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CC3120: It takes long time to complete RadioTool CLI TX command

Part Number: CC3120

Hello expert,

Our customer reported it took long time to complete the TX commnd with the Radiotool CLI command.

@echo %time%
C:\ti\CC3xxx_RadioTool_1.0.3.10\RadioToolCLI.exe -X1 -P15 -B115200 -T -z2 -w0 -c1 -m4 -e0 -r0 -l970 -g2 -n0 -a0123456789ab -yEU -t10
@echo %time%

Initially, they reported this command needed the bellow time for the command completion. They tried with the 2 boards.

Customer CC3120 board : FW verison 3.7.0.1.31.2.0.0.0.2.2.0.6:  21sec
CC3120Boost : FW verison 3.7.0.1.31.2.0.0.0.2.2.0.6 : 19sec
CC3120Boost : FW verison 3.12.0.1.31.2.0.0.0.2.2.0.6 : 21sec

I suggested to change "-g2" to "-g100" as manual said, then they said it reduced about 2 sec.
so I checked with my CC3120 boost , the result was almost the same.

C:\ti\CC3xxx_RadioTool_1.0.3.10>CC3120TXscript.bat
10:06:34.02
C:\ti\CC3xxx_RadioTool_1.0.3.10>RadioToolCLI.exe -X1 -P26 -B115200 -T -z2 -w0 -c1 -m4 -e0 -r0 -l970 -g100 -n0 -a0123456789ab -yEU -t10
TX Finished: SUCCESS
10:06:52.57

it took 18.55sec to complete this command.

My CC3120 version is as follows.
C:\ti\CC3xxx_RadioTool_1.0.3.10>RadioToolCLI.exe -X1 -P26 -B115200 -F
0x00 (CC3120R)
0x00
3.12.0.1.31.2.0.0.0.2.2.0.6
3.0.1.51
50:F1:4A:D7:3D:46

For both case, I recognized it will take 10sec for TX duration, but it took more 8sec.

Here I have 2 questions.

1. Please confirm CLI -g option value range. which is correct?
CLI command help shows Randge[2, 1,000,000] . Default:100

Radio tool user guide, swru471a.pdf shows
-g, --delay=VALUE TX delay in between packets in milliseconds. Packetized TX only. Range:[100, 1,000,000].
Default: 100

2. Are there any method to reduce this TX command time?


Regards,
A.Fujinaka