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AWR1243 boost: TSW1400 capture data is wrong

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: AWR1443, AWR1243

hi, can anyone can help me ? my capture data is wrong, I do not know why. My voltage and electricity is 5V/5A

15-May-2018 20:02:34: IsFPGA:,0,0,
15-May-2018 20:02:35: C:\ti\mmwave_dfp_00_07_00_04\rf_eval\radarstudio\RunTime,0,
15-May-2018 20:02:47: API:select_chip_version,AR1243,0,
15-May-2018 20:02:47: API:select_chip_version,AR1243,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:00: API:ChannelConfig,1,15,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:00: API:AdcOutConfig,2,2,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:00: API:DataFmtConfig,15,2,1,0,0,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:01: API:LowPowerConfig,0,0,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:04: API:DataPathConfig,1,1,0,2,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:05: API:LvdsClkConfig,1,1,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:05: TSW1400 Sampling rate : 600000000 7500000,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:05: API:SetHsiClock,9,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:07: API:LaneConfig,15,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:07: API:LvdsLaneConfig,0,1,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:12: API:ProfileConfig,0,1435384036,10000,600,6000,0,0,621,0,256,10000,0,0,30,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:13: API:ChirpConfig,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:17: API:EnableTestSource,0,1,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:17: API:FrameConfig,0,0,32,128,8000000,0,512,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:17: API:AdvancedFrameConfig,1,0,0,0,1,128,8000000,0,1,1,8000000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,32,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:19: Selecting ADC Device : ,AWR12xx_lvds_4Channel_ddr_4bit_par_centre_16_bit,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:19: Setting the number of samples to 1048576.,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:22: Setting the sampling frequency to 7500000.,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:22: Setting the input target frequency to30000000.,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:22: Applying Trigger Settings,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:39: Clearing out the bin file.,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:39: Applying Trigger Settings,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:39: Reading DDR Memory...,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:50: HSDCPro : Saving ADC Raw Data as Bin file at C:\My_Phd_Work\My_Work_in_mmWaveRadar\RawData\Gesture_RawData\adc_data.bin,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:50: Error in Data collection. Please try again. Make sure that there is sufficient time (2 secs) between arming and triggering the frame. Also, make sure that the LVDS is active on the AR device and that the TSW1400 is active with the correct firmware.,0,
15-May-2018 20:04:53: API:SensorStart,0,
15-May-2018 20:05:00: Clearing out the bin file.,0,
15-May-2018 20:05:00: Reading DDR Memory...,0,
15-May-2018 20:05:18: HSDCPro : Saving ADC Raw Data as Bin file at C:\RawData\adc_data.bin,0,

  • My voltage and electricity in TSW 1400 EVM is 5V/5A
  • Please make sure you have reviewed the following video:

    training.ti.com/mmwave-sensor-raw-data-capture-using-tsw1400-board

    Thank you
    Cesar
  • hi, I think I have done all steps in training, but there is still the data capture error

    16-May-2018 09:23:49: IsFPGA:,0,0,
    16-May-2018 09:23:49: C:\ti\mmwave_dfp_00_07_00_04\rf_eval\radarstudio\RunTime,0,
    16-May-2018 09:25:07: API:select_chip_version,AR1243,0,
    16-May-2018 09:25:07: API:select_chip_version,AR1243,0,
    16-May-2018 09:28:33: API:ChannelConfig,1,1,0,
    16-May-2018 09:28:33: API:AdcOutConfig,2,2,0,
    16-May-2018 09:28:33: API:DataFmtConfig,1,2,1,0,0,0,
    16-May-2018 09:28:34: API:LowPowerConfig,0,0,0,
    16-May-2018 09:28:55: API:DataPathConfig,1,1,0,2,0,
    16-May-2018 09:28:56: API:LvdsClkConfig,1,1,0,
    16-May-2018 09:28:56: TSW1400 Sampling rate : 600000000 7500000,0,
    16-May-2018 09:28:57: API:SetHsiClock,9,0,
    16-May-2018 09:29:17: API:LaneConfig,1,0,
    16-May-2018 09:29:17: API:LvdsLaneConfig,0,1,0,
    16-May-2018 09:29:49: API:ProfileConfig,0,1435384036,10000,600,6000,0,0,621,0,256,10000,0,0,30,0,
    16-May-2018 09:29:53: API:ChirpConfig,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,
    16-May-2018 09:29:57: API:EnableTestSource,0,1,0,
    16-May-2018 09:29:57: API:FrameConfig,0,0,32,128,8000000,0,512,0,
    16-May-2018 09:29:57: API:AdvancedFrameConfig,1,0,0,0,1,128,8000000,0,1,1,8000000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,32,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
    16-May-2018 09:31:32: Selecting ADC Device : ,AWR12xx_lvds_4Channel_ddr_4bit_par_centre_16_bit,0,
    16-May-2018 09:31:33: Setting the number of samples to 1048576.,0,
    16-May-2018 09:31:35: Setting the sampling frequency to 7500000.,0,
    16-May-2018 09:31:35: Setting the input target frequency to30000000.,0,
    16-May-2018 09:31:36: Applying Trigger Settings,0,
    16-May-2018 09:32:20: Clearing out the bin file.,0,
    16-May-2018 09:32:20: Applying Trigger Settings,0,
    16-May-2018 09:32:20: Reading DDR Memory...,0,
    16-May-2018 09:32:31: HSDCPro : Saving ADC Raw Data as Bin file at C:\My_Phd_Work\My_Work_in_mmWaveRadar\RawData\adc_data.bin,0,
    16-May-2018 09:32:31: Error in Data collection. Please try again. Make sure that there is sufficient time (2 secs) between arming and triggering the frame. Also, make sure that the LVDS is active on the AR device and that the TSW1400 is active with the correct firmware.,0,
    16-May-2018 09:32:34: API:SensorStart,0,
    16-May-2018 09:33:15: Clearing out the bin file.,0,
    16-May-2018 09:33:15: Reading DDR Memory...,0,
    16-May-2018 09:33:32: HSDCPro : Saving ADC Raw Data as Bin file at C:\My_Phd_Work\My_Work_in_mmWaveRadar\RawData\adc_data.bin,0,

  • Hi,

    I think upgrading to the new DFP version will help.

    I have faced similar problems earlier and upgrafing to Radar studio version 1.9.x (comes with DFP version 1.0.x) helped.

  • hi, thank you for your answer, but when I use the  DFP version 1.0.x. I will get a warning below.  And my data is still wrong

  • 16-May-2018 16:50:09: IsFPGA:,0,0,
    16-May-2018 16:50:09: C:\ti\mmwave_dfp_01_00_00_01\rf_eval\radarstudio\RunTime,0,
    16-May-2018 16:50:38: API:select_chip_version,AR1243,0,
    16-May-2018 16:50:38: API:select_chip_version,AR1243,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:07: API:ChannelConfig,1,15,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:07: API:AdcOutConfig,2,2,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:07: API:DataFmtConfig,15,2,1,0,0,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:08: API:LowPowerConfig,0,0,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:14: API:DataPathConfig,1,1,0,2,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:15: API:LvdsClkConfig,1,1,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:15: TSW1400 Sampling rate : 600000000 7500000,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:15: API:SetHsiClock,9,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:18: API:LaneConfig,15,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:18: API:LvdsLaneConfig,0,1,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:26: API:ProfileConfig,0,1435384036,10000,600,6000,0,0,621,0,256,10000,0,0,30,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:30: API:ChirpConfig,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:31: API:EnableTestSource,0,1,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:31: API:FrameConfig,0,0,0,128,8000000,0,512,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:31: API:AdvancedFrameConfig,1,0,0,0,1,128,8000000,0,1,1,8000000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:38: API:EnableTestSource,0,1,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:38: API:FrameConfig,0,0,2,128,8000000,0,512,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:38: API:AdvancedFrameConfig,1,0,0,0,1,128,8000000,0,1,1,8000000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:41: Selecting ADC Device : ,AWR12xx_lvds_4Channel_ddr_4bit_par_centre_16_bit,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:41: Setting the number of samples to 65536.,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:43: Setting the sampling frequency to 7500000.,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:43: Setting the input target frequency to30000000.,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:44: Applying Trigger Settings,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:58: Clearing out the bin file.,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:58: Applying Trigger Settings,0,
    16-May-2018 16:52:58: Reading DDR Memory...,0,
    16-May-2018 16:53:08: HSDCPro : Saving ADC Raw Data as Bin file at C:\ti\adc_data.bin,0,
    16-May-2018 16:53:09: Error in Data collection. Please try again. Make sure that there is sufficient time (2 secs) between arming and triggering the frame. Also, make sure that the LVDS is active on the AR device and that the TSW1400 is active with the correct firmware.,0,
    16-May-2018 16:53:10: API:SensorStart,0,
    16-May-2018 16:53:13: Clearing out the bin file.,0,
    16-May-2018 16:53:13: Reading DDR Memory...,0,
    16-May-2018 16:53:17: HSDCPro : Saving ADC Raw Data as Bin file at C:\ti\adc_data.bin,0,
    16-May-2018 16:53:54: API:EnableTestSource,0,1,0,
    16-May-2018 16:53:54: API:FrameConfig,0,0,32,128,8000000,0,512,0,
    16-May-2018 16:53:54: API:AdvancedFrameConfig,1,0,0,0,1,128,8000000,0,1,1,8000000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,32,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
    16-May-2018 16:53:57: Selecting ADC Device : ,AWR12xx_lvds_4Channel_ddr_4bit_par_centre_16_bit,0,
    16-May-2018 16:53:57: Setting the number of samples to 1048576.,0,
    16-May-2018 16:54:00: Setting the sampling frequency to 7500000.,0,
    16-May-2018 16:54:00: Setting the input target frequency to30000000.,0,
    16-May-2018 16:54:01: Applying Trigger Settings,0,
    16-May-2018 16:54:05: Clearing out the bin file.,0,
    16-May-2018 16:54:05: Applying Trigger Settings,0,
    16-May-2018 16:54:05: Reading DDR Memory...,0,
    16-May-2018 16:54:16: HSDCPro : Saving ADC Raw Data as Bin file at C:\ti\adc_data.bin,0,
    16-May-2018 16:54:16: Error in Data collection. Please try again. Make sure that there is sufficient time (2 secs) between arming and triggering the frame. Also, make sure that the LVDS is active on the AR device and that the TSW1400 is active with the correct firmware.,0,
    16-May-2018 16:54:22: API:SensorStart,0,
    16-May-2018 16:54:27: Clearing out the bin file.,0,
    16-May-2018 16:54:27: Reading DDR Memory...,0,
    16-May-2018 16:54:48: HSDCPro : Saving ADC Raw Data as Bin file at C:\ti\adc_data.bin,0,

  • Hi,
    I also get this warning. I believe this is not an issue to get proper data.
  • Hi,
    I notice that your question says AWR1243, but the Radar Studio (1.9) Connection tab screenshot says the device is AWR1443.
    I think there is some mismatch of the hw/fw being used.

    Hope it helps
  • I have both AWR1243 and AWR1443, so I did them both. both of them have the same problem

  • there is no error,but in log file, Error in Data collection. Please try again. Make sure that there is sufficient time (2 secs) between arming and triggering the frame. Also, make sure that the LVDS is active on the AR device and that the TSW1400 is active with the correct firmware.,0,     it is always there

  • I have show my result, can you help me to solve this problem? thank you very much
  • Hi,

    I re-checked my Radar studio Log and output messages. It is exactly similar to yours. 2 observations:
    One,
    I get the same error in my log output also. But my data is fine. I check it both in Mtlab and Post proc tab
    How are you verifying that your data in wrong

    Two,
    If I use the older MSS firmware (from DFp 0.7.x), then this error in log file doesnt come.


    Hope this helps
  • hi, thank you for your answer. Here are some reasons why I say the data is wrong:

    (1)When  I set the radar parameters to get a high range resolution(3.5G bandwindth) and a small  velocity resolution(0.04m/s). but when I do some cycle body movement, after 2-D fft, there is no range or velocity change. So from this I think the data I get is wrong.

    In fact , when I use the radar stduio, I have set all parameters passed. there is also no error in radar stduio output. but I can not get the result I want

    (2)When I use the older MSS firmware (from DFp 0.7.x), then this error in log file is still there.

  • Hello,

    How are you processing the data? Are you using the Radar Studio post processing tool or a custom post processing?

    Can you try to stand at a fixed distance (i.e. 3m) and see if the processed data shows that you are at 3m?
  • hello , I have used the DCA 1000 EVM to capture the raw data , the data captured by DCA 1000 EVM  is right. 

  • Hello,

    That is good. Are you still having issues with the TSW1400? If so, are you processing the data using the Radar Studio post processing tool or a custom post processing?

    Regards,

    Adrian
  • no, My problem has been solved. Thank you for your help .