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SPRUIJ4A–May 2018–Revised May 2019
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DCA1000EVM Data Capture Card
User's Guide
SPRUIJ4A–May 2018–Revised May 2019
DCA1000EVM Data Capture Card
Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 3
2 Hardware Specifications .................................................................................................... 4
3 System Setup............................................................................................................... 16
4 DCA1000EVM Ethernet Configuration Data............................................................................ 17
5 DCA1000EVM Command and Data Format............................................................................ 18
6 Use Case: LVDS Over Ethernet Streaming ............................................................................ 20
7 Errors ........................................................................................................................ 21
8 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................ 22
9 FPGA Programming ....................................................................................................... 22
10 Limitations................................................................................................................... 26
List of Figures
1 DCA1000EVM Functional Block Diagram................................................................................ 4
2 DCA1000EVM – Top View ................................................................................................. 5
3 DCA1000EVM – Bottom View ............................................................................................. 5
4 DCA1000EVM and xWR1xxx EVM Board Alignment................................................................... 6
5 Connect Screws and Spacers ............................................................................................. 6
6 Connect Boards.............................................................................................................. 7
7 Connect Ribbon Cable...................................................................................................... 7
8 Connect Ribbon Cable (Side).............................................................................................. 8
9 Power Connector ............................................................................................................ 8
10 Power Selection Switch..................................................................................................... 8
11 J1 USB Connector........................................................................................................... 9
12 J4 USB Connector ......................................................................................................... 10
13 J6 Ethernet Jack ........................................................................................................... 11
14 J3 High Density Interface Connector .................................................................................... 12
15 Mode Configuration_1..................................................................................................... 13
16 Mode Configuration_2..................................................................................................... 14
17 Push Button................................................................................................................. 14
18 User LEDs................................................................................................................... 15
19 Board Setup................................................................................................................. 16
20 FPGA Config Switch....................................................................................................... 22
21 Device Manager............................................................................................................ 23
22 Hardware Setup ............................................................................................................ 23
23 FTDI USB Cable Detection ............................................................................................... 24
24 FPGA Device Scan ........................................................................................................ 24
25 Select JTAG Option and Bit File ......................................................................................... 25
26 FPGA SPI Flash Programming........................................................................................... 26
List of Tables
