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IWR1443BOOST: Cannot flash images (UniFlash v4.2.0.1490)

Part Number: IWR1443BOOST
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UNIFLASH

Hi,

I've just started playing around with the IWR1443BOOST. The pre-loaded demo works fine, but I can't flash an image to the board.

I'm using UniFlash v4.20. This seems to be a new release, as there are obvious changes compared to the one in the mmWave UniFlash guide (e.g. new requirement to specify Load Address). I wonder if this is the reason for the changes?

Anyway, I set the board in Flash mode (jumpers on SOP0 and SOP2). But when I try to load the images (radarss and capture_demo bin files) it immediately fails with the following error:

 [ERROR] Cortex_R4_0: Trouble Writing Memory Block at 0x0 on Page 0 of Length 0x7ff0: (Error -1065 @ 0x0) Unable to access device memory. Verify that the memory address is in valid memory. If error persists, confirm configuration, power-cycle board, and/or try more reliable JTAG settings (e.g. lower TCLK). (Emulation package 6.0.628.3)

If I only have a jumper on SOP0 it succeeds in writing capture_demo.bin, although of course there are no changes when I try to run it.

Is there anything obvious I'm missing, or is this related to any changes due to the new UniFlash version?

  • Hello Khalid,

    Is Uniflash device detection set in manual mode when you  are selecting your device? Make sure your initial screen looks like the following screen shot:

    The selected connection type should be a Serial Connection. After setting UniFlash to manual device detection, restart Uniflash and select the XWR14XX. When UniFlash is set to auto detection mode, it will choose the XDS110 connection rather than the desired serial connection which will cause issues when trying to flash the device.

    Regards,

    Adrian

  • Thanks so much Adrian. Quick response, and solved the issue perfectly.