ADC32RF55EVM: Unable to connect to the EVM from the ADC3xRF5x EVM GUI

Hi Jeff,

Can you install the FTPROG utility to check that the FTDI port is indeed being recognized by the PC? If it isn't recognized, then it'll likely be a hardware issue but we can check easiest first. 

https://ftdichip.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FT_Prog_v3.12.55.667-Installer.zip 

Chase

Looks like the EVM is showing up in the FT Prog program.  I also have serial ports that appear and disappear when I disconnect and reconnect the USB Cable.

As long as the FTDI is showing here inside FT Prog, then the GUI should be able to connect to the board. Without a EXTCLK applied, what is the power consumption on the 12V power jack?

Current draw on the +12V without an external clock to the ADC is 290mA.

Jeff,

Can you see if this works for you? If so, I will create an official installer and upload it to the web as a fix.

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Chase

That worked.  Thanks!.  Can you let me know when an install package is available on the web site?  Have a good afternoon.

Glad to hear. I will work on the installer this afternoon and will give an update once it is pushed to online. I recently swapped to a new PC so it may take a bit of time for me to get the digital signature working on the win11 pc. The exe which I gave you is fully portable, so you can continue to run this from Downloads folder or you can place it into the Documents/Texas Instruments/ADC3xRF5xEVM/ directory if you want. You can also pass along to anyone on your team in need of this for now until official installer is online.

Thanks, Chase

Thanks again for your help.

Now I'm trying to follow the steps in the user manual to perform the "Quick Start, Bypass Mode"  and the configuration filename in the quick start guide for HSDC Pro doesn't exist.  Also the screenshots for the ADC GUI don't match the GUI you just created.  Are there any updated instruction available?  For reference I'm using HSDC Pro Version 6.

The next issue I potentially facing is my intent is to use the Power Measurement data from the EVM but when I try to update the current monitor data in the ADC GUI the current and power data is all 0.  Should this function work?

Thank.

HI Jeff,

Still working on an official installer.

The GUI is very recent so I haven't had time to update the user guide yet. It's on the to-do list. All that should be needed to bring the device up is on the "Bringup" tab of the GUI. Simply select all settings and then press device bringup once ready. It will take about 10-15 seconds or so. When I can find some time in the next month, I am wanting to add a item to the list on the General page which specifies the exact HSDC Pro INI file to select based on the user entered mode. For now, please match the LMFS mode with the lane rate. These are all shown on the GUI front page.

For the example below, LMFS=8224 and lane rate = 13Gbps, so the correct INI file to load in HSDC Pro will be ADC3xRF5x_8224_8G-13G_1xAvg if using a 1x averaging (14-bit) mode (or using the 2x_4x file to achieve a 16-bit plot).

The current monitors I found to be intermittent or completely incorrect on the RevB and RevC designs, so I decided to remove the support for these versions from this GUI. I can take action to attempt a resolution for these but it likely would be somewhere next month. Is there any specific mode you are wanting power numbers for?

Thanks, Chase