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DCA1000EVM: DCA1000EVM

Aabid Farooq
Prodigy 170 points
Part Number: DCA1000EVM
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: AWR1443, , AWR1443BOOST

i am having a problem with the drivers that i am not able to install.

i am running windows 10 64 bit operating systems and i am trying to follow up on the training videos for AWR1443 BOOST.
in an attempt to get the data from AWR1443BOOST to DCA1000EVM, i am stuck at the drivers part which i have in the \mmwave_studio_02_00_00_02\ftdi  folder and when i try to update the driver via device manager the drivers get detected but there is an error while installing those drivers. i am attaching the screenshots for reference.

thank you.

Aabid Farooq

  • 0
    TI__Guru*** 138329 points

    Hi,

    Any specific version of Windows10 patch you are using?

    thank you

    Cesar

  • 0 in reply to Cesar
    TI__Mastermind 24955 points

    Aabid,

    Do you see the two XDS110 entries in Device Manager when you plug in your AWR1443BOOST into your PC? If not, please make sure you either install Code Composer Studio (CCS) and include mmWave device support during installation or install the XDS110 emulation software. Both are found on ti.com.

    Regards,
    Kyle

  • 0 in reply to Kyle Cousino
    Prodigy 170 points

    Hi Kyle
    Thank You for your reply

    Yes i see 2 enteries for XDS110 in the device manager when i plug in the device. I also have installed the code composer studio but the problem still persists. I am attaching a screenshot for your reference. 

  • 0 in reply to Aabid Farooq
    TI__Mastermind 24955 points

    Aabid,

    When you update the COM port drivers, you may need to complete this process twice. Make sure you point the update manager to the "C:\ti\mmwave_studio_<version_number>\ftdi folder when completing this process.

    With regards to Windows 10, make sure you have Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 installed on your machine. The link is provided in the mmWave Studio User's Guide.

    Regards,
    Kyle

  • 0 in reply to Kyle Cousino
    Prodigy 170 points

    Hi Kyle. thank you for your response. I was able to successfully resolve the issue regarding the drivers but now i am stuck at mmwave studio. I connect the devices as per the instructions given in the demo.
    i am able to successfully establish FTDI and RS232 connectivity.
    but i am unable to establish the SPI Connectivity. 
    Also when i upload the firmware files the BSS firmware file shows the version and the release date but the MSS firmware file shows 0.0.0.0 for firmware version and 00/00/00 for release date but is uploaded successfully.

    Then once i click the SPI Connect it doesnt work.

    The message in the console shows "Status:Failed, Error Type: RESP TIMEOUT"

    I am attaching the screenshots for your reference.

  • 0 in reply to Aabid Farooq
    TI__Mastermind 24955 points

    Aabid,

    Make sure the ribbon cable from the DCA1000EVM is properly connected to the AWr1443BOOST EVM. You will also need to make sure that you are downloading the correct firmware to your device.

    It appears that you are attempting to flash ES 2.0 firmware to your device when in actuality, your device is an ES 3.0 device. I can verify that information based on the screenshot and log file that you provided. The BSS and MSS firmware for AWR1443 that are included in mmWave Studio v2.0.0.2 are intended for ES 3.0 devices. This is spelled out in the mmWave Studio release notes. Yet in your log file, you are attempting to load an ES 2.0 firmware to an ES 3.0 device.

    Please make sure that you are downloading the proper firmware version for your device. Your device will continue to error out unless you make this change.

    Regards,
    Kyle

  • 0 in reply to Kyle Cousino
    Prodigy 170 points
    Hi kyle. Thank you for your reply. I first tried with the firmware files for E 3.0 but i kept getting the same error. Also i think i have a problem with the drivers for the DCA1000 EVM because the devices show up in the universal serial bus section of device manager while in actual they should be showing up in COM PORTS. Please help me out with this thing as well. Also i would like to ask if AWR1443BOOST and DCA1000 have been tested on windows 10? Because so far all the demo videos i saw have been running windows 7
  • 0 in reply to Aabid Farooq
    Prodigy 60 points

    Hi, 
    i was able to get the right drivers installed for the ports and they are shown right as per the training video in the device manager but i am still stuck at the SPI connectivity issue in the mmWave Studio and i suppose the issue is probably due to broken MSSFW file. While for the radar API is able to get the Firmware version and date for BSSFW file successfully it fails to do sofor  the MSSFW file and it gets stuck there.  Then clicking the SPI Connect button throws this error "Status: Failed, Error Type: RESP TIMEOUT"

    Please see the screenshot attached.

    thank you.

    Aabid

  • 0 in reply to Hemanth Reddy Sabbella
    TI__Mastermind 24955 points

    Aabid,

    It looks like you did you complete the RS232 connection step successfully. From the screenshot you provided, it says that "RS232 is not connected". If this step does not complete successfully, all subsequent steps will not execute successfully.

    So your error is not with the SPI connect, but rather with the RS232 connection step. For the Baud Rate, please set to 921600. It does not look like you are using the proper baud rate in your screenshot.

    Regards,
    Kyle

  • 0 in reply to Kyle Cousino
    Prodigy 170 points

    Hi Kyle
    Thank you for your reply. 
    Please check the latest screenshot i have sent you, it clearly shows that the RS232 is connected. But once i try to try loading the MSS FW file the process freezes and Output tab doesnot show anything untill i click the SPI connect after which it returns a timeout error.

    regarding the baud rate, I will try it tomorrow and let you know if it works.

    thank you 

    Aabid.

  • 0 in reply to Aabid Farooq
    TI__Mastermind 24955 points

    Aabid,

    I was referring to the log file on the right part of the screen. It clearly states that "RS232 is not connected." Did you attempt to connect with the correct baud rate of 921600?

    Please try the following:

    Go to this website first:

    https://rivernetcomputers.com/5-ways-windows-10-boot-options-menu/ 

    and then follow this site to disable sign check:

    https://www.maketecheasier.com/install-unsigned-drivers-windows10/

    Regards,
    Kyle