AWR6843ISK: UniFlash error indicates invalid header for demo

Bert

Part Number: AWR6843ISK
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: MMWAVEICBOOST, DCA1000EVM, UNIFLASH,

In terms of hardware, we have our MMWAVEICBOOST along with the AWK6843ISK module attached (DCA1000EVM is attached, but not in use at the moment).

From within Code Composer, I can compile, flash, and debug without issue. (SOP0=closed, SOP1=closed, SOP2=open)

However, if I open UniFlash and try to flash, it returns the following error: (SOP0=closed, SOP1=open, SOP2=closed)

[11/4/2021, 8:09:14 AM] [INFO] Cortex_R4_0: Initialization complete.
[11/4/2021, 8:09:14 AM] [INFO] Cortex_R4_0: Flashing process starting...
[11/4/2021, 8:09:14 AM] [INFO] Cortex_R4_0: Connecting to COM Port COM24...
[11/4/2021, 8:09:14 AM] [INFO] Cortex_R4_0: Reset connection to device
[11/4/2021, 8:09:14 AM] [INFO] Cortex_R4_0: Set break signal
[11/4/2021, 8:09:14 AM] [INFO] Cortex_R4_0: Connection to COM port succeeded. Flashing can proceed.
[11/4/2021, 8:09:14 AM] [INFO] Cortex_R4_0: Reading device version info...
[11/4/2021, 8:09:14 AM] [INFO] Cortex_R4_0: ** 1 files specified for flashing.
[11/4/2021, 8:09:14 AM] [INFO] Cortex_R4_0: Checking file C:/ti/mmwave_sdk_03_05_00_04/firmware/radarss/xwr6xxx_radarss_rprc.bin for correct header for IWR6843.
[11/4/2021, 8:09:14 AM] [INFO] Cortex_R4_0: Header of C:/ti/mmwave_sdk_03_05_00_04/firmware/radarss/xwr6xxx_radarss_rprc.bin file indicates it is not a valid file to flash to IWR6843: 0x43525052
[11/4/2021, 8:09:14 AM] [ERROR] Cortex_R4_0: !!! Aborting flashing of specified files!!!
[11/4/2021, 8:09:14 AM] [INFO] Cortex_R4_0: Disconnecting from device on COM port COM24...
[11/4/2021, 8:09:15 AM] [INFO] Cortex_R4_0: Flashing instance clean-up initiated...
[11/4/2021, 8:09:15 AM] [INFO] Cortex_R4_0: Instance deinitialized!

I have tried multiple images, but the result seems to be the same. For reference, my Mux settings and associated SOP mode can be seen below.

I'm curious if anything jumps out. In terms of an example image, I am currently trying with the standard mmWaveStudioDemo found in C:\ti\mmwave_studio_02_01_01_00\rf_eval_firmware