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IWR1642BOOST: Seeking Questions and diagnostics to Troubleshoot out of box (OOB) demo

Part Number: IWR1642BOOST
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UNIFLASH, IWR1642,

What diagnostic questions can determine the root cause of the issue?

PC Setup:

* Chrome Browser Installed: dev.ti.com/mmWaveDemoVisualizer
* TI Uniflash,
* TI mm-Wave TI SDK 2.0.0.4,
* TI mm-Wave industrial toolbox 2.5.1
* MATLAB Runtime 20117a (v9.2)

Hardware: IWR 1642 Integrated Circuit is labeled:

IWR1642
QG
82ZC59
502AC ABL G1
Link indicates IWR1642BOOST ES2.0 hardware: e2e.ti.com/.../716568

Steps Taken:

  1. Flashed OOB Demo: C:\ti\mmwave_sdk_02_00_00_04\packages\ti\demo\xwr16xx\mmw\xwr16xx_mmw_demo.bin
  2. Followed Procedure Video: training.ti.com/mmwave-sdk-evm-out-box-demo
  3. Additional Reference: http://ti.com/lit/SWRU529
  4. Initial observations and screenshots: e2e.ti.com/.../717129
  5. Can someone interpret the console messages and provide a reference for interpretation (please to respond in that thread)?
  6. Demo Visualizer indicates the EVM is connected (bottom left corner), however, the visualizer is not showing any data. A can was placed in front of the antenna as shown in the video.

The goal is to successfully run the OOB demo: I am seeking diagnostic questions and proedures to identify the root cause of why data is not visualized. I look forward to good questions and actionable diagnostic responses.

  • Raymond,

    After you connect to the device in the visualizer, then you have to load the configuration file (.cfg) to the device. The configuration file will include the command that actually tells the device to begin transmitting. Please make sure you are also specifying the correct COM ports in the connection window.

    Please search this forum on how to complete this task.

    Regards,
    Kyle