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IWR6843AOP:The self-made PCBA of IWR6843AOP failed to be burned using uniflash.

Part Number: IWR6843AOP
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: , UNIFLASH

Hi Support team,

Refer to the circuit of IWR6843AOPEVM to design the homemade PCBA of IWR6843AOP.
The circuit schematic is provided below.

mmWave detection platform_V1.1_20230901.pdf

*Symptom:
The self-made PCBA of IWR6843AOP failed to be burned using uniflash.
The error message is shown below.

=>I found this error message, which is the same as the situation when IWR6843AOPEVM SOP2 is set to LOW.


*What I checked so far on the hardware side:

- The voltage supply chip(TI LP87524J) delivers 1.2, 1.0, 1.8 and 3.3 as expected.
- VBGAP ~= 0.89V
- RADAR_VOUT_14APLL ~= 1.36V
- RADAR_VOUT_14SYNTH ~= 0V
- An external quartz provides the correct 40 MHz on CLKP and CLKM
- RADAR_OSC_CLKOUT ~= 1.36V
- SOP has been set to FLASH MODE:
SOP2 ~= 2.37V (>1.57 => HI)
SOP1 ~= 0V (<0.65 => LOW)
SOP0 ~= 3.3V (>1.57 => HI)
(3.3V Mode) VIL = 0.65V (MIN) / VIH = 1.57V (MAX)


*Others:

- QSPI FLASH Memory originally used Macronix/MX25R1635FZUIL0, which has been changed to TI BOM SET: Macronix/MX25R1635FZUIH0.


I would like to ask in which direction can I conduct hardware measurement and confirmation?
If possible, please help me review the circuit schematic diagram. Thank you.

  • Deca,

    Please check your COM PORT settings and ensure you are pointing Uniflash at the correct port. 

    Then please probe the voltages supplying the CP2105 and please perform continuity checks between the USB port and the CP2015, and then between the CP2105 and the IWR6843AoP. 

    If all is in order in the last two steps, try reflowing the CP2105 and the IWR6843AoP

  • Hello

    Thank you for your suggestion

    Following your suggestion, I finally heated the CP2015 IC and increased the amount of solder creep in the QFN package, and then successfully programmed it using Uniflash.

    Follow up with out-of-box DEMO, which can be demoed out.

    Thank you very much for your assistance