IWR1443BOOST: New Device fails with mmWave Studio Demo

Salah,

Please verify some settings:

DCA1000:

1. SW1
   2. 	POSITION
      SW1.1	ON
      SW1.2	ON
      SW1.3	OFF

2. SW2

1. POSITION	NAME
   SW2.8	OFF	USER_SW3
   SW2.7	OFF	USER_SW2
   SW2.6	OFF	USER_SW1
   SW2.5	ON	SW_CONFIG
   SW2.4	OFF	RAW_MODE
   SW2.3	OFF	1213_MODE
   SW2.2	ON	ETH_STREAM
   SW2.1	OFF	LVDS CAPTURE

Hope this helps

Alex

That didn't resolve my issue and I don't think the problem is with the DCA1000EVM board because it was working with a previous IWR1443BOOST card I had.

Also, why would SW2.6 bet set to pin 6? Should it be set to pin 11 and use the default configuration instead of reading from the EEPROM?

Salah,

WS2.6 makes no difference in your case, sorry for the confusion.
This is to load settings from EEPROM which you can change IP address, mac, and other.

Are the SOP pins on the EVM set for DCA?
SOP0 and SOP1 closed, SOP2 open

Alex

I've added a picture to show how the pins are configured on the DCA1000EVM board.

EDIT: I've noticed that the new board is Rev B which has an added switch for choosing between SPI and CAN. It's currenlty set to SPI. I'm not sure if this is relevant but the board is slightly different.

Salah 

Can you please download a newer version of mmWave studio LINK and use the firmware provided with it.

Also please make sure the power supply is 5V and minimum can provide 2.5 A .

Alex

Alex

Both IWR1443BOOST and DCA1000EVM board have a 5V power source. I have downloaded the latest version of mmWave Studio and included a screenshot. As yo ucan see it fails right before step 5. The error is still the same.

[17:12:18] MSS FW Download Success
[17:12:56] [RadarAPI]: ar1.PowerOn(0, 1000, 0, 0)
[17:12:56] Status: Failed, Error Type: RESP TIMEOUT
[17:12:56] Power On failure

Do you know what causes an RESP TIMEOUT or why it would fail on the PowerOn command?

Salah,

Looking at the screenshot, looks like the firmware is the wrong one.

Can you do the initial steps manually?

Firmware location C:\ti\mmwave_studio_02_00_00_02\rf_eval_firmware
BSS = radarss folder
MSS = masterss folder

1. Set(1)
2. select COM port and speed, then click Connect(2)
3. select BSS Firmware using "..." (3 dots) and load(3)
   1. BSS firmware version should have an non-zero value
4. select MSS Firmware using "..." (3 dots) and load(4)
   1. MSS firmware version should have an non-zero value
5. SPI Connect(5)
6. RF Powe-up(6)

Try this and let me know if it works

Alex

Here are the paths for the firmware I am using:

BSS FW: C:\ti\mmwave_studio_02_00_00_02\rf_eval_firmware\radarss\xwr12xx_xwr14xx_radarss.bin

MSS FW: C:\ti\mmwave_studio_02_00_00_02\rf_eval_firmware\masterss\xwr12xx_xwr14xx_masterss.bin

Also here is the log for the steps you requested:

GM: Constructor
GM: Thu Jan 31 11:02:08 2019
RSTD.Transmit("/Settings")
[11:02:09]  
[11:02:09]  ### Running Startup script: "C:\ti\mmwave_studio_02_00_00_02\mmWaveStudio\Scripts\Startup.lua" ###
[11:02:09]  RSTD.SetAndTransmit ("/Settings/Scripter/Display DateTime" , "1")
[11:02:09]  RSTD.SetAndTransmit ("/Settings/Scripter/DateTime Format" , "HH:mm:ss")
[11:02:09]  Scripter ignored: Attempt to UnBuild() again or before Build.
[11:02:09]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 0/Dll" , "C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_00_00_02\\mmWaveStudio\\Clients\\\\LabClient.dll")
[11:02:09]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 0/Use" , "TRUE")
[11:02:09]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 1/Use" , "FALSE")
[11:02:09]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 2/Use" , "FALSE")
[11:02:09]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 3/Use" , "FALSE")
[11:02:09]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 4/Use" , "FALSE")
[11:02:09]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/AL Client/AL Dll" , "C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_00_00_02\\mmWaveStudio\\RunTime\\SAL.dll")
[11:02:09]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Clients/Client 0/GuiDll" , "")
[11:02:09]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/AutoUpdate/Enabled" , "TRUE")
[11:02:09]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/AutoUpdate/Interval" , "1")
[11:02:09]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Monitors/UpdateDisplay" , "TRUE")
[11:02:09]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Monitors/OneClickStart" , "TRUE")
[11:02:09]  RSTD.SetVar ("/Settings/Automation/Automation Mode" , "false")
[11:02:09]  RSTD.Transmit("/")
[11:02:09]  RSTD.SaveSettings(): Settings saved to "C:\Users\MyComputer\AppData\Roaming\RSTD\config.xml"
[11:02:09]  RSTD.Build()
[11:02:09]  RSTD.SaveSettings(): Settings saved to "C:\Users\MyComputer\AppData\Roaming\RSTD\config.xml"
[11:02:09]  RSTD.Transmit("/")
[11:02:09]  RSTD.AL_Build()
[11:02:09]  RSTD.AL_LoadXml()
[11:02:09]  RSTD.Transmit("/")
[11:02:09]  RSTD.AL_Init()
[11:02:09]  RSTD.Clients_Build()
[11:02:09]  GM: Init
[11:02:09]  GM: Loaded 'C:\ti\mmwave_studio_02_00_00_02\mmWaveStudio\Clients\\LabClient.dll'
[11:02:09]  GM: 1 Guest (s) init
[11:02:09]  GM: 1 Module(s) init
[11:02:09]  GM: 2 Tab   (s) init
[11:02:09]  RSTD.Client_LoadXml()
[11:02:09]  [RadarAPI]: Starting Matlab Engine..
[11:02:25]  [RadarAPI]: Matlab Engine Started!
[11:02:29]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.LoadSettings('C:\Users\MyComputer\AppData\Roaming\RSTD\ar1gui.ini')
[11:02:31]  TESTING = false
[11:02:31]  
[11:02:31]  ***Script completed successfully.***
[11:02:47]  [RadarAPI]: Opening Gpio Control Port()
[11:02:47]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[11:02:48]  [RadarAPI]: Opening Board Control Port()
[11:02:48]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[11:02:49]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.FullReset()
[11:02:49]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[11:02:50]  [RadarAPI]: Closing Board Control Port()
[11:02:50]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[11:02:50]  [RadarAPI]: Closing Gpio Control Port()
[11:02:50]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[11:02:50]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SOPControl(2)
[11:02:50]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[11:02:51]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.Connect(56,921600,1000)
[11:02:53]  [RadarAPI]: Warning: Connected with baudrate 115200
[11:02:54]  [RadarAPI]: Warning: Disconnected existing BaudRate
[11:02:55]  [RadarAPI]: Warning: Trying to connect with baudrate 921600
[11:02:56]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.Calling_IsConnected()
[11:02:57]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("AR1243")
[11:02:57]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[11:02:57]  [RadarAPI]: RS232 is not connected ..!!!!
[11:02:57]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.frequencyBandSelection("77G")
[11:02:57]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("XWR1443")
[11:02:57]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[11:02:58]  Device Status : XWR1443/QM/SOP:2/ES:3
[11:02:59]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("AR1243")
[11:02:59]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[11:02:59]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SelectChipVersion("XWR1443")
[11:02:59]  [RadarAPI]: Status: Passed
[11:02:59]  Device Status : XWR1443/QM/SOP:2/ES:3
[11:02:59]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.SaveSettings('C:\Users\MyComputer\AppData\Roaming\RSTD\ar1gui.ini')
[11:06:34]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.DownloadBSSFw("C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_00_00_02\\rf_eval_firmware\\radarss\\xwr12xx_xwr14xx_radarss.bin")
[11:06:34]  [RadarAPI]: Downloading BSS Patch RPRC Binary..
[11:06:36]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetBSSFwVersion()
[11:06:36]  [RadarAPI]: BSSFwVersion:(02.00.00.01 (05/10/17))
[11:06:37]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetBSSPatchFwVersion()
[11:06:37]  [RadarAPI]: BSSPatchFwVersion:(01.02.00.03 (24/10/18))
[11:06:42]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.DownloadMSSFw("C:\\ti\\mmwave_studio_02_00_00_02\\rf_eval_firmware\\masterss\\xwr12xx_xwr14xx_masterss.bin")
[11:06:43]  [RadarAPI]: Downloading MSS RPRC Binary..
[11:07:39]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.PowerOn(0, 1000, 0, 0)
[11:07:39]  Status: Failed, Error Type: RESP TIMEOUT
[11:07:49]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.RfEnable()
[11:07:49]  Status: Failed, Error Type: INVALID INPUT
[11:07:50]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.GetBSSFwVersion()
[11:07:50]  [RadarAPI]: BSSFwVersion:(00.00.00.00 (00/00/00))
[11:07:50]  [RadarAPI]: Warning: BSS firmware version Mismatch!

Again, the issue seems to occure here:

[11:07:39]  [RadarAPI]: ar1.PowerOn(0, 1000, 0, 0)
[11:07:39]  Status: Failed, Error Type: RESP TIMEOUT

I'm not sure what changed from Rev. A to Rev. B but for some reason the powering on just doesn't work the same way.

Salah,

Using Uniflash (LINK) you need to format the SFLASH.

Hope this resolves the issue.

Alex