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AFE7900EVM: AFE7900 is losing its lock while running AFEprogram.py

Part Number: AFE7900EVM
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: AFE7900,

Hi,

I am programming AFE7900 with latte. I am following the sequence of executing like setup.py, devInit.py, programLMK.py and programAFE.py. After programming LMK.py, I am relasing the master reset and I got qpll as 3 and i released the tx reset. Then while running the programAFE.py, the qpll lock is lost and in the board also I am obsering that the D3 led(Pll2 locked) was not glowing after this stage. 

 

I have attached the latte logs. AFE7900_latte_logs.txt 

I need assistance regarding this issue. Thanks in advance for the support.

Regards,
Elan

  • Hi Elan,

    Can you please share both the programLMK.py and programAFE.py scripts? I suspect that the LMK settings could be overridden in the second script. 

    Another thing to look at is the EVM's power.  Can you confirm that you are providing the AFE7900EVM with 6V, 5A? 



    Regards,

    David Chaparro

  • Hi David,

    Thanks for the reply. For AFE7900 EVM, I am providing 5.8V and 5A power. I have attached the programLMK.py and programAFE.py scripts below.

    Regards,
    Elan

    '''
    Validation :  AFE79xx Library Version 
    				v1.67, v1.74
    Case			RX					TX						   FB						CLK					Notes
    ----	-----------------	  -----------------			-----------------			-----------			------------
    1		245.76Msps, 24410     491.52Msps, 44210			491.52Msps, 22210			FADC=2949.12M       DAC in interleaved mode
    		SerDes=9830.4Mbps     SerDes=9830.4Mbps			SerDes=9830.4Mbps			FDAC=8847.36M
    		PLL0, NCO=3500M		  PLL0, NCO=3500M			NCO=3500M                   REF=491.52M
    		
    2		245.76Msps, 24410     491.52Msps, 44210			491.52Msps, 22210			FADC=2949.12M       DAC in straight mode
    		SerDes=9830.4Mbps     SerDes=9830.4Mbps			SerDes=9830.4Mbps			FDAC=8847.36M
    		PLL0, NCO=3500M		  PLL0, NCO=3500M			NCO=3500M                   REF=491.52M
    '''
    setupParams.skipFpga 				= 1
    sysParams							=	AFE.systemParams
    setupParams.fpgaRefClk 				= 245.76#184.32#
    AFE.systemStatus.loadTrims			= 1
    
    
    sysParams.FRef                    	= 491.52
    sysParams.FadcRx                  	= 2949.12
    sysParams.FadcFb				  	= 2949.12
    sysParams.Fdac                    	= 2949.12*4
    
    sysParams.enableDacInterleavedMode	= False 					#DAC interleave mode to save power consumption. Fs/2 - Fin spur occurs
    
    sysParams.modeTdd 					= 0		
    										# 0- Single TDD Pin for all Channels
    										# 1- Separate Control for 2T/2R/1F
    										# 2- Separate Control for 1T/1R/1F			
    
    sysParams.topLevelSystemMode		= 'StaticTDDMode'
    sysParams.RRFMode 					= 0   #4T4R2F FDD mode
    sysParams.jesdSystemMode			= [3,3]
    										#SystemMode 0:	2R1F-FDD						; rx1-rx2-fb-fb
    										#SystemMode 1:	1R1F-FDD						; rx1-rx1-fb-fb
    										#SystemMode 2:	2R-FDD							; rx1-rx1-rx2-rx2
    										#SystemMode 3:	1R								; rx1-rx1-rx1-rx1
    										#SystemMode 4:	1F								; fb-fb-fb-fb
    										#SystemMode 5:	1R1F-TDD						; rx1/fb-rx1/fb-rx1/fb-rx1/fb
    										#SystemMode 8:	1R1F-TDD 1R-FDD	(FB-2Lanes)(RX1 RX2 interchanged)		; rx2/fb-rx2/fb-rx1-rx1
    
    
    sysParams.jesdLoopbackEn			= 0 #Make it 1 to Enable the JESDTX to JESDRX internal loopback
    sysParams.LMFSHdRx                	= ["44210","44210","44210","44210"]	
    										# The 2nd and 4th are valid only for jesdSystemMode values in (2,6,7,8). For other modes, select 4 converter modes for 1st and 3rd.
    sysParams.LMFSHdFb                	= ["22210","22210"]
    sysParams.LMFSHdTx                	= ["44210","44210","44210","44210"]
    sysParams.jesdTxProtocol            = [0,0]
    sysParams.jesdRxProtocol            = [0,0]
    sysParams.serdesFirmware			= True 		# If you want to lead any firmware, please speify the path here. Otherwise it will not write any firmware
    sysParams.jesdTxLaneMux				= [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7]	
    												# Enter which lanes you want in each location. 
    												# Note that across 2T Mux is not possible in 0.5.
    												# For example, if you want to exchange the first two lines of each 2T, this should be [[1,0,2,3],[5,4,6,7]]
    sysParams.serdesTxLanePolarity		= [True, True, False, False, True, True, False, False]
    sysParams.jesdRxLaneMux				= [0,1,2,3,4,5,7,6]	
    												# Enter which lanes you want in each location.
    												# Note that across 2R Mux is not possible in 0.5.
    												# For example, if you want to exchange the first two lines of each 2R, this should be [[1,0,2,3],[5,4,6,7]]
    sysParams.serdesRxLanePolarity		= [True, True, True, True, False, False, False, False]
    sysParams.jesdRxRbd					= [4, 4]
    
    sysParams.rxJesdTxScr				= [False]*4
    sysParams.fbJesdTxScr				= [False]*2
    sysParams.jesdRxScr					= [False]*4
    
    sysParams.rxJesdTxK					= [32]*4
    sysParams.fbJesdTxK					= [32]*2
    sysParams.jesdRxK					= [16]*4 #[32]*4
    
    
    	
    sysParams.txNco0					= 	[[2500,2500],
    										[2500,2500],
    										[2500,2500],
    										[2500,2500]]
    
    sysParams.rxNco0					= 	[[2500,2500],
    										[2500,2500],
    										[2500,2500],
    										[2500,2500]]
    
    sysParams.fbNco0					= 	[2500,2500] #[1800,1800]			#FBA, FBC for NCO0
    sysParams.fbNco1					= 	[2500,2500] #[1800,1800]			#FBA, FBC for NCO1
    sysParams.fbNco2					= 	[2500,2500] #[1800,1800]			#FBA, FBC for NCO2
    sysParams.fbNco3					= 	[2500,2500] #[1800,1800]			#FBA, FBC for NCO3
    
    sysParams.numBandsRx				= [0]*4					# 0 for single, 1 for dual
    sysParams.numBandsFb				= [0,0]				
    sysParams.numBandsTx				= [0,0,0,0]
    
    sysParams.ddcFactorRx             	= [6]*4			# DDC decimation factor for RX A, B, C and D
    sysParams.ddcFactorFb             	= [6]*2
    sysParams.ducFactorTx             	= [24]*4
    
    AFE.systemStatus.loadTrims			=1
    
    ## The following parameters sets up the LMK04828 clocking schemes
    lmkParams.pllEn						=	True#False
    lmkParams.inputClk					=	1474.56#737.28
    lmkParams.sysrefFreq				=	2949.12/1024
    lmkParams.lmkFrefClk				=	True
    
    ## The following parameters sets up the register and macro dumps
    logDumpInst.setFileName(ASTERIX_DIR+DEVICES_DIR+r"\Afe79xxPg1.txt")
    logDumpInst.logFormat				= 0x0f ## 
    logDumpInst.rewriteFile				= 1
    logDumpInst.rewriteFileFormat4		= 1
    device.optimizeWrites				= 0
    device.rawWriteLogEn				= 1
    lmk.rawWriteLogEn					= 1
    
    ## The following parameters sets up the SYNCIN and SYNCOUT to interface with the TSW14J57
    sysParams.jesdABLvdsSync			= 0
    sysParams.jesdCDLvdsSync			= 0
    sysParams.rxJesdTxSyncMux			= [0,0,0,0]
    sysParams.fbJesdTxSyncMux			= [0,0]
    sysParams.jesdRxSyncMux				= [0,0,0,0]		#[0,0,1,1]
    sysParams.syncLoopBack				= True
    
    # ## The following parameters sets up the AGC
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].agcMode = 1 ##internal AGC
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].gpioRstEnable = 0 ##disable GPIO based reset to AGC detector 
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].atken = [0, 1, 0] ##enable big and small step attack
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].decayen = [0,1,0] ##enable big and small step decay
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].atksize = [2,1,0] ## bigs step = 2dB, small step = 1dB
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].decaysize = [2,1,0] ##big step = 2dB, small step = 1dB
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].atkthreshold = [-1, -2, -14] ##attack threshold
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].decaythreshold = [-14, -6, -20] ##decay threshold
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].atkwinlength = [170, 170] ## detector time constant expressed inn absolute time in ns. 
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].decaywinlength = 87380 ##detector time constant expressed in absolute time in ns. All detectors use the same value for decay time constant
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].atkNumHitsAbs = [8,8] ##absolute number of times signal crosses threshold. These crossing are with respect to the FADC/8 clock
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].decayNumHitsAbs = [100,100] ##absolute number of times signal crosses threshold. These crossing are with respect to the FADC/8 clock
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].minDsaAttn = 0 ##minimum DSA attenuation used by AGC
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].maxDsaAttn = 22 ##maximum DSA attenuation used by AGC
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].totalGainRange = 22 ##total gain range used by ALC for gain compensation
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].minAttnAlc = 0 ##minimum attenuation used by ALC for compensation when useMinAttnAgc = 0
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].useMinAttnAgc = 1 ##enable ALC to use minimum attenuation from AGC for which compensation is required.
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].alcEn = 1
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].alcMode = 0 ##floating point DGC
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].fltPtMode = 0 ##if exponent > 0, dont send MSB
    # sysParams.agcParams[0].fltPtFmt = 1 ##3 bit exponent
    
    
    ## The following parameters sets up the GPIOs
    sysParams.gpioMapping={
    		'H8': 'ADC_SYNC0',
    		'H7': 'DAC_SYNC0',
    		'N8': 'ADC_SYNC2',
    		'N7': 'ADC_SYNC3',
    		'H9': 'ADC_SYNC1',
    		'G9': 'DAC_SYNC1',
    		'N9': 'DAC_SYNC2',
    		'P9': 'DAC_SYNC3',
    		'P14': 'GLOBAL_PDN',
    		'K14': 'FBABTDD',
    		'R6': 'FBCDTDD',
    		'H15': ['TXATDD','TXBTDD'],
    		'V5': ['TXCTDD','TXDTDD'],
    		'E7': ['RXATDD','RXBTDD'],
    		'R15': ['RXCTDD','RXDTDD']}
    		
    #AFE.systemParams.papParams[0]['enable'] = True
    #AFE.systemParams.papParams[1]['enable'] = True
    #AFE.systemParams.papParams[2]['enable'] = True
    #AFE.systemParams.papParams[3]['enable'] = True
    
    sysParams.useSpiSysref = False
    #setupParams.skipLmk	=	False
    #AFE.LMK.lmkConfig()
    sysParams.ncoFreqMode 				=  "FCW"  ##"1KHz" ##"FCW"
    AFE.systemStatus.txChainDirectCtrl = True
    ## Initiates LMK04828 and AFE79xx Bring-up
    
    setupParams.skipLmk	=	False
    AFE.initializeConfig()
    lmkParams.sysrefFreq = AFE.systemStatus.sysrefFreq
    lmkParams.lmkPulseSysrefMode = False
    AFE.LMK.lmkConfig()
    
    
    
    ## Initiates AFE79xx Bring-up
    setupParams.skipLmk	=	True
    AFE.deviceBringup()
    
    AFE.TOP.overrideTdd(15,0,15)
    #AFE.TOP.overrideTdd(15,3,15)
    
    #setupParams.skipLmk	=	False
    #lmk.head.page.DCLK2_SDCLK3_controls.Clkout_pdn_dis.sdclk_pdn = 1