Unmodulated wave transmission - bin

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wisilica
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Unmodulated wave transmission - bin

Hi,

Do we have any firmware, which could be programmed to flash, and which could send unmodulated TX wave, without the use of prod_test.exe or smart snippets? If not, please suggest the method to do so.

Thanks
wisilica

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Hi wisilica,

Hi wisilica,

No, there is no such a fw, only the prod_test is the available in order to put the chip in test mode and sending test signals. The prod_test.exe is only to send the proper command in order for the device to start transmitting the specific waveform, so if you would like to create this kind of fw you should start from the prod_test project of the SDK, check the dialog_commands_unmodulated_on_handler, that is triggered from the HCI command and starts the unmodulated TX/RX operations.

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Hi,

Hi,

Thanks for your prompt reply. I am using custom board consisting of DA14585 chipset. I have modifed the prodtest project by defining UART pins as follows :
#define UART1_TX_GPIO_PORT GPIO_PORT_1
#define UART1_TX_GPIO_PIN GPIO_PIN_1
#define UART1_RX_GPIO_PORT GPIO_PORT_0
#define UART1_RX_GPIO_PIN GPIO_PIN_7

In order to send unmodulated TX, I am connecting the TX and RX to the RXD and TXD pins in the development board (J5). I have the following queries to make :
1. While using smart snippets RF Master, and downloading the above modified hex file prod_test.hex in E:\Dialog\DA14585\DA14585_SDK_6.0.4.326_0\DA14585_SDK\6.0.4.326\projects\target_apps\prod_test\prod_test\Keil_5\out_585 location, I am not able to get unmodulated TX waves successfully. Is it because, the UART configuration in smart snippets have not been configured. But, I suppose this configuration is for programming the device( like using SPI).

2. Also, I directly ran the prod test code in the RAM, and executed the prod test commands directly through command prompt (prodtest -p 8 unmodulated TX 2402). But the error 9 was returned.

Please suggest the possible reasons for the same.

Thanks

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Hi wisilica,

Hi wisilica,

  1. Since you have configured the ports of the UART in different pins there should be no problem in having the RF master operating on those pins without any additional configuration on the Smart Snippets, verified and tested on a pro kit, try to switch the UART connections, perhaps this is your issue.
  2. I suppose that you have tested that with the above modification and something is wrong with your connections, error 9 means that there is no reception from the device and timeout occurs.

Thanks MT_dialog