AWR2243BOOST: Raw ADC data missing samples, returning periodic zeros

Sean Holloway

Part Number: AWR2243BOOST

I am attempting to perform data collection with the AWR2243BOOSt through mmWave Studio, using a Lua script I have modified from one of the included examples. However, when I parse the data using MATLAB, I find that periodic sections of the data are entirely set to zero. I am not sure what the cause of this is, but I have included my output log and a screenshot of what I am experiencing. Let me know if I can provide anything else.

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GM: Constructor
GM: Fri Feb 12 13:01:37 2021
RSTD.Transmit("/Settings")
[13:01:37]  
[13:01:37]  ### Running Startup script: "C:\ti\mmwave_studio_03_00_00_14\mmWaveStudio\Scripts\Startup.lua" ###
[13:01:37]  RSTD.SetAndTransmit ("/Settings/Scripter/Display DateTime" , "1")
[13:01:37]  RSTD.SetAndTransmit ("/Settings/Scripter/DateTime Format" , "HH:mm:ss")
[13:01:37]  Scripter ignored: Attempt to UnBuild() again or before Build.
[13:01:37]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 0/Dll" , "C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_03_00_00_14\\mmWaveStudio\\Clients\\\\LabClient.dll")
[13:01:37]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 0/Use" , "TRUE")
[13:01:37]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 1/Use" , "FALSE")
[13:01:37]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 2/Use" , "FALSE")
[13:01:37]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 3/Use" , "FALSE")
[13:01:38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 4/Use" , "FALSE")
[13:01:38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/AL Client/AL Dll" , "C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_03_00_00_14\\mmWaveStudio\\RunTime\\SAL.dll")
[13:01:38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 0/GuiDll" , "")
[13:01:38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/AutoUpdate/Enabled" , "TRUE")
[13:01:38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/AutoUpdate/Interval" , "1")
[13:01:38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Monitors/UpdateDisplay" , "TRUE")
[13:01:38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Monitors/OneClickStart" , "TRUE")
[13:01:38]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Automation/Automation Mode" , "false")
[13:01:38]  RSTD.Transmit("/")
[13:01:38]  RSTD.SaveSettings(): Settings saved to "C:\Users\gnewe\AppData\Roaming\RSTD\config.xml"
[13:01:38]  RSTD.Build()
[13:01:38]  RSTD.SaveSettings(): Settings saved to "C:\Users\gnewe\AppData\Roaming\RSTD\config.xml"
[13:01:38]  RSTD.Transmit("/")
[13:01:38]  RSTD.AL_Build()
[13:01:38]  RSTD.AL_LoadXml()
[13:01:38]  RSTD.Transmit("/")
[13:01:38]  RSTD.AL_Init()
[13:01:38]  RSTD.Clients_Build()
[13:01:38]  GM: Init
[13:01:38]  GM: Loaded 'C:\ti\mmwave_studio_03_00_00_14\mmWaveStudio\Clients\\LabClient.dll'
[13:01:38]  GM: 1 Guest (s) init
[13:01:38]  GM: 1 Module(s) init
[13:01:38]  GM: 2 Tab   (s) init
[13:01:38]  RSTD.Client_LoadXml()
[13:01:38]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.selectRadarMode(0)
[13:01:38]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:01:38]  Matlab Runtime Engine is installed
[13:01:38]  [RadarAPI]: Starting Matlab Engine..
[13:01:41]  [RadarAPI]: Matlab Engine Started!
[13:01:43]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.selectCascadeMode(0)
[13:01:43]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:01:43]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.LoadSettings('C:\Users\gnewe\AppData\Roaming\RSTD\ar1gui.ini')
[13:01:43]  TESTING = false
[13:01:43]  RstdNet: Port 2777: Listening..
[13:01:43]  
[13:01:43]  ***Script completed successfully.***
[13:02:55]  [RadarAPI]: Opening Gpio Control Port()
[13:02:55]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:02:56]  [RadarAPI]: Opening Board Control Port()
[13:02:56]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:02:57]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.FullReset()
[13:02:57]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:02:58]  [RadarAPI]: Closing Board Control Port()
[13:02:58]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:02:58]  [RadarAPI]: Closing Gpio Control Port()
[13:02:58]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:02:58]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SOPControl(2)
[13:02:58]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:02:59]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.Connect(60,921600,1000)
[13:03:02]  [RadarAPI]: Warning: Connected with baudrate 115200
[13:03:03]  [RadarAPI]: Warning: Disconnected existing BaudRate
[13:03:03]  [RadarAPI]: Warning: Trying to connect with baudrate 921600
[13:03:04]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.Calling_IsConnected()
[13:03:06]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("AR1243")
[13:03:06]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:06]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("AR1243")
[13:03:06]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:06]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.deviceVariantSelection("XWR2243")
[13:03:06]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:06]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.frequencyBandSelection("77G")
[13:03:06]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("XWR2243")
[13:03:06]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:06]  Device Status : XWR2243/ASIL-B/SOP:2/ES:1.1
[13:03:06]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SaveSettings('C:\Users\gnewe\AppData\Roaming\RSTD\ar1gui.ini')
[13:03:12]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.ReadRegister(0xffffe214, 0, 31)
[13:03:12]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.ReadRegister(0xffffe218, 0, 31)
[13:03:12]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.DownloadBSSFw("C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_03_00_00_14\\mmWaveStudio\\Scripts\\sholloway\\..\\..\\..\\rf_eval_firmware\\AWR2243_ES1_1\\radarss\\xwr22xx_radarss.bin")
[13:03:13]  [RadarAPI]: Downloading BSS Patch RPRC Binary..
[13:03:14]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetBSSFwVersion()
[13:03:14]  [RadarAPI]: BSSFwVersion:(02.02.00.13 (07/03/20))
[13:03:15]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetBSSPatchFwVersion()
[13:03:15]  [RadarAPI]: BSSPatchFwVersion:(02.02.02.06 (12/08/20))
[13:03:15]  BSS FW Download Success
[13:03:15]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.DownloadMSSFw("C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_03_00_00_14\\mmWaveStudio\\Scripts\\sholloway\\..\\..\\..\\rf_eval_firmware\\AWR2243_ES1_1\\masterss\\xwr22xx_masterss.bin")
[13:03:15]  [RadarAPI]: Downloading MSS RPRC Binary..
[13:03:18]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetMSSFwVersion()
[13:03:18]  [RadarAPI]: MSSFwVersion:(02.02.02.00 (29/07/20))
[13:03:19]  MSS FW Download Success
[13:03:19]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.PowerOn(1, 1000, 0, 0)
[13:03:19]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:19]  MSS power up done async event received!
[13:03:19]  Power On Success
[13:03:20]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("AR1243")
[13:03:20]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:20]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("XWR2243")
[13:03:20]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:20]  Device Status : XWR2243/ASIL-B/SOP:2/ES:1.1
[13:03:21]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.RfEnable()
[13:03:21]  BSS power up done async event received!
[13:03:21]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:21]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetMSSFwVersion()
[13:03:21]  [RadarAPI]: MSSFwVersion:(02.02.02.00 (29/07/20))
[13:03:22]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetBSSFwVersion()
[13:03:22]  [RadarAPI]: BSSFwVersion:(02.02.00.13 (07/03/20))
[13:03:23]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetBSSPatchFwVersion()
[13:03:23]  [RadarAPI]: BSSPatchFwVersion:(02.02.02.06 (12/08/20))
[13:03:23]  RF Enable Success
[13:03:23]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.ChanNAdcConfig(1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 0)
[13:03:23]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:23]  ChanNAdcConfig Success
[13:03:23]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.LPModConfig(0, 0)
[13:03:23]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:23]  Regualar mode Cfg Success
[13:03:23]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.RfInit()
[13:03:23]  RF Init async event received!
[13:03:23]  [RadarAPI]: Time stamp, Temperture: 2686,34; APLL Status, Update: 1, 1; 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: 1, 1; RxIQMM Status, Update: 0, 0; 
[13:03:23]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:23]  RfInit Success
[13:03:24]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.DataPathConfig(1, 1, 0)
[13:03:24]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:24]  DataPathConfig Success
[13:03:25]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.LvdsClkConfig(1, 1)
[13:03:25]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:25]  LvdsClkConfig Success
[13:03:25]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.LVDSLaneConfig(0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0)
[13:03:25]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:25]  LVDSLaneConfig Success
[13:03:25]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.ProfileConfig(0, 77, 10, 0, 102.4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 19.505, 0, 4096, 40000, 0, 0, 94)
[13:03:25]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:25]  ProfileConfig Success
[13:03:25]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.ProfileConfig(1, 77, 10, 0, 102.4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 19.505, 0, 4096, 40000, 0, 0, 94)
[13:03:25]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:25]  ProfileConfig Success
[13:03:25]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.ChirpConfig(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0)
[13:03:25]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:25]  ChirpConfig Success
[13:03:26]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.ChirpConfig(1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0)
[13:03:26]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:26]  ChirpConfig Success
[13:03:26]  Test Source Already Disabled...!!!
[13:03:26]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.DisableTestSource(0)
[13:03:26]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:26]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.FrameConfig(0, 1, 1, 255, 64, 0, 1)
[13:03:26]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:26]  FrameConfig Success
[13:03:26]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectCaptureDevice("DCA1000")
[13:03:26]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:26]  SelectCaptureDevice Success
[13:03:26]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.CaptureCardConfig_EthInit("192.168.33.30", "192.168.33.180", "c:22:38:4e:5a:c", 4096, 4098)
[13:03:26]  [RadarAPI]: Sending fpga command to DCA1000
[13:03:26]  [RadarAPI]: 
[13:03:26]  FPGA Configuration command : Success
[13:03:26]  [RadarAPI]: Sending fpga_version command to DCA1000
[13:03:26]  [RadarAPI]: 
[13:03:26]  
[13:03:26]  FPGA Version : 2.8 [Record]
[13:03:26]  
[13:03:26]  CaptureCardConfig_EthInit Success
[13:03:26]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.CaptureCardConfig_Mode(1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 0)
[13:03:26]  [RadarAPI]: Sending fpga command to DCA1000
[13:03:27]  [RadarAPI]: 
[13:03:27]  FPGA Configuration command : Success
[13:03:27]  CaptureCardConfig_Mode Success
[13:03:27]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.CaptureCardConfig_PacketDelay(25)
[13:03:27]  [RadarAPI]: Sending fpga command to DCA1000
[13:03:27]  [RadarAPI]: 
[13:03:27]  FPGA Configuration command : Success
[13:03:27]  [RadarAPI]: Sending record command to DCA1000
[13:03:27]  [RadarAPI]: 
[13:03:27]  Configure Record command : Success
[13:03:27]  CaptureCardConfig_PacketDelay Success
[13:03:27]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.CaptureCardConfig_StartRecord("C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_03_00_00_14\\mmWaveStudio\\Scripts\\sholloway\\..\\..\\PostProc\\Test 02112021\\adc_data_021221_130312.bin", 1)
[13:03:27]  [RadarAPI]: Sending start_record command to DCA1000
[13:03:27]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:29]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.StartFrame()
[13:03:29]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[13:03:29]  Frame start async event received!
[13:03:29]  Frame End async event received!
[13:03:29]  [RadarAPI]: Frame Ended
[13:03:34]  
[13:03:34]  ***Script completed successfully.***

over 4 years ago

0 Cesar over 4 years ago

TI__Guru*** 149044 points

Hi,

It could be possible that some samples are dropped due to ethernet bandwidth limitation.

Could you try to reduce the number of ADC samples to see if this is the issue?

thank you
Cesar

0 Sean Holloway over 4 years ago in reply to Cesar

Prodigy 70 points

Cesar,

Lowering the number of ADC samples does seem to solve the problem. My application requires as many samples per chirp as possible, do you have any recommendations for troubleshooting this issue further? I currently have the ethernet connection routed through a USB adapter and a USB hub, once I am in the office today I will connect it directly to a computer with a gigabit port, and see if the problem persists.

Thank you,

Sean

0 Cesar over 4 years ago

TI__Guru*** 149044 points

Please try with Gbit Ethernet

Let's what the result is

Thank you
Cesar

0 Sean Holloway over 4 years ago in reply to Cesar

Prodigy 70 points

Thank you Cesar, I used a direct ethernet setup with a computer that supported Gigabit and it worked.

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