SWRS219E October   2018  – June 2021 IWR6443 , IWR6843

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1. Features
  2. Applications
  3. Description
  4. Functional Block Diagram
  5. Revision History
  6. Device Comparison
    1. 6.1 Related Products
  7. Terminal Configuration and Functions
    1. 7.1 Pin Diagram
    2. 7.2 Signal Descriptions
      1. 7.2.1 Signal Descriptions - Digital
      2. 7.2.2 Signal Descriptions - Analog
    3. 7.3 Pin Attributes
  8. Specifications
    1. 8.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 8.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 8.3  Power-On Hours (POH)
    4. 8.4  Recommended Operating Conditions
    5. 8.5  Power Supply Specifications
    6. 8.6  Power Consumption Summary
    7. 8.7  RF Specification
    8. 8.8  CPU Specifications
    9. 8.9  Thermal Resistance Characteristics for FCBGA Package [ABL0161]
    10. 8.10 Timing and Switching Characteristics
      1. 8.10.1  Power Supply Sequencing and Reset Timing
      2. 8.10.2  Input Clocks and Oscillators
        1. 8.10.2.1 Clock Specifications
      3. 8.10.3  Multibuffered / Standard Serial Peripheral Interface (MibSPI)
        1. 8.10.3.1 Peripheral Description
        2. 8.10.3.2 MibSPI Transmit and Receive RAM Organization
          1. 8.10.3.2.1 SPI Timing Conditions
          2. 8.10.3.2.2 SPI Master Mode Switching Parameters (CLOCK PHASE = 0, SPICLK = output, SPISIMO = output, and SPISOMI = input) (1) (1) (1)
          3. 8.10.3.2.3 SPI Master Mode Switching Parameters (CLOCK PHASE = 1, SPICLK = output, SPISIMO = output, and SPISOMI = input) (1) (1) (1)
        3. 8.10.3.3 SPI Slave Mode I/O Timings
          1. 8.10.3.3.1 SPI Slave Mode Switching Parameters (SPICLK = input, SPISIMO = input, and SPISOMI = output) (1) (1) (1)
        4. 8.10.3.4 Typical Interface Protocol Diagram (Slave Mode)
      4. 8.10.4  LVDS Interface Configuration
        1. 8.10.4.1 LVDS Interface Timings
      5. 8.10.5  General-Purpose Input/Output
        1. 8.10.5.1 Switching Characteristics for Output Timing versus Load Capacitance (CL) (1) (1)
      6. 8.10.6  Controller Area Network - Flexible Data-rate (CAN-FD)
        1. 8.10.6.1 Dynamic Characteristics for the CANx TX and RX Pins
      7. 8.10.7  Serial Communication Interface (SCI)
        1. 8.10.7.1 SCI Timing Requirements
      8. 8.10.8  Inter-Integrated Circuit Interface (I2C)
        1. 8.10.8.1 I2C Timing Requirements (1)
      9. 8.10.9  Quad Serial Peripheral Interface (QSPI)
        1. 8.10.9.1 QSPI Timing Conditions
        2. 8.10.9.2 Timing Requirements for QSPI Input (Read) Timings (1) (1)
        3. 8.10.9.3 QSPI Switching Characteristics
      10. 8.10.10 ETM Trace Interface
        1. 8.10.10.1 ETMTRACE Timing Conditions
        2. 8.10.10.2 ETM TRACE Switching Characteristics
      11. 8.10.11 Data Modification Module (DMM)
        1. 8.10.11.1 DMM Timing Requirements
      12. 8.10.12 JTAG Interface
        1. 8.10.12.1 JTAG Timing Conditions
        2. 8.10.12.2 Timing Requirements for IEEE 1149.1 JTAG
        3. 8.10.12.3 Switching Characteristics Over Recommended Operating Conditions for IEEE 1149.1 JTAG
  9. Detailed Description
    1. 9.1 Overview
    2. 9.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 9.3 Subsystems
      1. 9.3.1 RF and Analog Subsystem
        1. 9.3.1.1 Clock Subsystem
        2. 9.3.1.2 Transmit Subsystem
        3. 9.3.1.3 Receive Subsystem
      2. 9.3.2 Processor Subsystem
      3. 9.3.3 Host Interface
      4. 9.3.4 Main Subsystem Cortex-R4F
      5. 9.3.5 DSP Subsystem
      6. 9.3.6 Hardware Accelerator
    4. 9.4 Other Subsystems
      1. 9.4.1 ADC Channels (Service) for User Application
        1. 9.4.1.1 GP-ADC Parameter
  10. 10Monitoring and Diagnostics
    1. 10.1 Monitoring and Diagnostic Mechanisms
      1. 10.1.1 Error Signaling Module
  11. 11Applications, Implementation, and Layout
    1. 11.1 Application Information
    2. 11.2 Reference Schematic
  12. 12Device and Documentation Support
    1. 12.1 Device Nomenclature
    2. 12.2 Tools and Software
    3. 12.3 Documentation Support
    4. 12.4 Support Resources
    5. 12.5 Trademarks
    6. 12.6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    7. 12.7 Glossary
  13. 13Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information
    1. 13.1 Packaging Information
    2. 13.2 Tray Information for ABL, 10.4 × 10.4 mm

Device Comparison

Unless otherwise noted, the device-specific information, in this document, relates to both the IWR6843 and IWR6443 devices. The device differences are highlighted in Table 6-1, Device Features Comparison. 

Table 6-1 Device Features Comparison
FUNCTION IWR6843AOP IWR6843 IWR6443 IWR1843 IWR1642 IWR1443
Antenna on Package (AOP) Yes
Number of receivers 4 4 4 4 4 4
Number of transmitters 3(1) 3(1) 3(1) 3(1) 2 3
RF frequency range 60 to 64 GHz 60 to 64 GHz 60 to 64 GHz 76 to 81 GHz 76 to 81 GHz 76 to 81 GHz
On-chip memory 1.75MB 1.75MB 1.4MB 2MB 1.5MB 576KB
Max I/F (Intermediate Frequency) (MHz) 10 10 10 10 5 15
Max real sampling rate (Msps) 25 25 25 25 12.5 37.5
Max complex sampling rate (Msps) 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 6.25 18.75
Functional Safety-Compliance SIL-2 targeted(4) SIL-2(4)
Processors
MCU (R4F) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
DSP (C674x) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Peripherals
Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) ports 2 2 2 2 2 1
Quad Serial Peripheral Interface (QSPI) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) interface 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller Area Network (DCAN) interface Yes Yes Yes
Controller Area Network (CAN-FD) interface Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trace Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PWM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hardware In Loop (HIL/DMM) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
GPADC Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
LVDS/Debug (3) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
CSI2 Yes
Hardware accelerator Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
1-V bypass mode Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
JTAG Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Number of Tx that can be simultaneously used 3 3 3 3 2 2
Product status Product Preview (PP),
Advance Information (AI),
or Production Data (PD)
PD(2) PD(2) PD(2) PD(2) PD(2) PD(2)
3 Tx Simultaneous operation is supported only with 1-V LDO bypass and PA LDO disable mode. In this mode, the 1-V supply needs to be fed on the VOUT PA pin.
PRODUCTION DATA information is current as of publication date. Products conform to specifications per the terms of the Texas Instruments standard warranty.
LVDS Interface is not a production Interface and is only used for debug.
Non-Functional Safety Variants also available.