AWR1642: Parser script to process the *.dat file captured in mmWave Demo Visualizer sdk version 03.04

Cagri Tanriover

Part Number: AWR1642

Hi,

I was trying to find the format of the *.dat file captured by the visualizer using mmWave SDK version 3.04. All the threads I read so far provide a solution based on a python script called pythonTLV.py which is compatible with SDK version 1.1. I tried to decode my *.dat file using this script but got the following error

File "parseTLV.py", line 49

print "Improper TLV structure found: ", (data,)

Is there an equivalent script OR a documentation on the *.dat file format for SDK version 3.04?

Regards,

Cagri

over 5 years ago

0 Jitendra Gupta over 5 years ago

TI__Guru 69960 points

Hello Cagri,

I'm afraid that python script provided in the past was just for experiment purposes. It was not an official release.

The data saved in this file is the exact same data and format that is transmitted out of the mmWave device over the DATA_port. Users should see the mmWave demo doxygen in the mmWave SDK package to understand the format of the data and how to parse it.

Search for 'output information sent to host' in this doxygen file file:///C:/ti/mmwave_sdk_03_04_00_03/packages/ti/demo/xwr16xx/mmw/docs/doxygen/html/index.html

and modify the script to parse the data.

Regards,

0 Cagri Tanriover over 5 years ago in reply to Jitendra Gupta

Intellectual 905 points

Hi JG,

Thank you for this clarification. I had a quick look at the reference you have mentioned and the data format is crystal clear for me. I also made a quick confirmation of the fields mentioned in my captured *.dat and it all makes perfect sense now.

I can now develop my own parser moving forward without an issue.

Regards,

Cagri

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