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IWR1843BOOST: E79889

Mostafa Hamdy
Prodigy 10 points
Part Number: IWR1843BOOST

Tool/software:

I'm currently working with a radar sensor called the IWR1843Boost, using the mmWave Studio tool to configure all the necessary radar parameters, such as [basic configuration, ADC configuration, RF LDO bypass, low-power mode, data path configuration, clock settings, sensor configuration, chirp configuration, and frame configuration]. Additionally, I use mmWave Studio to trigger the start of the recording process, and so far, everything has been functioning smoothly.

However, I now need to automate the process by using the CLI tool instead of mmWave Studio. This is where I'm encountering some confusion. I'm unsure how to configure parameters like [basic configuration, ADC settings, RF LDO bypass, low-power mode, data path setup, clock settings, sensor, chirp, and frame configurations] using only CLI commands. The documentation and code don't seem to provide sufficient details on this process. If anyone can offer a clear explanation on how to perform these steps via the CLI tool—from setting up the configurations to triggering the start recording command—I would greatly appreciate it.

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    TI__Mastermind 23067 points

    Hello,

    Is this the CLI tool that is found in the Radar Toolbox? The Adc_Data_Capture_Tool_DCA1000_CLI?

    Best Regards,

    Pedrhom

  • 0 in reply to Pedrhom Nafisi
    Prodigy 10 points

    Hello Pedrhom Nafisi,

    I have set up the mmWave Studio 2.1.0.0 tool. In the reference code folder, I only found the following files: cli_control_main.cpp, cli_record_main.cpp, and rf_api.dll. However, I couldn't locate the Adc_Data_Capture_Tool_DCA1000_CLI file.

    Could you please let me know if there is something else I need to install? My goal is to operate independently of mmWave Studio entirely.

  • 0 in reply to Mostafa Hamdy
    TI__Mastermind 23067 points

    Hello,

    I recommend checking the DCA1000 Capture tool found in the Radar Toolbox. It does not use mmWaveStudio, and is entirely MATLAB script based.

    Download the Radar Toolbox here: Click the triple vertical dots that show up next to Radar Toolbox version once the web page fully loads and you hover your mouse over "Radar Toolbox"

    https://dev.ti.com/tirex/explore/node?a=1AslXXD__2.20.00.05&node=A__AEIJm0rwIeU.2P1OBWwlaA__radar_toolbox__1AslXXD__2.20.00.05

    You will find this tool here once downloaded and installed.

    radar_toolbox\tools\Adc_Data_Capture_Tool_DCA1000_CLI

    Best Regards,

    Pedrhom

  • 0 in reply to Pedrhom Nafisi
    Prodigy 10 points

    Hello Pedrhom Nafisi ,

    as you see in the figure attached above. I have some concerns here 

    (1) the Adc_capture_data_cli doesn`t support CW signal came from the radar but that`s not applicable in my case where I have radar  IWR1843BOOST: E79889 and we must work in frequency modulated continuous wave(FMCW).

    (2) it doesn`t support radar cube size more than 768 Kbytes, However in my case the radar cube size for one frame more than 1 Mbytes.

    (3) it only depends on out of the box demo and we don`t use it in our case.

    We are using mmWaveStudio, the GUI tool, to connect to the radar and capture data using the DCA1000. This tool allows us to configure chirps, profiles, and other settings, all from the GUI interface. However, we are looking to achieve the same functionality using the mmWaveStudio CLI (Studio CLI).

    We are specifically struggling to configure chirp settings through the CLI, as the documentation doesn’t provide sufficient details. Could you please provide a detailed guide or documentation on how to fully use the CLI to replicate all the configurations we can perform in the GUI, particularly chirp configuration?

    Note: we dont want to use the adc data capture tool due to its limitations mentioned in the document so tell us if we can do this through the studio cli.

     Thanks 

  • 0 in reply to Mostafa Hamdy
    TI__Mastermind 23067 points

    Hello,

    If you are looking to do CW mode, your only option is DCA1000 + mmWaveStudio. It is the same way we do CW mode internally for product characterization. No other raw data tool supports this.

    Best Regards,

    Pedrhom