Getting Started
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SWRU507 – May 2017
Copyright © 2017, Texas Instruments Incorporated
AWR1443BOOST, AWR1243BOOST (BoosterPack™)
1.2
Key Features
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40-pin LaunchPad standard that leverages the LaunchPad ecosystem
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XDS110-based JTAG emulation with serial port, for onboard QSPI flash programming (for AWR1443)
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Backchannel UART through USB to PC, for logging purposes
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Onboard antenna
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60-pin high density (HD) connector, for raw ADC data over CSI, or the high-speed debug interface
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Onboard CAN transceiver (for AWR1443)
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One button and two LEDs, for user interaction
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5-V power jack, to power the board
1.3
What is Included
1.3.1
Kit Contents
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AWR1443BOOST or AWR1243BOOST
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Mounting brackets, screws, and nuts, to allow placing the PCB vertical
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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 with applicable regional safety
standards such as UL, CSA, VDE, CCC, PSE, and so on.
1.3.2
mmWave Proximity Demo
TI provides sample demo codes to easily get started with the AWR1443 evaluation module and
experience the functionality of the AWR1443 mmWave sensor. For details on getting started with these
demos, see the
mmWave SDK User Guide
.
