IWR6843LEVM: Sense and Direct, python GUI

Also, when I run people counting on the python mmwave demo gui, i received the following message:

Python is 64 bit
Python version: sys.version_info(major=3, minor=6, micro=0, releaselevel='final', serial=0)
Parser type: 3D People Counting
Connected
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: ''
No cfg file selected!
{'startFreq': 60.0, 'numLoops': 64, 'numTx': 3, 'sensorHeight': 3, 'maxRange': 10, 'az_tilt': 0, 'elev_tilt': 0, 'idle': 343.0, 'adcStart': 7.0, 'rampEnd': 72.73, 'slope': 55.0, 'samples': 496.0, 'sampleRate': 7662.0}
Setting box 0 invisisble
Setting box 1 invisisble
{'startFreq': 60.0, 'numLoops': 16.0, 'numTx': 3.0, 'sensorHeight': 3, 'maxRange': 18.806727272727272, 'az_tilt': 0, 'elev_tilt': 0, 'idle': 343.0, 'adcStart': 7.0, 'rampEnd': 72.73, 'slope': 55.0, 'samples': 496.0, 'sampleRate': 7662.0}
Setting box 0 invisisble
Setting box 1 invisisble
b'% ***************************************************************\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Created for SDK ver:03.06\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Created using Visualizer ver:3.6.0.0\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Frequency:60\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Platform:xWR68xx\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Scene Classifier:best_range_res\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Azimuth Resolution(deg):15 + Elevation\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Range Resolution(m):0.042\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Maximum unambiguous Range(m):17.2\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Maximum Radial Velocity(m/s):1\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Radial velocity resolution(m/s):0.13\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Frame Duration(msec):100\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% RF calibration data:None\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Range Detection Threshold (dB):15\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Doppler Detection Threshold (dB):15\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Range Peak Grouping:enabled\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Doppler Peak Grouping:enabled\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Static clutter removal:disabled\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Angle of Arrival FoV: Full FoV\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Range FoV: Full FoV\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% Doppler FoV: Full FoV\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>% ***************************************************************\n'
b'Skipped\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>sensorStop\n'
b'Ignored: Sensor is already stopped\n'
b'\rDone\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>flushCfg\n'
b'Done\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>dfeDataOutputMode 1\n'
b'Done\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>channelCfg 15 7 0\n'
b'Done\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>adcCfg 2 1\n'
b'Done\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>adcbufCfg -1 0 1 1 1\n'
b'Done\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>profileCfg 0 60 343 7 72.73 0 0 55 1 496 7662 0 0 158\n'
b'Done\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>chirpCfg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1\n'
b'Done\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>chirpCfg 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4\n'
b'Done\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>chirpCfg 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2\n'
b'Done\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>frameCfg 0 2 16 0 100 1 0\n'
b'Done\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>lowPower 0 0\n'
b'Done\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>guiMonitor -1 1 1 0 0 0 1\n'
b"'guiMonitor' is not recognized as a CLI command\n"
b'\rmmwDemo:/>cfarCfg -1 0 2 8 4 3 0 15 1\n'
b"'cfarCfg' is not recognized as a CLI command\n"
b'\rmmwDemo:/>cfarCfg -1 1 0 4 2 3 1 15 1\n'
b"'cfarCfg' is not recognized as a CLI command\n"
b'\rmmwDemo:/>multiObjBeamForming -1 1 0.5\n'
b"'multiObjBeamForming' is not recognized as a CLI command\n"
b'\rmmwDemo:/>clutterRemoval -1 0\n'
b"'clutterRemoval' is not recognized as a CLI command\n"
b'\rmmwDemo:/>calibDcRangeSig -1 0 -5 8 256\n'
b"'calibDcRangeSig' is not recognized as a CLI command\n"
b'\rmmwDemo:/>extendedMaxVelocity -1 0\n'
b"'extendedMaxVelocity' is not recognized as a CLI command\n"
b'\rmmwDemo:/>bpmCfg -1 0 0 1\n'
b'Done\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>lvdsStreamCfg -1 0 0 0\n'
b"'lvdsStreamCfg' is not recognized as a CLI command\n"
b'\rmmwDemo:/>compRangeBiasAndRxChanPhase 0.0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0\n'
b'Done\n'
b'\rmmwDemo:/>measureRangeBiasAndRxChanPhase 0 1.5 0.2\n'
b"'measureRangeBiasAndRxChanPhase' is not recognized as a CLI command\n"
b'\rmmwDemo:/>CQRxSatMonitor 0 3 7 113 0\n'
b"'CQRxSatMonitor' is not recognized as a CLI command\n"
b'\rmmwDemo:/>CQSigImgMonitor 0 123 8\n'
b"'CQSigImgMonitor' is not recognized as a CLI command\n"
b'\rmmwDemo:/>analogMonitor 0 0\n'
b"'analogMonitor' is not recognized as a CLI command\n"
b'\rmmwDemo:/>aoaFovCfg -1 -90 90 -90 90\n'
b"'aoaFovCfg' is not recognized as a CLI command\n"
b'\rmmwDemo:/>cfarFovCfg -1 0 0 16.71\n'
b"'cfarFovCfg' is not recognized as a CLI command\n"
b'\rmmwDemo:/>cfarFovCfg -1 1 -1 1.00\n'
b"'cfarFovCfg' is not recognized as a CLI command\n"
b'\rmmwDemo:/>calibData 0 0 0\n'
b"'calibData' is not recognized as a CLI command\n"
b'\rmmwDemo:/>sensorStart\n'

Thanks Nathan,

I am able to find the .cfg files for the sense and direct/3D people counting.

However, during the launching and execution of the lab, sometimes, the program freezes.

This includes:

1. Unable to send commands to the evm

2. freezes after some execution. There is no error message given

3. for 3d people counting, it freezes with this error message:

This occurs after execution for a few minutes.

The configs are taken from sense and detect/3d people counting lab. Is there a way to prevent such issues from happening?

Thank you for your assistance.

Hi Nathan,

I have also tried to send the output to tera term with baudrate of 921600. The output is as such:

How do  you decode the data?

Thank you.

Hi Nathan,

Thanks for the clarification.

1.As for the data, could you explain how do you output to text file?

I set the sensor output com port to such configuration at baudrate of 921600.

Then I ran the device. I got the output on terraterm and downloaded its log into a txt file.

This is the result I had gotten:

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How could I decode the data/ what is the best way to receive the data with open source tools.

2.Also, when I am running sense and direct lab on the GUI,

I have encountered the following error:

After which, the python GUI stops updating. The number of frame stays stagnant too. Only the number of points keeps changing.:

How can I prevent this from happening?

3.Is it possible to increase the number of people tracked for 2d sense and direct? What is the maximum number of people the IWR6843levm track? What are some factors to consider?

Thank you.