AWR2944EVM: Converting mmWave studio configuration into a configuration file

Hey Arie,

I am in the process of looking at this config. Will respond shortly.

-E. Shareef

What is error you get? 

Can you elaborate what you mean by visualizer "doesn't like" the configuration and don't want to run it.

Hi, 

ok, I can make an order now:

I moved to SDK 4.4.1.2 which fits to the currently available Radar Toolbox with all the demos.

I opened the provided there Visualizer that fits to the SDK: mmWave Demo Visualizer

I took the provided profile cfg file: "profile_3d_3Azim_1ElevTx_DDMA_awr2944_highRange.cfg" 

sensorStop
flushCfg
dfeDataOutputMode 1
channelCfg 15 15 0
adcCfg 2 0
adcbufCfg -1 1 0 0 1
lowPower 0 0
%profileCfg 0 77 7 7 20.81 0 0 8.883 0 384 30000 0 0 36   % <= original
profileCfg 0 77 10 10 140 0 0 2.8 1 511 4200 0 0 30 % <= changed
chirpCfg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
%frameCfg 0 5 128 0 384 50 1 0 % <= original
frameCfg 0 0 128 0 511 150 1 0  % <= changed
guiMonitor -1 2 1 0 0 0 1
cfarCfg -1 1 3 16 0 0 1 24.0 0 7 0 1
cfarCfg -1 0 3 16 0 0 1 15.0 0 7 0 0
compressionCfg -1 1 0 0.5 8
intfMitigCfg -1 15 18
localMaxCfg -1 6 40
antennaCalibParams 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 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
measureRangeBiasAndRxChanPhase 0 1.5 0.2
analogMonitor 0 0
calibData 0 0 0
aoaFovCfg -1 -90 90 -90 90
sensorStart

and run it, this what I get at "Range Profile for zero Doppler":

Now, I changed in the configuration the number of chirp types aiming to decrease the number of DDMA users to 1 (i.e. DDM case with angle resolution):

chirpCfg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
frameCfg 0 0 128 0 511 150 1 0

And launched the visualizer again. I get the following result:

In other words no transmission occurs - only receivers work. 

In both cases the Console Messages repot good configuration.

What I did wrong?

I apologize,

in the working configuration that I provided above felt a typo. This is a correct one (the typo relative to the above is in bold):

sensorStop
flushCfg
dfeDataOutputMode 1
channelCfg 15 15 0
adcCfg 2 0
adcbufCfg -1 1 0 0 1
lowPower 0 0
%profileCfg 0 77 7 7 20.81 0 0 8.883 0 384 30000 0 0 36   % <= original
profileCfg 0 77 10 10 140 0 0 2.8 1 511 4200 0 0 30 % <= changed
chirpCfg 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 15
%frameCfg 0 5 128 0 384 50 1 0 % <= original
frameCfg 0 5 128 0 511 150 1 0  % <= changed
guiMonitor -1 2 1 0 0 0 1
cfarCfg -1 1 3 16 0 0 1 24.0 0 7 0 1
cfarCfg -1 0 3 16 0 0 1 15.0 0 7 0 0
compressionCfg -1 1 0 0.5 8
intfMitigCfg -1 15 18
localMaxCfg -1 6 40
antennaCalibParams 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 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
measureRangeBiasAndRxChanPhase 0 1.5 0.2
analogMonitor 0 0
calibData 0 0 0
aoaFovCfg -1 -90 90 -90 90
sensorStart

The question is still the same

Hi Arie,

We'll get back to you tomorrow.

Regards,

Aydin 

Cool. Waiting for an explanation. Thanks a lot

Hello Arie,

I'm forwarding this message to our software experts who can help you with visualizer queries.

-E. Shareef

Thanks a lot. Waiting for the results