Other Parts Discussed in Thread: AWR6843ISK
Tool/software:
Hello everyone,
I'm currently working with the DCA100EVM board and the AWR6843ISK to extract raw data from the radar. I have previously used mmWave Studio to perform this task, but now I’m looking for a different way to automate the raw data recording process. For this reason, I’m trying to use the DCA1000EVM CLI with the AWR6843ISK demo from the mmWave SDK.
However, I’ve encountered an issue where I am unable to configure the AWR6843ISK device with the "*.cfg" file exported from the mmWave Demo Visualizer page, since the UART ports of the radar can't be connected.
When I use the DCA1000EVM CLI without configuring the radar beforehand, I don't receive any error code. It simply returns the "*.csv" files with 0 seconds of capture time.
Here is the .json file I am currently using to configure the DCA1000EVM:
{
"DCA1000Config": {
"dataLoggingMode": "multi",
"dataTransferMode": "LVDSCapture",
"dataCaptureMode": "ethernetStream",
"lvdsMode": 2,
"dataFormatMode": 3,
"packetDelay_us": 300,
"ethernetConfig": {
"DCA1000IPAddress": "192.168.33.180",
"DCA1000ConfigPort": 4096,
"DCA1000DataPort": 4098
},
"ethernetConfigUpdate": {
"systemIPAddress": "192.168.33.30",
"DCA1000IPAddress": "192.168.33.180",
"DCA1000MACAddress": "12.34.56.78.90.12",
"DCA1000ConfigPort": 4096,
"DCA1000DataPort": 4098
},
"captureConfig": {
"fileBasePath": "C:\\RadarCapturesDCA",
"filePrefix": "CLI_datacard_record",
"maxRecFileSize_MB": 1024,
"sequenceNumberEnable": 1,
"captureStopMode": "infinite",
"bytesToCapture": 50000,
"durationToCapture_ms": 1000,
"framesToCapture": 10
},
"dataFormatConfig": {
"MSBToggle": 0,
"laneFmtMap": 0,
"reorderEnable": 1,
"dataPortConfig": [
{
"portIdx": 0,
"dataType": "complex"
},
{
"portIdx": 1,
"dataType": "complex"
},
{
"portIdx": 2,
"dataType": "complex"
},
{
"portIdx": 3,
"dataType": "complex"
},
{
"portIdx": 4,
"dataType": "complex"
}
]
}
}
}
Here is the hardware configuration I’m using:
This is the script I’m using to start recording with the DCA1000EVM:
@REM Configure DCA1000EVM call DCA1000EVM_CLI_Control.exe fpga datacard_config.json echo FPGA Config Return Code: %ERRORLEVEL% @REM Configure CLI application with the record-related settings call DCA1000EVM_CLI_Control.exe record datacard_config.json echo Record Config Return Code: %ERRORLEVEL% @REM Start record and wait for data over Ethernet call DCA1000EVM_CLI_Control.exe start_record datacard_config.json echo Start Record Return Code: %ERRORLEVEL% @REM Wait for user input before stopping the recording echo Press any key to stop recording... pause >nul @REM Stop recording call DCA1000EVM_CLI_Control.exe stop_record datacard_config.json echo Stop Record Return Code: %ERRORLEVEL%
Finally, this is the AWR6843ISK .cfg configuration file I would like to use:
% *************************************************************** % Created for SDK ver:03.06 % Created using Visualizer ver:3.6.0.0 % Frequency:60 % Platform:xWR68xx % Scene Classifier:best_range_res % Azimuth Resolution(deg):15 % Range Resolution(m):0.039 % Maximum unambiguous Range(m):11.99 % Maximum Radial Velocity(m/s):1 % Radial velocity resolution(m/s):0.13 % Frame Duration(msec):100 % RF calibration data:None % Range Detection Threshold (dB):15 % Doppler Detection Threshold (dB):15 % Range Peak Grouping:enabled % Doppler Peak Grouping:enabled % Static clutter removal:disabled % Angle of Arrival FoV: Full FoV % Range FoV: Full FoV % Doppler FoV: Full FoV % *************************************************************** sensorStop flushCfg dfeDataOutputMode 1 channelCfg 15 5 0 adcCfg 2 1 adcbufCfg -1 0 1 1 1 profileCfg 0 60 425 7 200 0 0 20 1 384 2000 0 0 158 chirpCfg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 chirpCfg 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 frameCfg 0 1 16 0 100 1 0 lowPower 0 0 guiMonitor -1 0 1 0 0 0 0 cfarCfg -1 0 2 8 4 3 0 15 1 cfarCfg -1 1 0 4 2 3 1 15 1 multiObjBeamForming -1 1 0.5 clutterRemoval -1 0 calibDcRangeSig -1 0 -5 8 256 extendedMaxVelocity -1 0 bpmCfg -1 0 0 1 lvdsStreamCfg -1 1 1 1 compRangeBiasAndRxChanPhase 0.0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 measureRangeBiasAndRxChanPhase 0 1.5 0.2 CQRxSatMonitor 0 3 19 125 0 CQSigImgMonitor 0 127 6 analogMonitor 0 0 aoaFovCfg -1 -90 90 -90 90 cfarFovCfg -1 0 0 12.00 cfarFovCfg -1 1 -1 1.00 calibData 0 0 0 sensorStart
Grateful for your help in advance.
