• State Resolved
  • Locked Locked
  • Replies 4 replies
  • Answers 1 answer
  • Subscribers 30 subscribers
  • Views 849 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Support feedback
Options
Options
Related

This thread has been locked.

If you have a related question, please click the "Ask a related question" button in the top right corner. The newly created question will be automatically linked to this question.

CCS/IWR1642: IWR1642: UART debug probe

Rustem Sultanov
Prodigy 155 points
Part Number: IWR1642
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: , AWR1642, UNIFLASH, IWR1443

Tool/software: Code Composer Studio

Hello!
Tell me please, is it possible to create target config for IWR1642 ICs in the CCS IDE via UART (AR_RS232TX, AR_RS232TX)?

Thank you.

  • 0
    TI__Mastermind 30405 points

    Hi Rustem,

    I am not sure I understand your question. Could you please clarify what you mean by creating target config for the mmWave IC in the CCS IDE via UART (AR_RS232TX, AR_RS232TX)?

    Are you looking at how to configure the sensor for a particular scenario? Have you looked at the mmWave SDK user guide and the Out of Box Demo that allows you to quickly configure the sensor using a Web based GUI and visualizer the Point Cloud Output in the Visualizer? 

    Or are you looking at hard-coding the configuration in code so that you don't have to send it every time with the visualizer?

    Regards

    -Nitin

  • 0 in reply to Nitin Sakhuja
    TI__Mastermind 30405 points

    Hi Rustem,

    Assuming you have an IWR1642BOOST EVM, you can create the CCS target config as following.

    1. Please use CCS 7.4 or CCS 8.1
    2. Go to File ► New ► New Target Configuration File
    3. Name the target configuration accordingly and check the “Use shared location” checkbox. Press Finish
    4. In the configuration editor window:
      1. Select “Texas Instruments XDS110 USB Debug Probe” for Connection
      2. Select IWR1642 or AWR1642 in the Board or Device list
      3. Press the Save button to save the target configuration.
      4. You can press the Test Connection button to check the connection with the board. (the EVM should be powered up and connected to your PC)

    The above instructions are also provided in the setup guide for the mmWave SDK Demo - 16xx Lab which is part of the mmWave Industrial Toolbox. Please look under section 5.1 "Connecting EVM to CCS"

    Please mark this thread resolved if your question was answered otherwise get back if more support is needed.

    Thanks

    -Nitin

  • 0 in reply to Nitin Sakhuja
    Prodigy 155 points

    Thanks for your reply. I am use the IWR1642 ICs on my own board where is no embedded XDS probe. And I wanted to know whether it is possible to get around without XDS when working through CCS? For example (as I understand) IDE provide this functional for IWR1443 (see attached image). At now, i can download firmware to external flash throw UniFlash by RS232 (UART). On my PCB also route JTAG from IWR.

  • 0 in reply to Rustem Sultanov
    TI__Mastermind 30405 points
    Hi Rustem,

    Our Demo applications do not include the UART monitor module which would be required for UART debug to work. We recommend having a JTAG connection on your board as it which provides debug capability even if your application is not running or crashes. UART based debugging may be limited in functionality compared to XDS/JTAG debug connection.

    Regards
    -Nitin