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DCA1000EVM: No LVDS data captured

Part Number: DCA1000EVM
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: AWR1243

Hi,

I am using IWR1443 with DCA1000EVM for raw data capture. I've been following the training video at training.ti.com/dca1000-training-video to setup the environment. I am able to execute everything up to setting up DCA1000 EVM, establish the ethernet connection and display the FPGA versions. However, when I try to capture the data by executing 'DCA100 ARM' and 'Trigger Frame' buttons, LVDS_PATH_ERR LED blinks, the output log shows the 'No LVDS data' message and no data is captured. I've attached the log below. Please provide a solution.

GM: Constructor
GM: Thu Nov 07 13:51:38 2019
RSTD.Transmit("/Settings")
[13.51.38]  
[13.51.38]  ### Running Startup script: "C:\ti\mmwave_studio_02_01_00_00\mmWaveStudio\Scripts\Startup.lua" ###
[13.51.38]  RSTD.SetAndTransmit ("/Settings/Scripter/Display DateTime" , "1")
[13.51.38]  RSTD.SetAndTransmit ("/Settings/Scripter/DateTime Format" , "HH:mm:ss")
[13.51.38]  Scripter ignored: Attempt to UnBuild() again or before Build.
[13.51.38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 0/Dll" , "C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_01_00_00\\mmWaveStudio\\Clients\\\\LabClient.dll")
[13.51.38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 0/Use" , "TRUE")
[13.51.38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 1/Use" , "FALSE")
[13.51.38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 2/Use" , "FALSE")
[13.51.38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 3/Use" , "FALSE")
[13.51.38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 4/Use" , "FALSE")
[13.51.38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/AL Client/AL Dll" , "C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_01_00_00\\mmWaveStudio\\RunTime\\SAL.dll")
[13.51.38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 0/GuiDll" , "")
[13.51.38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/AutoUpdate/Enabled" , "TRUE")
[13.51.38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/AutoUpdate/Interval" , "1")
[13.51.38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Monitors/UpdateDisplay" , "TRUE")
[13.51.38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Monitors/OneClickStart" , "TRUE")
[13.51.38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Automation/Automation Mode" , "false")
[13.51.38]  RSTD.Transmit("/")
[13.51.38]  RSTD.SaveSettings(): Settings saved to "C:\Users\Researcher\AppData\Roaming\RSTD\config.xml"
[13.51.38]  RSTD.Build()
[13.51.38]  RSTD.SaveSettings(): Settings saved to "C:\Users\Researcher\AppData\Roaming\RSTD\config.xml"
[13.51.38]  RSTD.Transmit("/")
[13.51.38]  RSTD.AL_Build()
[13.51.38]  RSTD.AL_LoadXml()
[13.51.38]  RSTD.Transmit("/")
[13.51.38]  RSTD.AL_Init()
[13.51.38]  RSTD.Clients_Build()
[13.51.38]  GM: Init
[13.51.38]  GM: Loaded 'C:\ti\mmwave_studio_02_01_00_00\mmWaveStudio\Clients\\LabClient.dll'
[13.51.38]  GM: 1 Guest (s) init
[13.51.38]  GM: 1 Module(s) init
[13.51.38]  GM: 2 Tab   (s) init
[13.51.38]  RSTD.Client_LoadXml()
[13.51.38]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.selectRadarMode(0)
[13.51.38]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.51.38]  Matlab Runtime Engine is installed
[13.51.38]  [RadarAPI]: Starting Matlab Engine..
[13.51.43]  [RadarAPI]: Matlab Engine Started!
[13.51.45]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.selectCascadeMode(0)
[13.51.45]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.51.45]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.LoadSettings('C:\Users\Researcher\AppData\Roaming\RSTD\ar1gui.ini')
[13.51.45]  [RadarAPI]: Error: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
[13.51.45]  Trace:
[13.51.45]     at AR1xController.ScriptOps.getMatlabPostProcVersion()
[13.51.45]  TESTING = false
[13.51.45]  RstdNet: Port 2777: Listening..
[13.51.45]  
[13.51.45]  ***Script completed successfully.***
[13.51.55]  [RadarAPI]: Opening Gpio Control Port()
[13.51.55]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.51.56]  [RadarAPI]: Opening Board Control Port()
[13.51.56]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.51.57]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.FullReset()
[13.51.57]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.51.57]  [RadarAPI]: Closing Board Control Port()
[13.51.57]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.51.57]  [RadarAPI]: Closing Gpio Control Port()
[13.51.57]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.51.57]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SOPControl(2)
[13.51.57]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.51.58]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.Connect(2,921600,1000)
[13.52.00]  [RadarAPI]: Warning: Connected with baudrate 115200
[13.52.01]  [RadarAPI]: Warning: Disconnected existing BaudRate
[13.52.02]  [RadarAPI]: Warning: Trying to connect with baudrate 921600
[13.52.03]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.Calling_IsConnected()
[13.52.05]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("AR1243")
[13.52.05]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.52.05]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("AR1243")
[13.52.05]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.52.05]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.deviceVariantSelection("XWR1443")
[13.52.05]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.52.05]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.frequencyBandSelection("77G")
[13.52.05]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("XWR1443")
[13.52.05]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.52.05]  Device Status : XWR1443/QM/SOP:2/ES:3
[13.52.05]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SaveSettings('C:\Users\Researcher\AppData\Roaming\RSTD\ar1gui.ini')
[13.52.06]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.DownloadBSSFw("C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_01_00_00\\rf_eval_firmware\\radarss\\xwr12xx_xwr14xx_radarss.bin")
[13.52.06]  [RadarAPI]: Downloading BSS Patch RPRC Binary..
[13.52.08]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetBSSFwVersion()
[13.52.08]  [RadarAPI]: BSSFwVersion:(02.00.00.01 (05/10/17))
[13.52.09]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetBSSPatchFwVersion()
[13.52.09]  [RadarAPI]: BSSPatchFwVersion:(01.02.05.02 (30/04/19))
[13.52.10]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.DownloadMSSFw("C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_01_00_00\\rf_eval_firmware\\masterss\\xwr12xx_xwr14xx_masterss.bin")
[13.52.10]  [RadarAPI]: Downloading MSS RPRC Binary..
[13.52.13]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetMSSFwVersion()
[13.52.13]  [RadarAPI]: MSSFwVersion:(01.02.05.01 (12/07/19))
[13.52.15]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.PowerOn(0, 1000, 0, 0)
[13.52.15]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.52.15]  MSS power up done async event received!
[13.52.18]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("AR1243")
[13.52.18]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.52.18]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("XWR1443")
[13.52.18]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.52.18]  Device Status : XWR1443/QM/SOP:2/ES:3
[13.52.18]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.RfEnable()
[13.52.18]  BSS power up done async event received!
[13.52.18]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.52.19]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetMSSFwVersion()
[13.52.19]  [RadarAPI]: MSSFwVersion:(01.02.05.01 (12/07/19))
[13.52.19]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetBSSFwVersion()
[13.52.19]  [RadarAPI]: BSSFwVersion:(02.00.00.01 (05/10/17))
[13.52.20]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetBSSPatchFwVersion()
[13.52.20]  [RadarAPI]: BSSPatchFwVersion:(01.02.05.02 (30/04/19))
[13.52.35]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SetMiscConfig(0)
[13.52.35]  Status: Failed, Error Type: API IS ISSUED FOR A NON AWR1243 DEVICE
[13.52.36]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.LPModConfig(0, 0)
[13.52.36]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.52.38]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SetCalMonFreqLimitConfig(77,81)
[13.52.38]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.52.40]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.RfSetCalMonFreqTxPowLimitConfig(77, 77, 77, 81, 81, 81, 0, 0, 0)
[13.52.40]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.52.40]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.RfInit()
[13.52.41]  RF Init async event received!
[13.52.41]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.52.41]  [RadarAPI]: Time stamp, Temperture: 22466,30; APLL Status, Update: 1, 0; SynthVCO1 Status, Update: 1, 1; SynthVCO2 Status, Update: 1, 1; LODist Status, Update: 1, 1; RxADCDC Status, Update: 1, 1; HPFcutoff Status, Update: 1, 1; LPFcutoff Status, Update: 1, 1; PeakDetector Status, Update: 1, 1; TxPower Status, Update: 1, 1; RxGain Status, Update: 1, 1; TxPhase Status, Update: 0, 0; RxIQMM Status, Update: 1, 1;
[13.52.47]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.DataPathConfig(513, 1216644097, 0)
[13.52.47]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.52.49]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.LvdsClkConfig(1, 1)
[13.52.49]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.52.51]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.LVDSLaneConfig(0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0)
[13.52.51]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.53.00]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.ProfileConfig(0, 77, 100, 6, 60, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 29,982, 0, 256, 10000, 0, 0, 30)
[13.53.00]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.53.01]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.ChirpConfig(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0)
[13.53.01]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.53.03]  Test Source Already Disabled...!!!
[13.53.03]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.DisableTestSource(0)
[13.53.03]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.53.03]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.FrameConfig(0, 0, 8, 128, 40, 0, 0, 1)
[13.53.03]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.53.08]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetCaptureCardDllVersion()
[13.53.08]  [RadarAPI]: Sending dll_version command to DCA1000
[13.53.08]  [RadarAPI]:
[13.53.08]  DLL Version : 1.0
[13.53.08]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectCaptureDevice("DCA1000")
[13.53.08]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.53.11]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.CaptureCardConfig_EthInit("192.168.33.30", "192.168.33.180", "12:34:56:78:90:12", 4096, 4098)
[13.53.11]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.CaptureCardConfig_Mode(1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 30)
[13.53.11]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.CaptureCardConfig_PacketDelay(25)
[13.53.11]  [RadarAPI]: Sending fpga command to DCA1000
[13.53.11]  [RadarAPI]:
[13.53.11]  FPGA Configuration command : Success
[13.53.11]  [RadarAPI]: Sending record command to DCA1000
[13.53.11]  [RadarAPI]:
[13.53.11]  Configure Record command : Success
[13.53.11]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetCaptureCardFPGAVersion()
[13.53.11]  [RadarAPI]: Sending fpga_version command to DCA1000
[13.53.11]  [RadarAPI]:
[13.53.11]  
[13.53.11]  FPGA Version : 2.8 [Record]
[13.53.11]  
[13.53.20]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.CaptureCardConfig_StartRecord("C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_01_00_00\\mmWaveStudio\\PostProc\\adc_data.bin", 1)
[13.53.20]  [RadarAPI]: Sending start_record command to DCA1000
[13.53.23]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.StartFrame()
[13.53.23]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13.53.23]  Frame start async event received!
[13.53.24]  [RadarAPI]: Frame Ended
[13.53.50]  [RadarAPI]:
[13.53.50]  Frame End async event received!
[13.53.50]  [RadarAPI]:
[13.53.50]  Start Record command : Success
[13.53.50]  
[13.53.50]  No LVDS data
[13.53.50]  
[13.53.50]  Record stop is done successfully