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DCA1000EVM: Error on mmWaveStudio in postprocesing

Part Number: DCA1000EVM
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: IWR6843ISK, IWR6843

Hi,

I'm having trouble post-processing the data in mmWaveStudio. I'm using a DCA100EVM + IWR6843ISK. Furthermore, I am following the usual steps to set up the DCA on mmWaveStudio, let me attach the output below. But sometimes after some measurements (DCAarm button + trigger frame, then click on post-processing) I am getting this error and I am not able to see the data on the application.

[16:11:04] ... MWMCR::EvaluateFunction error ...
[16:11:04] Output argument "adc_file_name" (and maybe others) not assigned during call to "calc_rel_offset_and_file_name".
[16:11:04] Error in => process_adc_data.m at line 79.
[16:11:04]
[16:11:04] ... Matlab M-code Stack Trace ...
[16:11:04] at
[16:11:04] file C:\Users\Usuario\AppData\Local\Temp\Usuario\mcrCache8.5.1\Matlab0\Processing_functions\read_adc_data.m, name read_adc_data_16xx, line 528.
[16:11:04] at
[16:11:04] file C:\Users\Usuario\AppData\Local\Temp\Usuario\mcrCache8.5.1\Matlab0\Processing_functions\read_adc_data.m, name read_adc_data, line 27.
[16:11:04] at
[16:11:04] file C:\Users\Usuario\AppData\Local\Temp\Usuario\mcrCache8.5.1\Matlab0\MatlabPostPr\process_adc_data.m, name process_adc_data, line 79.
[16:11:04]
[16:11:04]
[16:11:04] Trace:
[16:11:04] en MathWorks.MATLAB.NET.Utility.MWMCR.EvaluateFunction(String functionName, Int32 numArgsOut, Int32 numArgsIn, MWArray[] argsIn)
[16:11:04] en MathWorks.MATLAB.NET.Utility.MWMCR.EvaluateFunction

This is the commands I use to set up the DCA:

[16:07:01] [RadarAPI]: ar1.PowerOff()
[16:07:01] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:07:02] [RadarAPI]: Opening Gpio Control Port()
[16:07:02] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:07:02] [RadarAPI]: ar1.Disconnect()
[16:07:02] [RadarAPI]: ar1.Calling_ATE_DisconnectTarget()
[16:07:02] [RadarAPI]: ar1.Calling_IsConnected()
[16:07:02] [RadarAPI]: ar1.SaveSettings('C:\Users\Usuario\AppData\Roaming\RSTD\ar1gui.ini')
[16:07:03] [RadarAPI]: Opening Board Control Port()
[16:07:03] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:07:04] [RadarAPI]: ar1.FullReset()
[16:07:04] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:07:04] [RadarAPI]: Closing Board Control Port()
[16:07:04] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:07:04] [RadarAPI]: Closing Gpio Control Port()
[16:07:04] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:07:04] [RadarAPI]: ar1.SOPControl(2)
[16:07:04] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:07:05] [RadarAPI]: ar1.Connect(10,115200,1000)
[16:07:06] [RadarAPI]: ar1.Calling_IsConnected()
[16:07:08] [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("IWR6843")
[16:07:08] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:07:08] [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("IWR6843")
[16:07:08] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:07:08] Device Status : IWR6843/QM/SOP:2/ES:2
[16:07:08] [RadarAPI]: ar1.SaveSettings('C:\Users\Usuario\AppData\Roaming\RSTD\ar1gui.ini')
[16:07:09] [RadarAPI]: ar1.DownloadBSSFw("C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_01_01_00\\mmWaveStudio\\Scripts\\..\\..\\rf_eval_firmware\\radarss\\xwr68xx_radarss.bin")
[16:07:10] [RadarAPI]: Downloading BSS ROM RPRC Binary..
[16:07:57] [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetBSSFwVersion()
[16:07:57] [RadarAPI]: BSSFwVersion:(06.02.01.05 (09/03/20))
[16:08:44] [RadarAPI]: ar1.DownloadMSSFw("C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_01_01_00\\mmWaveStudio\\Scripts\\..\\..\\rf_eval_firmware\\masterss\\xwr68xx_masterss.bin")
[16:08:45] [RadarAPI]: Downloading MSS RPRC Binary..
[16:09:03] [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetMSSFwVersion()
[16:09:03] [RadarAPI]: MSSFwVersion:(02.00.00.03 (27/08/19))
[16:09:24] MSS power up done async event received!
[16:09:24] [RadarAPI]: ar1.PowerOn(0, 1000, 0, 0)
[16:09:24] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:09:27] [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("IWR6843")
[16:09:27] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:09:27] [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("IWR6843")
[16:09:27] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:09:27] Device Status : IWR6843/QM/SOP:2/ES:2
[16:09:27] [RadarAPI]: ar1.RfEnable()
[16:09:27] BSS power up done async event received!
[16:09:27] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:09:27] [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetMSSFwVersion()
[16:09:27] [RadarAPI]: MSSFwVersion:(02.00.00.03 (27/08/19))
[16:09:27] [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetCaptureCardDllVersion()
[16:09:27] [RadarAPI]: Sending dll_version command to DCA1000
[16:09:28] [RadarAPI]:
[16:09:28] DLL Version : 1.0
[16:09:28] [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectCaptureDevice("DCA1000")
[16:09:28] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:09:28] [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetBSSFwVersion()
[16:09:28] [RadarAPI]: BSSFwVersion:(06.02.01.05 (09/03/20))
[16:09:29] [RadarAPI]: ar1.CaptureCardConfig_ResetFPGA()
[16:09:29] [RadarAPI]: ar1.CaptureCardConfig_Mode(1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 30)
[16:09:29] [RadarAPI]: ar1.CaptureCardConfig_PacketDelay(25)
[16:09:29] [RadarAPI]: Sending reset_fpga command to DCA1000
[16:09:29] [RadarAPI]:
[16:09:29] Reset FPGA command : Success
[16:09:29] [RadarAPI]: Sending fpga command to DCA1000
[16:09:29] [RadarAPI]:
[16:09:29] FPGA Configuration command : Success
[16:09:29] [RadarAPI]: Sending record command to DCA1000
[16:09:30] [RadarAPI]:
[16:09:30] Configure Record command : Success
[16:09:30] [RadarAPI]: Sending fpga_version command to DCA1000
[16:09:30] [RadarAPI]:
[16:09:30]
[16:09:30] FPGA Version : 2.9 [Record]
[16:09:30]
[16:09:39] [RadarAPI]: ar1.ChanNAdcConfig(1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 0)
[16:09:39] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:09:40] [RadarAPI]: ar1.LPModConfig(0, 0)
[16:09:40] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:09:40] [RadarAPI]: ar1.RfInit()
[16:09:40] RF Init async event received!
[16:09:40] [RadarAPI]: Time stamp, Temperture: 13332,50; APLL Status, Update: 1, 0; SynthVCO1 Status, Update: 1, 1; SynthVCO2 Status, Update: 1, 1; LODist Status, Update: 1, 1; RxADCDC Status, Update: 1, 1; HPFcutoff Status, Update: 1, 1; LPFcutoff Status, Update: 1, 1; PeakDetector Status, Update: 1, 1; TxPower Status, Update: 1, 1; RxGain Status, Update: 1, 1; TxPhase Status, Update: 1, 1; RxIQMM Status, Update: 1, 1;
[16:09:40] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:09:42] [RadarAPI]: ar1.DataPathConfig(513, 1216644097, 0)
[16:09:42] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:09:43] [RadarAPI]: ar1.LvdsClkConfig(1, 1)
[16:09:43] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:09:44] [RadarAPI]: ar1.LVDSLaneConfig(0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0)
[16:09:44] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:09:48] [RadarAPI]: ar1.ProfileConfig(0, 60, 3,23, 0, 102,47, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 39,034, 0, 1024, 10000, 0, 131072, 30)
[16:09:48] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:09:49] [RadarAPI]: ar1.ChirpConfig(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0)
[16:09:49] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:09:50] Test Source Already Disabled...!!!
[16:09:50] [RadarAPI]: ar1.DisableTestSource(0)
[16:09:50] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:09:50] [RadarAPI]: ar1.FrameConfig(0, 0, 100, 128, 13,83, 0, 0, 1)
[16:09:50] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:09:51] [RadarAPI]: ar1.CaptureCardConfig_StartRecord("C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_01_01_00\\mmWaveStudio\\Scripts\\..\\PostProc\\adc_data.bin", 1)
[16:09:51] [RadarAPI]: Sending start_record command to DCA1000
[16:09:52] [RadarAPI]: ar1.StartFrame()
[16:09:52] [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[16:09:52] Frame start async event received!
[16:09:52] Time Unit report async event received!
[16:09:53] Frame End async event received!
[16:09:53] [RadarAPI]: Frame Ended
[16:09:57] [RadarAPI]:
[16:09:57] Start Record command : Success
[16:09:57]
[16:09:57] Record is completed
[16:09:57]
[16:09:57] Record stop is done successfully
[16:09:57] [RadarAPI]:
[16:09:57] [RadarAPI]: ar1.StartMatlabPostProc("C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_01_01_00\\mmWaveStudio\\Scripts\\..\\PostProc\\adc_data.bin")
[16:09:57] [RadarAPI]: No of files Captured: 1, Total no of frames for each device : 100