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AWR2944: HECR Radar Toolbox Example not working

Kaushik Gowda
Mastermind 20605 points
Part Number: AWR2944

Hi e2e,

Issue:

  • Prebuilt appimage not working when flashed on some 2944 EVMs. The UART application port only shows SBL logs and application seems to not be working. (When using the High-End Corner Radar example application in RTB version 1.00.01.07)

Fix:

  • Download the mmwave mcuplus SDK 4.4
  • When setting the environment to build the application using the setenv.bat from mmwave mcuplus SDK 4.3.0.1 (as mentioned in the userguide), please change the DFP version set in the file as follows:
    • set MMWAVE_AWR294X_DFP_INSTALL_PATH= C:\ti\mmwave_mcuplus_sdk_04_04_00_00\mmwave_dfp_02_04_08_01 instead of 
      set MMWAVE_AWR294X_DFP_INSTALL_PATH=%MMWAVE_SDK_TOOLS_INSTALL_PATH%/mmwave_dfp_02_04_05_00
  • This will rebuild the application with the new firmware that supports the both the ES1.0 and ES2.0 EVMs.
  • To use the application debug binaries with CCS, please flash the ccsdebug.bin file from the mmwave mcuplus SDK 4.4
  • In CCS project build, the path to the DFP can similarly be updated in the project properties.

The fix will be applied in a future release of the Radar toolbox.

Regards,

Kaushik

  • 0
    TI__Mastermind 20605 points

    Closing the thread. FYI.

  • 0
    Prodigy 10 points

    Dear Kaushik,

    Here is some update about you solusion.

    As per your instructions, II have utilized the new "SBL", "appimag", and new toolbox that were shared with me by your company engineer. In addition, I have utilized the new High-End Corner Radar GUI. However, I am still facing issues and have been unable to obtain any results from the radar. I have outlined the specific issues in detail below:

    Specifically, in the new MATLAB GUI file, there is a ".cfg" file required to configure the radar. However, I was unable to locate this file in the new toolbox and GUI folder. I used a cfg file named "default" that was the only cfg file in the new toolbox folder you shared with me. The radar was configured with this file, but I am still not getting any signal in the graph. Additionally, I here I copied the warning and error messages displayed by MATLAB when running the GUI.

    " Warning: A timeout occurred before the Terminator was reached.
    'serial' unable to read all requested data. For more information on possible reasons, see Serial Read Warnings.
    analogMonitor 0 0
    Warning: A timeout occurred before the Terminator was reached.
    'serial' unable to read all requested data. For more information on possible reasons, see Serial Read Warnings.
    calibData 0 0 0
    Warning: A timeout occurred before the Terminator was reached.
    'serial' unable to read all requested data. For more information on possible reasons, see Serial Read Warnings.
    aoaFovCfg -1 -85 85 -30 30
    Warning: A timeout occurred before the Terminator was reached.
    'serial' unable to read all requested data. For more information on possible reasons, see Serial Read Warnings.
    appSceneryParams 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 -14.0 14.0 1.0 231.0 -5.0 5.0
    Warning: A timeout occurred before the Terminator was reached.
    'serial' unable to read all requested data. For more information on possible reasons, see Serial Read Warnings.
    Warning: A timeout occurred before the Terminator was reached.
    'serial' unable to read all requested data. For more information on possible reasons, see Serial Read Warnings.
    appGatingParams 8.0 10.0 8.0 4.0 40.0
    Warning: A timeout occurred before the Terminator was reached.
    'serial' unable to read all requested data. For more information on possible reasons, see Serial Read Warnings.
    appStateParams 3 2 10 100 10 0
    Warning: A timeout occurred before the Terminator was reached.
    'serial' unable to read all requested data. For more information on possible reasons, see Serial Read Warnings.
    appAllocParams 20.0 20.0 1.0 6 4.0 20.0
    Warning: A timeout occurred before the Terminator was reached.
    'serial' unable to read all requested data. For more information on possible reasons, see Serial Read Warnings.
    gtrack 1 800 30 0.0 40.8781 0.1065 1.0 10.0 0.0 0.050 0
    Warning: A timeout occurred before the Terminator was reached.
    'serial' unable to read all requested data. For more information on possible reasons, see Serial Read Warnings.
    ransac 1 200 1.0
    Warning: A timeout occurred before the Terminator was reached.
    'serial' unable to read all requested data. For more information on possible reasons, see Serial Read Warnings.
    sensorStart
    Warning: A timeout occurred before the Terminator was reached.
    'serial' unable to read all requested data. For more information on possible reasons, see Serial Read Warnings.
    Warning: A timeout occurred before the Terminator was reached.
    'serial' unable to read all requested data. For more information on possible reasons, see Serial Read Warnings.
    Warning: The JavaFrame figure property will be removed in a future release. For more information see UI Alternatives for MATLAB Apps on mathworks.com.
    > In gui_initializer (line 46)
    In read_serial_port_and_plot_object_location (line 110)
    In High_end_corner_radar_ti_design_visualization (line 112)
    Serial port(s) already open. Re-initializing... "

    Could you please assist me with these issues?

    Thank you for your help.

  • 0 in reply to Neda Rojhani
    TI__Mastermind 20605 points

    Hello Neda,

    Please note the following points:

    1. A .cfg file is not required to run the demo. There is a configuration that is already loaded and the demo runs with that.
    2. From your logs, it looks like the serial port is in use somewhere else. Please make sure only one instance of the same is open. (Eg: If you have Tera term open and are using Matlab GUI, it could cause this.)

    Regards,

    Kaushik