DCA1000EVM: Cannot collect data on Ubuntu 20.04 with CLI

Bo Liang

Part Number: DCA1000EVM
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: IWR6843ISK

Tool/software:

Hi, I am trying to use DCA1000EVM + IWR6843ISK to collect data. It works well on 1. windows mmwave studio and 2. windows CLI, but fails on ubuntu 20.04.

When I input "./DCA1000EVM_CLI_Control fpga 6843_DCA.json", the error reported is ConfigureRFDCard_Fpga(): UDP recvfrom failed: 11 FPGA Configuration : OS error - -2

Check List:

1. Network: ethernet is correctly linked to the Ubuntu (192.168.33.30), no firewall and the ports (4096 and 4098) are not occupied.

2. Fpga frimware: according to mmwave studio on windows, its version is 2.9.

3. Serials: there are two seriel devices when I use "lsusb" on ubuntu, they are "ID 0451:fd03 Texas Instruments, Inc." and "10c4:ea70 silicon Labs CP2105 Dual UART Bridge". Their name is '/dev/ttyUSB0' and '/dev/ttyUSB1'.

4. Code: I have tried the prebuilt binary in "ti/mmwave_studio_02_01_01_01/mmWaveStudio/ReferenceCode/DCA1000/SourceCode/" (I copy it from windows to linux) or rebuilt it (delete Release folder and make). No one worked.

5. Hardware status: (I think it is correct because it works well on windows) as the following figure:

8 months ago

0 Sharan S S 8 months ago

TI__Expert 4150 points

Hi,

We are looking into your query. Please allow us a couple of days to respond.

Regards

0 Pedrhom Nafisi 7 months ago

TI__Mastermind 22297 points

Hello,

We officially do not support any operating systems outside of Windows. Although I will mention you are getting an FPGA and based on the picture you do not have anything plugged into the FPGA_JTAG slot so I believe you are trying to do something similar to mmWaveStudio while I recommend you try something more along the lines of the DCA1000 ADC Data Capture Tool.

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

Best Regards,

Pedrhom

0 LINGFENG WU 7 months ago

Prodigy 21 points

Hi,

I encountered the same issue. Can we exchange contact information to discuss it further?

0 Pedrhom Nafisi 7 months ago in reply to LINGFENG WU

TI__Mastermind 22297 points

Hello,

As mentioned in my prior post, we do not support Ubuntu. Are you seeing something similar on Windows?

Best Regards,

Pedrhom

0 LINGFENG WU 7 months ago in reply to Pedrhom Nafisi

Prodigy 21 points

I just recently started using DCA1000 and IWR6843ISK and they work great.
I tried to use the CLI to control the DCA1000 in a Raspberry Pi 4B Ubuntu 24.10 system, as mmwave_studio_02_01_00_00\mmWaveStudio\ReferenceCode\DCA1000\Docs\TI_DCA1000EVM_CLI_Software _UserGuide.pdf as instructed.
But eventually the above problem occurs.

I would like to know:
1, Is TI_DCA1000EVM_CLI_Software_UserGuide.pdf no longer valid?
2, Is this problem brought by Ubuntu? Can changing to another version of ubuntu or Linux system solve this problem?
3、Is this problem related to the ARM architecture of Raspberry Pi 4B? Is it impossible to use CLI to control DCA1000 on any hardware with ARM architecture?

Thank you very much for your answer!

0 Pedrhom Nafisi 7 months ago in reply to LINGFENG WU

TI__Mastermind 22297 points

Hello,

TI_DCA1000EVM_CLI_Software_UserGuide.pdf commands are for the two DCA1000 executables that mmWaveStudio uses which is still up to date. Any and all of our DCA1000 capture tools are based around the usage of the two executables DCA1000EVM_CLI_Control.exe and DCA1000EVM_CLI_Record.exe. Since they are .exe files, that is where compatibility issues occur.

Best Regards,

Pedrhom

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