A111 Sporadic Readings

I have tried my A111 sensor on a Raspi 3 and 4 with the Acconeer RPI SparkFun software versions 1.10.0 and 2.0.0 both from the Acconeer developer download site and the SparkFun GitHub repo. I get sporadic distance readings with each software source on both the Pi 3 and 4, so I ran the assembly test program and it fails as shown below - anyone experiencing this?

Acconeer software version v1.10.0
Acconeer RSS version 1.0
00:04:16.200 [ 1531] (I) (rss): Radar system software activated
00:04:16.205 [ 1531] (I) (cpd_communication_test): ASIC identity test passed.
00:04:16.205 [ 1531] (I) (cpd_communication_test): Register write-and-read test passed.
00:04:16.208 [ 1531] (I) (cpd_communication_test): Buffer write-and-read test passed.
00:04:16.211 [ 1531] (I) (cpd_communication_test): Interrupt test passed
00:04:16.216 [ 1531] (I) (cpd_cbank_calibration): Sensor control: Cbank status (5)
00:04:16.219 [ 1531] (I) (cpd_supply_test): run_tests: GND: Subtest passed (V= 0.002820).
00:04:16.220 [ 1531] (I) (cpd_supply_test): run_tests: VCM: Subtest passed (V= 0.503448).
00:04:16.221 [ 1531] (I) (cpd_supply_test): run_tests: VIO_3: Subtest passed (V= 1.825974).
00:04:16.222 [ 1531] (I) (cpd_supply_test): run_tests: VIO_2: Subtest passed (V= 1.795670).
00:04:16.222 [ 1531] (I) (cpd_supply_test): run_tests: VIO_1_DERIVATIVE_1: Subtest passed (V= 1.264755).
00:04:16.223 [ 1531] (I) (cpd_supply_test): run_tests: VIO_3_DERIVATIVE_1: Subtest passed (V= 1.197647).
00:04:16.223 [ 1531] (I) (acc_cpd_clock_test): Cbank value test passed.
00:04:16.230 [ 1531] (E) (cpd_refclk_stability_test): run_test: Pll_vco is not between the limits, Test failed
00:04:16.230 [ 1531] (E) (acc_cpd_clock_test): refclk test failed.
Name: communication_read, result: Pass
Name: communication_write_read, result: Pass
Name: communication_interrupt, result: Pass
Name: supply, result: Pass
Name: clock, result: Fail
Assembly test: There are failed tests

Version 2.0.0 did work. I was unprepared for the distances in which this sensor functions - I do get valid readings from about 8in - 26in but anything outside that range returns sporadic readings.

A111 datasheet says it can not measure distances less than 6cm, in reality only beyond 7cm stable signal is received.