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Application Note

                                

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V1.0

 

                                                   

                       

 

 

2021-03-31

 

Distance2GoL (Software-Controlled FMCW) low-power radar shield using 
BGT24LTR11 for range detection and human tracking 

Getting started 

 

 

STEP 4 

STEP 5 

STEP 6 

Download SW/HW package

 

• 

Open “

Infineon Toolbox

”.

 

 

• 

Click on “

Distance2GoL Kit

”.

 

 

• 

Follow the instructions 
mentioned on the left tab  

Getting Started

 

• 

Save the setup file and run it.  

 

• 

Browse to the preferred 
location to store the files. 

 

   

  

Connect board

 

• 

Insert the micro-USB 
cable into the Radar 
Baseboard XMC4700 

Debug

 port. 

 

• 

Insert the USB connector 
into the PC

’s

 USB port. 

 

 

If the device driver is not 

recognized

Right-click on 

My Computer

 

 Manage 

 Device Manager 

 Other devices 

 Right-click 

on 

Unknown device

 

 

Update Driver Software 

 

Browse 

 

Firmware_Software 

 

XMC_Serial_Driver.  
 

 

Firmware update

 

• 

Download and install 
SEGGER J-Link USB driver for 
Windows:   

• 

Connect board as 

STEP 5

 

• 

Open 

Infineon Toolbox

 

 

Radar GUI 

 

Device 

 

Flash 

Firmware

.

 

 

• 

Select Device 

Distance2GoL / 

Sense2GoL Pulse

” and select 

D2GL_SC_FMCW.hex

Firmware 
 

• 

Click on “

Flash Firmware

.  

 

Figure 3

 

Steps 4 to 6 to get started with the Distance2GoL demo board 

 

 

 

 

www.segger.com/download
s/jlink/#J-
LinkSoftwareAndDocument
ationPack

  

Optional

 

D2GL-HW-SW

.exe 

Optional

 

Содержание BGT24LTR11

Страница 1: ...GHz low power transceiver chip BGT24LTR11 1 The application note describes the hardware configuration and specifications of the sensor module in detail 2 The document also provides a guide to configu...

Страница 2: ...T24LTR11 Shield 12 4 1 Overview 12 4 2 Block diagram 13 4 3 Power supply 15 4 4 EEPROM 15 4 5 RF front end Shield 15 4 6 BGT24LTR11 24 GHz transceiver MMIC 16 4 7 Antennas 17 4 8 Analog baseband secti...

Страница 3: ...ck diagram Distance2GoL 14 Figure 7 Block diagram power supply concept 15 Figure 8 EEPROM block diagram 15 Figure 9 RF front end overview top 16 Figure 10 Block diagram BGT24LTR11 MMIC 16 Figure 11 Si...

Страница 4: ...to MCU pin connections 19 Table 3 Baseband amplifier components and settings 19 Table 4 IF vs FMCW ramp parameters vs target distance 20 Table 5 Power consumption overview 21 Table 6 Power consumptio...

Страница 5: ...FMCW for range estimation In FMCW the time delay between the transmitted and received chirp is used for measuring the distance to the target s The transmitted and received signals are mixed and then...

Страница 6: ...end application as it detects through non metallic materials Note The platform serves as a demonstrator platform with the software to perform simple motion sensing The test data in this document show...

Страница 7: ...r the BGT24LTR11 Shield Software Controlled FMCW is designed to perform human target range detection and tracking with low power consumption In this approach the BGT24LTR11 MMIC is controlled using a...

Страница 8: ...EP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 Box contents BGT24LTR11 Shield Software Controlled FMCW Radar Baseboard XMC4700 Infineon Toolbox Go to Infineon Products and Tools Infineon Toolbox Click on Infineon Toolbox Launche...

Страница 9: ...4700 Debug port Insert the USB connector into the PC s USB port If the device driver is not recognized Right click on My Computer Manage Device Manager Other devices Right click on Unknown device Upda...

Страница 10: ...ftware Communication Library ComLib_Matlab_Interface Examples GettingStarted Copy the path Open MATLAB Paste the path in the top tab extract_raw_data m file will show up on the left tab Connect board...

Страница 11: ...6 dBm Loss TXOUT to ant input 2 dB Simulated ant gain 10 dBi Receiver characteristics Receiver frequency GHz 24 025 24 125 24 225 IF conversion gain stage 1 dB 30 Customizable by re soldering baseband...

Страница 12: ...t contains the following sections RF part consists of the Infineon 24 GHz radar MMIC BGT24LTR11 and includes micro strip patch antennas for the TX and RX sections Analog amplifier part amplifies the i...

Страница 13: ...controlled via a Digital to Analog Converter DAC in the microcontroller unit The DAC output V_TUNE_IN is smoothed by two RC low pass filters and fed to the V_TUNE input of the BGT24LTR11 The IF outpu...

Страница 14: ...ge 14 of 32 V1 0 2021 03 31 Distance2GoL Software Controlled FMCW low power radar shield using BGT24LTR11 for range detection and human tracking Hardware description BGT24LTR11 Shield Figure 6 Block d...

Страница 15: ...nd out of the device The Serial Clock SCL is an input that is used to synchronize the data from and to the device When the Shield is plugged into the Radar Baseboard XMC4700 the sensor s supplies are...

Страница 16: ...d reception operating in the 24 000 GHz to 24 250 GHz ISM band It is based on a 24 GHz fundamental Voltage Controlled Oscillator VCO Figure 10 Block diagram BGT24LTR11 MMIC A built in voltage source d...

Страница 17: ...tracking Hardware description BGT24LTR11 Shield 4 7 Antennas The BGT24LTR11 Shield features a 4 x 1 array antenna for the transceiver and receiver sections The antenna has a gain of 9 6 dBi and an op...

Страница 18: ...op amps As shown in Figure 12 and Figure 13 the I Q outputs of the BGT are filtered and amplified in the first gain stage The second gain stage consists of a multiple feedback active filter topology w...

Страница 19: ...pending on the target RCS and distance to be detected The low gain output is referenced to the individual mixer output bias voltage 1 6 to 2 0 V and the high gain stage is AC coupled and referenced to...

Страница 20: ...at different distances The baseband section is designed to meet the required IF cut offs Table 4 gives an example of IFs produced by stationary targets at particular distances corresponding to differe...

Страница 21: ...around 2 ms Thus the mean total recalibration time per frame tcalib is 3 ms at maximum The baseband section consists of the two stages of op amps and the voltage divider It is turned on simultaneousl...

Страница 22: ...Table 10 Table 11 and Table 12 describe the pins 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 4 2 1 6 8 7 6 4 1 6 5 3 7 9 2 3 5 3 2 1 5 4 2 3 1 1 4 5 7 8 6 3 2 10 Figure 15 External headers P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 and P6 Table 7 Externa...

Страница 23: ...IFI and IFQ Table 9 External headers P3 pin description Pin no Signal name Pin description 2 IOREF Reference signal 4 3V3 3 3 V power supply to Arduino 5 5V 5 V power supply to Arduino 6 Ground Groun...

Страница 24: ...d stage on off 3 V_DAC_1 Control signal for V_DAC Notes 1 Pins 5 6 of header P2 are not connected to any signal 2 Pins 1 3 8 of header P3 are not connected to any signal 3 Pins 1 4 6 7 8 of header P4...

Страница 25: ...sence detection motion detection proximity sensing and direction of movement detection for a single human target in 1D It enables detection and tracking of a human walking within a linear distance of...

Страница 26: ...2GoL demo board is also tested inside a temperature chamber for the bandwidth and out of band emissions at the temperature limits of 40 25 and 85 C Markers 1 and 2 are set to 24 000 GHz and 24 250 GHz...

Страница 27: ...27 of 32 V1 0 2021 03 31 Distance2GoL Software Controlled FMCW low power radar shield using BGT24LTR11 for range detection and human tracking Measurement results Figure 19 Bandwidth check at 40 insid...

Страница 28: ...before designing an end product 8 2 Regulations in Europe In Europe the European Telecommunications Standards Institute ETSI defines the regulations For more details on the ETSI standards please refe...

Страница 29: ...2 V1 0 2021 03 31 Distance2GoL Software Controlled FMCW low power radar shield using BGT24LTR11 for range detection and human tracking Authors 9 Authors Radar Application Engineering Team Business Lin...

Страница 30: ...TR11 for range detection and human tracking References 10 References 1 Infineon BGT24LTR11N16 24 GHz radar IC datasheet 2 Infineon BGT24LTR11 product brief 3 Infineon application note AN472 user s gui...

Страница 31: ...31 Distance2GoL Software Controlled FMCW low power radar shield using BGT24LTR11 for range detection and human tracking Revision history Revision history Document version Date of release Description...

Страница 32: ...intellectual property rights of any third party with respect to any and all information given in this application note The data contained in this document is exclusively intended for technically trai...

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