 Terry Fox Drive Ottawa ON K2K 0J8 Indira3 DB DB DB...

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Page 20: ...ASE DATE SHEET SUBTITLE 1 2 SK 10280 01 Fidus Systems 375 Terry Fox Drive Ottawa ON K2K 0J8 Indira3 RK DB RK GPIO LEDs OF PROJECT NAME DRAWN CHECK DESIGN TITLE DRAWING NUMBER REVISION RELEASE DATE SHE...

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Page 22: ...MIL PAD 125MIL DIAMETER 1 R801 2 67k R924 0 R773 2 67k C883 1 0uF RK 19 03 13 J26 5 1814832 1 CONN SOCKET SMA STR DIE CAST PCB R767 49 9 R786 2 67k R460 2 67k R771 2 67k 13 11 13 RvR MH7 MTG250C125P P...

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