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AWR1443, AWR1243 Evaluation Module
(AWR1443BOOST, AWR1243BOOST) mmWave
Sensing Solution

User's Guide

Literature Number: SWRU507

May 2017

Summary of Contents for AWR1243

Page 1: ...AWR1443 AWR1243 Evaluation Module AWR1443BOOST AWR1243BOOST mmWave Sensing Solution User s Guide Literature Number SWRU507 May 2017 ...

Page 2: ... Included 5 2 Hardware 6 2 1 Block Diagram 8 2 2 Connecting BoosterPack to LaunchPad or MMWAVE DEVPACK 8 2 3 Power Connections 9 2 4 Connectors 9 2 5 PC Connection 13 2 6 Antenna 14 2 7 Jumpers Switches and LEDs 16 3 Design Files and Software Tools 18 3 1 Software Development Tools and Example Codes for AWR1443 18 4 Mechanical Mounting of PCB 18 5 PCB Storage and Handling Recommendations 18 ...

Page 3: ...wer Connector 9 6 20 Pin BoosterPack Connectors J5 and J6 9 7 High Density Connector 60 Pin 11 8 CAN Connector 12 9 XDS110 Ports 13 10 PCB Antenna 14 11 Antenna Pattern in H Plane 15 12 Antenna Pattern in E Plane 15 13 SOP Jumpers 16 14 Current Measurement Point 16 15 Vertical Assembly of the EVM 18 List of Tables 1 20 Pin Connector Definition J5 10 2 20 Pin Connector Definition J6 10 3 HD Connect...

Page 4: ...ve sensing device from TI with direct connectivity to the TI MCU LaunchPad ecosystem The evaluation board contains everything needed to start developing on a low power ARM R4F controller The evaluation board includes onboard emulation for programming and debugging onboard buttons and LEDs for quick integration of a simple user interface The standard 20 pin BoosterPack headers make the evaluation b...

Page 5: ...1443 One button and two LEDs for user interaction 5 V power jack to power the board 1 3 What is Included 1 3 1 Kit Contents AWR1443BOOST or AWR1243BOOST Mounting brackets screws and nuts to allow placing the PCB vertical Mirco USB cable to connect to the PC NOTE Not included 5 V 2 5 A supply brick with 2 1 mm barrel jack center positive TI recommends using an external power supply that complies wi...

Page 6: ... ti com 6 SWRU507 May 2017 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright 2017 Texas Instruments Incorporated AWR1443BOOST AWR1243BOOST BoosterPack 2 Hardware Figure 1 and Figure 2 show the front and rear views of the evaluation board respectively Figure 1 EVM Front View ...

Page 7: ...d Connector J6 XDS110 20 Pin LaunchPad Connector J5 Heat Sink Area www ti com Hardware 7 SWRU507 May 2017 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright 2017 Texas Instruments Incorporated AWR1443BOOST AWR1243BOOST BoosterPack Figure 2 EVM Rear View ...

Page 8: ...on Feedback Copyright 2017 Texas Instruments Incorporated AWR1443BOOST AWR1243BOOST BoosterPack 2 1 Block Diagram Figure 3 BoosterPack Block Diagram 2 2 Connecting BoosterPack to LaunchPad or MMWAVE DEVPACK This BoosterPack can be stacked on top of the Launchpad or the MMWAVE DEVPACK using the two 20 pin connectors The connectors do not have a key to prevent the misalignment of the pins or reverse...

Page 9: ...wer Connector NOTE After the 5 V power supply is provided to the EVM TI recommends pressing the NRST switch SW2 once to ensure a reliable boot up state 2 4 Connectors 2 4 1 20 Pin BoosterPack Connectors The BoosterPack has the standard LaunchPad connectors J5 and J6 which enable the BoosterPack to be directly connected to all TI MCU LaunchPads see Table 1 While connecting the BoosterPack to other ...

Page 10: ...N 11 ANA4 12 NC 13 PGOOD onboard VIO 14 SPI_CLK 15 PMIC Enable 16 GPIO0 17 SYNC_OUT 18 SCL 19 PMIC CLK OUT 20 SDA PGOOD This signal indicates the state of the onboard VIO supply for the AWR device coming from the onboard PMIC A high on the PGOOD signal 3 3 V indicates that the supply is stable Because the IOs are not failsafe the MCU must ensure that it does not drive any IO signals to the AWR dev...

Page 11: ...connected to the MMWAVE DEVPACK board and interface with the TSW1400 see Figure 7 Figure 7 High Density Connector 60 Pin Table 3 HD Connector Pin Definition Pin Number Description Pin Number Description 1 5 V 2 5 V 3 5 V 4 TDO 5 TDI 6 TCK 7 SPI_CS 8 TMS 9 SPI_CLK 10 HOSTINT 11 SPI_MOSI 12 SPI_MISO 13 PGOOD onboard VIO 14 NERROUT 15 NC 16 SYNC_IN 17 NC 18 GND 19 NC 20 DEBUG_VALIDP 21 NC 22 DEBUG_VA...

Page 12: ...m the onboard PMIC A high on the PGOOD signal 3 3 V indicates the supply is stable Because the I Os are not failsafe the MCU must ensure that it does not drive any I O signals to the AWR device before this I O supply is stable to avoid leakage current into the I Os 2 4 3 CAN Interface Connector for AWR1443 The J3 connector provides the CAN_L and CAN_H signals see Figure 8 from the onboard CAN tran...

Page 13: ...tall the emupack available here 2 5 1 Erasing Onboard Serial Flash Before loading the code to the serial flash or connecting the board to RADAR Studio TI recommends completely erasing the onboard serial flash The instructions to erase the onboard serial flash are in the mmWave SDK User Guide 2 5 2 Connection With MMWAVE DEVPACK Users may be required to use the DevPack along with the BoosterPack fo...

Page 14: ...BOOST BoosterPack 2 6 Antenna The BoosterPack includes onboard etched antennas for the four receivers and three transmitters which enables tracking multiple objects with their distance and angle information This antenna design enables estimation of both azimuth and elevation angles which enables object detection in a 3 D plane see Figure 10 Figure 10 PCB Antenna ...

Page 15: ... Incorporated AWR1443BOOST AWR1243BOOST BoosterPack The antenna peak gain is 10 5 dBi across the frequency band of 76 to 81 GHz The radiation pattern of the antenna in the horizontal plan H plane and elevation plan E plane is as shown in Figure 11 and Figure 12 Figure 11 Antenna Pattern in H Plane Figure 12 Antenna Pattern in E Plane ...

Page 16: ...f the device is described by Table 4 A closed jumper refers to a 1 and an open jumper refers to a 0 state of the SOP signal going to the AWR device Table 4 SOP Modes Reference Use Comments P3 SOP 2 SOP 2 0 101 SOP mode 5 Flash programming 001 SOP mode 4 Functional mode 011 SOP mode 2 Dev mode P2 SOP 1 P4 SOP 0 Figure 13 SOP Jumpers 2 7 2 Current Measurement The P5 jumper enables measurement of the...

Page 17: ...n HD connector so that an external processor can control the AWR device The onboard XDS110 can also use this reset SW1 GPIO_1 When this button is pushed the GPIO_1 is pulled to Vcc Table 6 LEDs Reference Color Use Comments Image DS2 Red 5 V supply indication This LED indicates the presence of the 5 V supply DS4 Yellow nRESET This LED is used to indicate the state of nRESET pin If this LED is on th...

Page 18: ... an emulation package for debug and so on The SDK is available at mmwave sdk 4 Mechanical Mounting of PCB The field of view of the radar sensor is orthogonal to the PCB The L brackets provided with the AWR1443 and AWR1243 EVM kit along with the screws and nuts help in the vertical mounting of the EVM Figure 15 shows how the L brackets can be assembled Figure 15 Vertical Assembly of the EVM 5 PCB S...

Page 19: ...iability shall be at its option to repair or replace EVMs that fail to conform to the warranty set forth above or credit User s account for such EVM TI s liability under this warranty shall be limited to EVMs that are returned during the warranty period to the address designated by TI and that are determined by TI not to conform to such warranty If TI elects to repair or replace such EVM TI shall ...

Page 20: ...ommunication This radio transmitter has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed in the user guide with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated Antenna types not included in this list having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type are strictly prohibited for use with this device Concernant les...

Page 21: ...documentation provided by TI and any other applicable requirements and employ reasonable and customary safeguards Exceeding the specified performance ratings and specifications including but not limited to input and output voltage current power and environmental ranges for the EVM may cause personal injury or death or property damage If there are questions concerning performance ratings and specif...

Page 22: ... WITH THESE TERMS THIS OBLIGATION SHALL APPLY WHETHER CLAIMS ARISE UNDER STATUTE REGULATION OR THE LAW OF TORT CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY AND EVEN IF THE EVM FAILS TO PERFORM AS DESCRIBED OR EXPECTED 8 Limitations on Damages and Liability 8 1 General Limitations IN NO EVENT SHALL TI BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL COLLATERAL INDIRECT PUNITIVE INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES IN CONN...

Page 23: ...y set forth above or credit User s account for such EVM TI s liability under this warranty shall be limited to EVMs that are returned during the warranty period to the address designated by TI and that are determined by TI not to conform to such warranty If TI elects to repair or replace such EVM TI shall have a reasonable time to repair such EVM or provide replacements Repaired EVMs shall be warr...

Page 24: ...the user guide with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated Antenna types not included in this list having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type are strictly prohibited for use with this device Concernant les EVMs avec antennes détachables Conformément à la réglementation d Industrie Canada le présent émetteur radio peut fo...

Page 25: ...ed loads Any loads applied outside of the specified output range may also result in unintended and or inaccurate operation and or possible permanent damage to the EVM and or interface electronics Please consult the EVM user guide prior to connecting any load to the EVM output If there is uncertainty as to the load specification please contact a TI field representative During normal operation even ...

Page 26: ...COST OF REMOVAL OR REINSTALLATION ANCILLARY COSTS TO THE PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES RETESTING OUTSIDE COMPUTER TIME LABOR COSTS LOSS OF GOODWILL LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF SAVINGS LOSS OF USE LOSS OF DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION NO CLAIM SUIT OR ACTION SHALL BE BROUGHT AGAINST TI MORE THAN TWELVE 12 MONTHS AFTER THE EVENT THAT GAVE RISE TO THE CAUSE OF ACTION HAS OCCURRED 8 2 Specif...

Page 27: ... TI Resource NO OTHER LICENSE EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE TO ANY OTHER TI INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT AND NO LICENSE TO ANY TECHNOLOGY OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT OF TI OR ANY THIRD PARTY IS GRANTED HEREIN including but not limited to any patent right copyright mask work right or other intellectual property right relating to any combination machine or process in which TI product...

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