Problems with the RFSoC Explorer and the resulting signal

Question

Hey, 
 
 I want to use the RFSoC to investigate the effect of different filters on the resulting analog signal. For this I use a DAC-ADC loop and an external signal analyzer. For this I use the RFSoc Explorer. This also works so far. However, I have the following problems: 
 When transferring the waveform from the Wireless Waveform Generator of Matlab, the following error message appears: 
 "Connected to RFTool Board IP address 169.254.0.2 Error in executing callback registered with ViewModel: Error using wwfg_callback Unrecognized field name "pCurrentWaveformType"." 
 Is there a way to fix this? 
 The import from simulink does not work either. Here i get the message: " Unrecogized signal type" 
 Becouse of the error i exported the waveform as a Matlab script and generated the variable &ldquo;Waveform.mat&rdquo; with the complex data signal. According to the Matlab plot, this signal should have a bandwidth of about 1MHz. However, when I load the signal into the RFSoc Explorer and transfer it to the hardware, I get a bandwidth of approx. 40MHz. The same problem i get with my generated signals from Simulink, which I save as a complex data array as a .mat file. 
 The bandwidth should be similar to the simulated result, or am I forgetting something here? Is it possibly also due to the waveform read in? 
 
 My setup: 
 
 Xilinx ZCU208 RFSoC Gen 3 
 HW-XM655 Balun Card 
 Matlab 2023b 
 Avnet RFSoC Explorer 3.0.0 (with 3.1 i cant find the ZCU208 Board at the HDL Worklow Advisor) 
 "avnet_rfsocX_zcu208es1_boot_v1_1"- file 
 Keysight EXA Signal Analyzer

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Settings RF Explorer

Settings for Simple Waveform to test

Thank you in advance and best regards

lightcollector · Answer

Hi again, I didn't see any reply, assuming HDLC still doesn't work with 3.1 version of RFSoC Explorer. The issue you have with the waveform will not be fixed until a future release. Can you try R2024a for 3.1 and HDLC? MathWorks may have broken the plugin for R2023b with what is incliuded in the 3.1 RF Explorer Release. What is in 3.1 was tested with R2024a. What was in 3.0 was tested with R2023. The version of what HDL Coder works with versus what the docmenation claims for RFSoC Explorer may not be correct, and will update the HDLC for ZCU208 instructions if that is true. Will update here after I try 3.1 with R2023b. My apologies that I missed that detail (3.1 not working) in the middle of your otther issues. 
 Update 1: I concur, 3.1 does not work with R2023b. There is no known work around at this time other than to use 3.0. Will go back and try R2024a with 3.1 being installed from File Exchange/Add-On Explorer. It was tested pre-File Echange/Add-On Explorer. 
 Update 2: HDLC for ZCU208 when installed via RFSoC Explorer v3.1 works correctly when installed through Add-On Explorer. 
 The instructions for HDLC for ZCU208 will be updated to make this clear. Thanks for letting us know.