DCA1000EVM：The problem is showing LVDS Buffer Full when trigger frame, FPGA ERROR LED glowing RED

Hello,

Have you checked the DCA1000 FAQ Post?

https://e2e.ti.com/support/sensors-group/sensors/f/sensors-forum/1441304/faq-dca1000evm-support-tools-debugging-and-more

Best Regards,

Pedrhom

Hello,

GM: Constructor
GM: Wed Nov 27 02:05:39 2024
RSTD.Transmit("/Settings")
[02:05:40]  
[02:05:40]  ### Running Startup script: "C:\ti\mmwave_studio_02_01_01_00\mmWaveStudio\Scripts\Startup.lua" ###
[02:05:40]  RSTD.SetAndTransmit ("/Settings/Scripter/Display DateTime" , "1")
[02:05:40]  RSTD.SetAndTransmit ("/Settings/Scripter/DateTime Format" , "HH:mm:ss")
[02:05:40]  Scripter ignored: Attempt to UnBuild() again or before Build.
[02:05:40]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 0/Dll" , "C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_01_01_00\\mmWaveStudio\\Clients\\\\LabClient.dll")
[02:05:40]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 0/Use" , "TRUE")
[02:05:40]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 1/Use" , "FALSE")
[02:05:40]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 2/Use" , "FALSE")
[02:05:40]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 3/Use" , "FALSE")
[02:05:40]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 4/Use" , "FALSE")
[02:05:40]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/AL Client/AL Dll" , "C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_01_01_00\\mmWaveStudio\\RunTime\\SAL.dll")
[02:05:40]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 0/GuiDll" , "")
[02:05:40]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/AutoUpdate/Enabled" , "TRUE")
[02:05:40]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/AutoUpdate/Interval" , "1")
[02:05:40]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Monitors/UpdateDisplay" , "TRUE")
[02:05:40]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Monitors/OneClickStart" , "TRUE")
[02:05:40]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Automation/Automation Mode" , "false")
[02:05:40]  RSTD.Transmit("/")
[02:05:40]  RSTD.SaveSettings(): Settings saved to "C:\Users\Xikai\AppData\Roaming\RSTD\config.xml"
[02:05:40]  RSTD.Build()
[02:05:40]  RSTD.SaveSettings(): Settings saved to "C:\Users\Xikai\AppData\Roaming\RSTD\config.xml"
[02:05:40]  RSTD.Transmit("/")
[02:05:40]  RSTD.AL_Build()
[02:05:40]  RSTD.AL_LoadXml()
[02:05:40]  RSTD.Transmit("/")
[02:05:40]  RSTD.AL_Init()
[02:05:40]  RSTD.Clients_Build()
[02:05:40]  GM: Init
[02:05:40]  GM: Loaded 'C:\ti\mmwave_studio_02_01_01_00\mmWaveStudio\Clients\\LabClient.dll'
[02:05:40]  GM: 1 Guest (s) init
[02:05:40]  GM: 1 Module(s) init
[02:05:40]  GM: 2 Tab   (s) init
[02:05:40]  RSTD.Client_LoadXml()
[02:05:40]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.selectRadarMode(0)
[02:05:40]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:05:40]  Matlab Runtime Engine is installed
[02:05:40]  [RadarAPI]: Starting Matlab Engine..
[02:05:43]  [RadarAPI]: Matlab Engine Started!
[02:05:45]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.selectCascadeMode(0)
[02:05:45]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:05:45]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.LoadSettings('C:\Users\Xikai\AppData\Roaming\RSTD\ar1gui.ini')
[02:05:45]  TESTING = false
[02:05:45]  RstdNet: Port 2777: Listening..
[02:05:45]  
[02:05:45]  ***Script completed successfully.***
[02:05:48]  [RadarAPI]: Opening Gpio Control Port()
[02:05:48]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:05:49]  [RadarAPI]: Opening Board Control Port()
[02:05:49]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:05:50]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.FullReset()
[02:05:50]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:05:50]  [RadarAPI]: Closing Board Control Port()
[02:05:50]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:05:50]  [RadarAPI]: Closing Gpio Control Port()
[02:05:50]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:05:50]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SOPControl(2)
[02:05:50]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:05:54]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.Connect(12,115200,1000)
[02:05:55]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.Calling_IsConnected()
[02:05:56]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("IWR6843")
[02:05:56]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:05:56]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.frequencyBandSelection("60G")
[02:05:56]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("IWR6843")
[02:05:56]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:05:56]  Device Status : IWR6843/ASIL-B/SOP:2/ES:2
[02:05:56]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SaveSettings('C:\Users\Xikai\AppData\Roaming\RSTD\ar1gui.ini')
[02:05:58]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.DownloadBSSFw("C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_01_01_00\\rf_eval_firmware\\radarss\\xwr68xx_radarss.bin")
[02:05:59]  [RadarAPI]: Downloading BSS ROM RPRC Binary..
[02:06:46]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetBSSFwVersion()
[02:06:46]  [RadarAPI]: BSSFwVersion:(06.02.01.05 (09/03/20))
[02:06:48]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.DownloadMSSFw("C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_01_01_00\\rf_eval_firmware\\masterss\\xwr68xx_masterss.bin")
[02:06:48]  [RadarAPI]: Downloading MSS RPRC Binary..
[02:07:07]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetMSSFwVersion()
[02:07:07]  [RadarAPI]: MSSFwVersion:(02.00.00.03 (27/08/19))
[02:07:09]  MSS power up done async event received!
[02:07:09]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.PowerOn(0, 1000, 0, 0)
[02:07:09]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:07:11]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("IWR6843")
[02:07:11]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:07:11]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("IWR6843")
[02:07:11]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:07:11]  Device Status : IWR6843/ASIL-B/SOP:2/ES:2
[02:07:11]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.RfEnable()
[02:07:11]  BSS power up done async event received!
[02:07:11]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:07:11]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetMSSFwVersion()
[02:07:11]  [RadarAPI]: MSSFwVersion:(02.00.00.03 (27/08/19))
[02:07:12]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetBSSFwVersion()
[02:07:12]  [RadarAPI]: BSSFwVersion:(06.02.01.05 (09/03/20))
[02:07:19]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.ChanNAdcConfig(1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 0)
[02:07:19]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:07:22]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.LPModConfig(0, 0)
[02:07:22]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:07:23]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.RfInit()
[02:07:23]  RF Init async event received!
[02:07:23]  [RadarAPI]: Time stamp, Temperture: 11955,39; 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; 
[02:07:23]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:07:29]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.DataPathConfig(513, 1216644097, 0)
[02:07:29]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:07:30]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.LvdsClkConfig(1, 1)
[02:07:30]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:07:32]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.LVDSLaneConfig(0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0)
[02:07:32]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:07:37]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.ProfileConfig(0, 60, 100, 6, 60, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 29.982, 0, 256, 10000, 0, 131072, 30)
[02:07:38]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:07:39]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.ChirpConfig(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0)
[02:07:39]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:07:41]  Test Source Already Disabled...!!!
[02:07:41]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.DisableTestSource(0)
[02:07:41]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:07:41]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.FrameConfig(0, 0, 8, 128, 40, 0, 0, 1)
[02:07:41]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:07:48]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetCaptureCardDllVersion()
[02:07:48]  [RadarAPI]: Sending dll_version command to DCA1000
[02:07:48]  [RadarAPI]: 
[02:07:48]  DLL Version : 1.0
[02:07:48]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectCaptureDevice("DCA1000")
[02:07:48]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:07:50]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.CaptureCardConfig_EthInit("192.168.33.30", "192.168.33.180", "12:34:56:78:90:12", 4096, 4098)
[02:07:50]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.CaptureCardConfig_Mode(1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 30)
[02:07:50]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.CaptureCardConfig_PacketDelay(25)
[02:07:50]  [RadarAPI]: Sending fpga command to DCA1000
[02:07:50]  [RadarAPI]: 
[02:07:50]  FPGA Configuration command : Success
[02:07:50]  [RadarAPI]: Sending record command to DCA1000
[02:07:50]  [RadarAPI]: 
[02:07:50]  Configure Record command : Success
[02:07:50]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetCaptureCardFPGAVersion()
[02:07:50]  [RadarAPI]: Sending fpga_version command to DCA1000
[02:07:51]  [RadarAPI]: 
[02:07:51]  
[02:07:51]  FPGA Version : 2.9 [Record]
[02:07:51]  
[02:08:06]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.CaptureCardConfig_StartRecord("C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_01_01_00\\mmWaveStudio\\PostProc\\adc_data.bin", 1)
[02:08:06]  [RadarAPI]: Sending start_record command to DCA1000
[02:08:08]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.StartFrame()
[02:08:08]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[02:08:08]  Frame start async event received!
[02:08:09]  Frame End async event received!
[02:08:09]  [RadarAPI]: Frame Ended
[02:09:26]  [RadarAPI]: 
[02:09:26]  [RadarAPI]: 
[02:09:26]  Start Record command : Success
[02:09:26]  
[02:09:26]  LVDS buffer full
[02:09:26]  
[02:09:26]  Record Process : 
[02:09:26]  Timeout Error! System disconnected
[02:09:26]  
[02:09:26]  Record stop is done successfully
[02:09:34]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.StartMatlabPostProc("C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_01_01_00\\mmWaveStudio\\PostProc\\adc_data.bin")
[02:09:34]  [RadarAPI]: No of files Captured: 1, Total no of frames for each device : 8
[02:09:34]  [RadarAPI]: Error: 
[02:09:34]  
[02:09:34]  ... MWMCR::EvaluateFunction error ... 
[02:09:34]  Output argument "adc_file_name" (and maybe others) not assigned during call to "calc_rel_offset_and_file_name".
[02:09:34]  Error in => process_adc_data.m at line 79.
[02:09:34]  
[02:09:34]  ... Matlab M-code Stack Trace ...
[02:09:34]      at
[02:09:34]  file C:\temp\Xikai\mcrCache8.5.1\Matlab1\Processing_functions\read_adc_data.m, name read_adc_data_16xx, line 528.
[02:09:34]      at
[02:09:34]  file C:\temp\Xikai\mcrCache8.5.1\Matlab1\Processing_functions\read_adc_data.m, name read_adc_data, line 27.
[02:09:34]      at
[02:09:34]  file C:\temp\Xikai\mcrCache8.5.1\Matlab1\MatlabPostPr\process_adc_data.m, name process_adc_data, line 79.
[02:09:34]  
[02:09:34]  
[02:09:34]  Trace:
[02:09:34]     在 MathWorks.MATLAB.NET.Utility.MWMCR.EvaluateFunction(String functionName, Int32 numArgsOut, Int32 numArgsIn, MWArray[] argsIn)
[02:09:34]     在 MathWorks.MATLAB.NET.Utility.MWMCR.EvaluateFunction(Int32 numArgsOut, String functionName, MWArray[] argsIn)
[02:09:34]     在 MatlabPostProcGui.MatlabPostProcGUIClass.process_adc_data(MWArray adc_file_name, MWArray force_cont_stream_mode)
[02:09:34]     在 AR1xController.frmAR1Main.iStartMtlabPostProc()

Board setting final status
According to the link you provided, the LVDS buffer is full and the hardware is FPGA ERROR LED with red light on
Could you please help me identify where the problem lies with the operation or with the board itself? I have been dealing with it for about a month and still haven't recovered. Please help to answer, thank you very much

Hello,

What steps have been taken? Is there an SD card inserted? If so please remove it and try again

Best Regards,

Pedrhom

Hello,

The SD card has been removed and is shown next to it in the video

I followed the steps on the official website step by step, and there are videos available

Could you please watch the video and help check if there are any other issues or board problems? Please provide an answer. Thank you very much

Hello,

The last possible task I can recommend is trying to reflash the FPGA on the DCA1000 in case of corruption. Steps on how to reflash the FPGA can be found on the DCA1000 User Guide PDF, link can be found on the DCA1000 FAQ page

https://e2e.ti.com/support/sensors-group/sensors/f/sensors-forum/1441304/faq-dca1000evm-support-tools-debugging-and-more

In the case you successfully reflash and still get the LVDS buffer full error, I will deem the DCA1000 as malfunctioning.

Best Regards,

Pedrhom

hello,

I have refreshed it again. The previous version was FPGA Version 2.8, but this issue still occurred. I have been trying it for a month and I believe it is due to DCA1000 malfunctioning. How should I handle it? I am waiting for your reply. Thank you

hello,

May I ask how long it will take to receive a response