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A111 Pulsed Coherent Radar (PCR) 
Datasheet, v1.8 

© 2019 Copyright by Acconeer 

2019-06-12 

Page 34 of 34

 

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Summary of Contents for A111

Page 1: ...A111 Pulsed Coherent Radar PCR Datasheet v1 8...

Page 2: ...nce accuracy fully integrated in a small package of 29 mm2 The A111 60 GHz radar system is optimized for high precision and ultra low power delivered as a one package solution with integrated Baseband...

Page 3: ...2 5 1 Serial Peripheral Interface 12 6 Typical Characteristics 14 6 1 Distance Accuracy 14 6 2 Amplitude Accuracy 15 6 3 Relative Phase Accuracy 15 6 4 Half Power Beamwidth HPBW 16 7 Functional Descri...

Page 4: ...6 3 V1 3 Ordering information added in chapter 2 Equation corrected in XTAL chapter 8 1 V1 4 EU declaration of conformity added chapter 9 0 Pin configuration alphabetically order corrected chapter 3 A...

Page 5: ...he sensor is based on pulsed coherent radar PCR technology featuring a leading edge patented solution with picosecond time resolution The A111 is the perfect choice for implementing high accuracy high...

Page 6: ...he Power functional block includes LDOs and a Power on Reset PoR block Each LDO creates its own voltage domain The PoR block generates a Reset signal on each power up cycle The host interfaces the Pow...

Page 7: ...o connect A3 A8 GND Ground Must be connected to solid ground plane A9 GND Ground Must be connected to solid ground plane B1 NC Must no connect B2 B9 GND Ground Must be connected to solid ground plane...

Page 8: ...nd Must be connected to solid ground plane J9 VIO_3a Supply voltage Supply voltage digital part 1 J10 XIN CLK XTAL input OR external ref clk input 1 1V domain K2 SPI_CLK I O SPI Serial Clock K3 SPI_MI...

Page 9: ...Stresses beyond those listed in table 4 1 may cause permanent damage to the device These are stress ratings only and functional operation of the device at these conditions or at any other conditions b...

Page 10: ...1 XIN input must not exceed 0V when ENABLE is low 4 4 Electrical Specification The below table shows the A111 electrical DC specification conditions on package at TA 25 C Parameter Min Typ Max Unit Cu...

Page 11: ...mption continuous TX active mode 71 mA Average power consumption 0 1 Hz sweep rate 2 0 2 1 mW Average power consumption 10 Hz sweep rate 2 3 1 mW Average power consumption 100 Hz sweep rate 20 1 mW Cu...

Page 12: ...ost SPI Master A111 SPI Slave A111 SPI Slave SPI_CLK SPI_MOSI SPI_SS1 SPI_SS2 SPI_MISO Figure 5 1 SPI master slave connection The serial data transfer input MOSI and output MISO to the A111 are synchr...

Page 13: ...Min Typ Max Unit Clock frequency 1 50 MHz SS setup time 1 0 ns SS hold time 2 0 ns MOSI setup time 1 0 ns MOSI hold time 2 5 ns MISO propagation delay 2 5 5 ns Table 5 1 SPI timing characteristics 1...

Page 14: ...ion configuration using envelope service with maximize depth resolution profile 0 06 0 30 m Object metal cylinder 40 mm in diameter Figure 6 1 Standard deviation of distance estimation maximize on dep...

Page 15: ...on depth resolution 0 06 0 30 m The below figure shows the standard deviation of amplitude estimation configuration using envelope service with maximize SNR profile 1 76 2 0 m Object 5 cm radius sphe...

Page 16: ...attern at E plane configuration using envelope service with maximize depth resolution profile with a 5 cm radius spherical metal corner reflector HPBW for E plane is 20 degrees as shown in the below f...

Page 17: ...MCU that handles sensor initiation configuration sweep acquisition and signal processing The Serial Peripheral Interface SPI is a 4 wire serial bus used for configuration and reading output from the...

Page 18: ...in pre defined range intervals IQ modulated data representation in cartesian etc Detectors are built on Service data as input and the output is a result E g Distance detector that presents distance an...

Page 19: ...recommended integration shown in the below figure A111 INTERRUPT SPI_SS SPI_MISO SPI_MOSI SPI_CLK ENABLE VIO_1a b VIO_2a b VIO_3a b VBIAS XIN XOUT GNDs R1 1 8V X1 C8 C7 R2 C4 C1 C5 C2 C6 C3 Host Figu...

Page 20: ...r exceed VIO_3 voltage accordingly if VIO_3 voltage is set to 0V between sensor usage then all I Os must also be set to 0V Otherwise the internal ESD protection diodes will draw current from the I O s...

Page 21: ...e continuous and should have low impedance The below table shows the sensor gain loss versus solid ground plane area Ground plane area Sensor gain loss 625 mm2 0 dB 425 mm2 0 2 dB 225 mm2 0 4 dB 127 m...

Page 22: ...ription C1 C2 C3 100 nF VIO_1 VIO_2 VIO_3 decoupling C4 C5 C6 1 F VIO_1 VIO_2 VIO_3 decoupling R2 100 k INTERRUPT pull down resistor R1 30 SPI_MISO series resistance optional X1 XTAL 24 MHz Epson TSX...

Page 23: ...onnected to XIN C7 C8 GND GND GND XOUT XIN TSX 3225 XTAL 26 MHz I O GND I O GND Figure 8 1 External XTAL schematics To enable the internal XTAL oscillator to drive the external resonator the relation...

Page 24: ...external clock source connected to XIN with XOUT left open As an example given in table 8 3 maximum phase noise figures are given using 40 MHz external clock reference Offset frequency Hz Min Typ Max...

Page 25: ...cification for VIO_3 Low cost LC filter solution Acconeer provides recommended low cost LC filter solution the recommended filter is displayed in figure 8 2 The values of the component demonstrate an...

Page 26: ...A111 Pulsed Coherent Radar PCR Datasheet v1 8 2019 Copyright by Acconeer 2019 06 12 Page 26 of 34 Figure 8 3 Simulated performance with 10mVpp supply ripple with low cost LC supply filter...

Page 27: ...age of the sensor so users of the sensor must check regulatory requirements for their own use case and determine if the regulatory approvals described below are sufficient 9 1 ETSI Hereby Acconeer dec...

Page 28: ...the device FCC ID 2AQ6KA1 The host product manufacturer is responsible for compliance to any other FCC rules that apply to the host not covered by the modular transmitter grant of certification 9 2 1...

Page 29: ...A111 Pulsed Coherent Radar PCR Datasheet v1 8 Page 29 of 34 2019 06 12 2019 Copyright by Acconeer 9 2 2 FCC Grant Authorization...

Page 30: ...unting on a substrate The below table shows mechanical data Parameter Min Typ Max Unit Body X 5 15 5 20 5 25 mm Body Y 5 45 5 50 5 55 mm Body Z height 0 821 0 899 mm Ball pitch 0 45 0 50 0 55 mm Ball...

Page 31: ...8 Page 31 of 34 2019 06 12 2019 Copyright by Acconeer The physical layout of the A111 sensor is shown in Figure 10 2 10 3 and 10 4 Figure 10 2 Physical layout of the A111 sensor top view Figure 10 3 P...

Page 32: ...ured at the maximum solder ball diameter parallel to primary datum C All dimensions and tolerances conform to ASME Y14 5 2009 Figure 10 4 Physical layout of the A111 sensor bottom view The bottom view...

Page 33: ...static discharge ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute FCC Federal Communications Commission fcCSP Flip chip chip scale package GND Ground HAL Hardware abstraction layer HPBW Half power...

Page 34: ...industry standard requirements Unless explicitly stated herein this document Acconeer has not performed any regulatory conformity test It is the user s responsibility to assure that necessary regulat...

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