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Linking problem

Hi,

We have some prototype boards we're testing.  We're running autonomous mode and using as a PM supplied with the development kit.  The slave is on our proto board.  We can plug our slave into the demo board via an adapter we made (the headers had to be repositioned to fit our motherboard).  In autonomous mode our slave board will link with the demo kit master and audio works fine.   If we cycle power, they relink OK automatically. 

The problem is when we connect our slave board to our motherboard.  We still have the master running in the demo kit mother board.   Now the master and slave won't link at all when they should automatically.  Both flash the alone LED even if they're just inches apart.  If I drop the slave back in the demo kit motherboard they work fine again! 

The only difference in the header connections between the develpment kit board and our motherboard is that we don't have connections on our mother board for xpaen and npaen.  We're not currently using the range extender IC and these are outputs anyway (I think).

Why will they link OK if the slave is in the demo kit motherboard but not in our mother board?

Thanks!

  • Ed,

    What audio device do you have?

    What happends with the LED if you select DSP as the audio device on the slave?

     

    -P

  • Hi Per,

    We're using the same TI codec as in the demo kit.  Our proto motherboard uses the same DK hardware (minus some of the things we're not using like mic and SPDIF).  I don't know if our codec IC is working on our motherboard.  But I don't see anything in the data sheet that says the audio device affects network establishment.  If the codec is not functioning correctly on the slave, can that prevent establishing a network with a master? 

    Ed 

  • Hi ED,

    No, the audio device do not affect network establishment but if you have a audio device and the CC85xx "detects a failure" when comunicating with the audio device it does(can) not stream audio (active state). What happend if you changed to DSP on the slave? (If DSP is selected the CC85xx just outputs the audio data on the audio intreface.)

    Per H

  • Hi Per H

    We set up the slave in DSP without changeing anything on the master and they now link! 

    I guess we have an issue with our motherboard and the audio/codec.

    Thanks!

    EC