IWR1443BOOST: Radar Studio hangs on firmware download

Alex Moody

Part Number: IWR1443BOOST

Hello,

I am following the instructions in the TI document "mmWave Sensor Raw Data Capture Using the TSW1400 Board" in order to stream data from my IWR1443BOOST to teh TSW1400.

Everything has gone smoothly up until the point where I need to upload the appropriate BSS and MSS firmwares in Radar Studio (page 11 of the document referenced above).

When I press the "Load" button in Radar Studio, I get a progress dialog that says:

"Downloading firmware to device...

Please wait, you can't terminate."

The progress bar remains frozen at 0% and never changes. I'm not sure how to insert a screenshot, but will attempt to do so. Is there an obvious reason why this would be happening?

over 7 years ago

0 Alex Moody over 7 years ago

Prodigy 70 points

0 Kyle Cousino over 7 years ago in reply to Alex Moody

TI__Mastermind 24955 points

Alex,

It looks like you are using an old version of our Device Firmware Package (DFP). Please update to the current version of the DFP release. This can be found here:

www.ti.com/.../MMWAVE-DFP

Please reply if you have additional questions.

Regards,
Kyle

0 Alex Moody over 7 years ago in reply to Kyle Cousino

Prodigy 70 points

Hi Kyle,

The same issue occurs with MMWAVE DFP v1.00.00.01.

0 Kyle Cousino over 7 years ago in reply to Alex Moody

TI__Mastermind 24955 points

Alex,

Please make sure that your device is in SOP2 mode. From the screenshot you provided, it shows that you are in SOP4 mode. Please change the jumper settings so that you are in SOP2 mode.

Regards,
Kyle

0 Alex Moody over 7 years ago in reply to Kyle Cousino

Prodigy 70 points

Thanks Kyle.

For those who may have found this post, the "mmWave Sensor Raw Data Capture Using the TSW1400 Board" presentation does not explicitly state that the jumpers need to be moved to Development mode (Jumper on SOP 0 and SOP 1, no jumper on SOP 2).

Once I did that and cycled the power to the board, I was able to transfer the firmware successfully.

I'm now following this video tutorial, and the next step is to press the "SPI Connect" button. When I press this button, Radar Studio hangs and the SPI connection does not occur.

I verified that the JP5 jumper is in the correct position on the DevPack board. I also verified that the boards are seated firmly in the Samtec connector sockets.

Is there anything else I could be missing?

0 Alex Moody over 7 years ago in reply to Alex Moody

Prodigy 70 points

Here is a screenshot. The MSS and BSS firmware versions are quite different - could that be a problem?

0 Kyle Cousino over 7 years ago in reply to Alex Moody

TI__Mastermind 24955 points

Alex,

The MSS firmware and BSS firmware are developed independently and differences in version numbers should not be regarded as a problem.

Regards,
Kyle

0 Kyle Cousino over 7 years ago in reply to Kyle Cousino

TI__Mastermind 24955 points

Alex,

I also see that you are using Radar Studio. Please update to using our new radar evaluation platform, mmWave Studio. This software tool can be found here: www.ti.com/.../MMWAVE-STUDIO

There could be an issue arising based on the silicon version you are using. mmWave Studio provides firmware for all currently available silicon version.

Regards,
Kyle

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