Mickey,
1. For J1: (DIR Pin) this is correct behavior.
2. For J2: would please you share with me that SPEED pin is connected to Analog or Digital?
3. For GUI to EVM : PC connect to USB2ANY to EVM board. (I2C interface is used for communication). Would please you share with me customer setups while observing these error message?
More details please reference DRV10983EVM and DRV10975EVM User's Guide (Rev. C) from web.
Thank you,
Janet